Guzhang County (simplified Chinese: 古丈县; traditional Chinese: 古丈縣; pinyin: Gǔzhàng Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China. The county is the 2nd least populous administrative unit of the counties or county-level cities (after Shaoshan City) in the province, it is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.
Guzhang County
古丈县 | |
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County | |
![]() ![]() Guzhang Location of the seat in Hunan | |
Coordinates: 28°37′01″N 109°57′04″E[1] | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Autonomous prefecture | Xiangxi |
Area | |
• Total | 1,286.23 km2 (496.62 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 144,800 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 4163XX |
Located in the northwest of Hunan and in the east of Xiangxi Prefecture, the county is bordered to the north by Yongshun County, to the east by Yuanling County, to the south by Luxi County and Jishou City, to the west by Baojing County. Guzhang County covers 1,286.47 km2 (496.71 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 143,182 and a resident population of 131,900.[4] The county has 7 towns under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Guyang (古阳镇).[5]
Guzhang County includes the following ethnic groups (Wu 2007, 2010).
The Guzhangian Age of the Cambrian Period is named after Guzhang County. In particular, the Louyixi Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point is named after the Louyixi Town in Guzhang County.[6]
Climate data for Guzhang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 23.6 (74.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.5 (97.7) |
39.7 (103.5) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.3 (100.9) |
34.7 (94.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
39.7 (103.5) |
Average high °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
21.3 (70.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
12.8 (55.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47.5 (1.87) |
58.5 (2.30) |
86.7 (3.41) |
148.9 (5.86) |
185.7 (7.31) |
221.3 (8.71) |
220.0 (8.66) |
123.8 (4.87) |
84.0 (3.31) |
105.7 (4.16) |
69.9 (2.75) |
37.2 (1.46) |
1,389.2 (54.67) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 82 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[7] |
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Township-level divisions of Guzhang County (November 30, 2015 - present) | |
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county seat: Guyang (古阳镇) | |
7 towns |
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