Majiang County (Chinese: 麻江县; pinyin: Májiāng Xiàn) is a county of southeast-central Guizhou province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.
Majiang County
麻江县 Makiang | |
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County | |
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![]() Majiang is the westernmost division in this map of Qiandongnan | |
![]() Qiandongnan in Guizhou | |
Coordinates (Majiang County government): 26°29′29″N 107°35′22″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guizhou |
Autonomous prefecture | Qiandongnan |
Area | |
• Total | 1,222 km2 (472 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 167,596 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Languages spoken in Majiang County include Dongjia, Raojia, and Mulao. The Yao of Heba (河坝) speak an unclassified Hmong-Mien language.
Ethnic Mulao are located in the following villages.[1] They are called "Ka" (卡) by the Raojia and "Kabie" (卡别) by the Miao.
The Raojia (also called Tianjia 天家 or Tian Miao 天苗) live in the townships of Heba (河坝) and Longshan (龙山) (in 23 natural villages, inside 6 administrative villages).[1] The Dongjia are distributed in 250 natural villages, inside 35 administrative villages and 12 townships.[1]
Climate data for Majiang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
Average high °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.7 (1.60) |
42.0 (1.65) |
62.8 (2.47) |
104.3 (4.11) |
185.1 (7.29) |
240.7 (9.48) |
220.1 (8.67) |
124.5 (4.90) |
104.5 (4.11) |
94.1 (3.70) |
61.1 (2.41) |
29.9 (1.18) |
1,309.8 (51.57) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 82 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] |
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