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Sansui County (simplified Chinese: 三穗; traditional Chinese: 三穗; pinyin: Sānsuì Xiàn) is a county in eastern Guizhou province, China, bordering Hunan province to the east. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and is one of the province's eastern gateways.

Sansui County
三穗县
County
Sansui
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Sansui
Sansui (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Sansui government): 26°57′11″N 108°40′31″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQiandongnan
Area
  Total1,035.8 km2 (399.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total155,671
  Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
556500
Area code(s)0855

Geography and climate


Map including Sansui (labeled as SAN-SUI (CHIUNG-SHUI) 三穗 (邛水)) (AMS, 1954)
Map including Sansui (labeled as SAN-SUI (CHIUNG-SHUI) 三穗 (邛水)) (AMS, 1954)

Sansui County is located in the east of Guizhou and the northeast of Qiandongnan Prefecture 247 kilometres (153 mi) away from the provincial capital of Guiyang and 87 kilometres (54 mi) away from the prefecture seat of Kaili. It ranges in latitude from 26° 47' to 27° 04' N and in longitude from 108° 32' to 109° 04' E, spanning a total area of 1,035.8 square kilometres (399.9 sq mi). Bordering counties are Xinhuang (Hunan) to the northeast, Tianzhu and Jianhe to the southeast and southwest, and Zhenyuan to the north. The county is part of the Yuan River watershed, and there is a total of 776 kilometres (482 mi) of rivers within its borders.

Sansui has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with chilly, damp winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 3.8 °C (38.8 °F) in January to 25.3 °C (77.5 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 15.13 °C (59.23 °F). More than half of the annual rainfall occurs from May to August, while the annual frost-free period typically lasts 290 to 300 days.

Climate data for Sansui (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.7
(76.5)
31.0
(87.8)
34.0
(93.2)
34.4
(93.9)
33.8
(92.8)
35.5
(95.9)
36.7
(98.1)
37.9
(100.2)
36.1
(97.0)
34.0
(93.2)
30.3
(86.5)
24.1
(75.4)
37.9
(100.2)
Average high °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5)
9.5
(49.1)
14.2
(57.6)
20.6
(69.1)
24.9
(76.8)
27.7
(81.9)
30.3
(86.5)
30.2
(86.4)
26.6
(79.9)
20.7
(69.3)
15.9
(60.6)
10.5
(50.9)
19.9
(67.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)
5.7
(42.3)
9.7
(49.5)
15.5
(59.9)
19.9
(67.8)
23.2
(73.8)
25.3
(77.5)
24.6
(76.3)
21.0
(69.8)
15.9
(60.6)
11.0
(51.8)
5.9
(42.6)
15.1
(59.2)
Average low °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)
3.2
(37.8)
6.6
(43.9)
12.0
(53.6)
16.2
(61.2)
19.9
(67.8)
21.6
(70.9)
20.8
(69.4)
17.3
(63.1)
12.8
(55.0)
7.8
(46.0)
2.8
(37.0)
11.9
(53.3)
Record low °C (°F) −9.2
(15.4)
−5.6
(21.9)
−3.7
(25.3)
2.6
(36.7)
5.0
(41.0)
11.6
(52.9)
12.8
(55.0)
14.0
(57.2)
8.9
(48.0)
1.6
(34.9)
−2.5
(27.5)
−6.1
(21.0)
−9.2
(15.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35.3
(1.39)
41.3
(1.63)
69.2
(2.72)
107.1
(4.22)
157.1
(6.19)
155.9
(6.14)
147.1
(5.79)
124.5
(4.90)
68.2
(2.69)
76.0
(2.99)
57.6
(2.27)
29.9
(1.18)
1,069.2
(42.11)
Average relative humidity (%) 82 82 82 82 83 83 81 83 82 84 82 79 82
Source 1: China Meteorological Data Service Center
Source 2: Weather China (precipitation days 19712000)

Transportation


The county has one railway station, Sansui railway station.


References



    На других языках


    - [en] Sansui County

    [ru] Саньсуй

    Саньсу́й (кит. упр. 三穗, пиньинь Sānsuì) — уезд Цяньдуннань-Мяо-Дунского автономного округа провинции Гуйчжоу (КНР).



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