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Wangmo County

Coordinates: 25°10′29″N 106°05′41″E / 25.1746°N 106.0946°E / 25.1746; 106.0946
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Wangmo County
望谟县
Wangmo is located in Guizhou
Wangmo
Wangmo
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Wangmo is located in Southwest China
Wangmo
Wangmo
Wangmo (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Wangmo County government): 25°10′29″N 106°05′41″E / 25.1746°N 106.0946°E / 25.1746; 106.0946
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQianxinan
County seatWangmu
Area
 • Total3,005.5 km2 (1,160.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total251,629
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Wangmo County (simplified Chinese: 望谟县; traditional Chinese: 望謨縣; pinyin: Wàngmó Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the southeast. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

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Wangmo County is divided into 4 subdistricts, 11 towns and 1 ethnic township:[1]

subdistricts
  • Wangmu Subdistrict 王母街道
  • Pingdong Subdistrict 平洞街道
  • Xintun Subdistrict 新屯街道
  • Pantao Subdistrict 蟠桃街道
towns
  • Leyuan Town 乐元镇
  • Dayi Town 打易镇
  • Lewang Town 乐旺镇
  • Sanglang Town 桑郎镇
  • Mashan Town 麻山镇
  • Shitun Town 石屯镇
  • Jiaona Town 郊纳镇
  • Zhexiang Town 蔗香镇
  • Daguan Town 大观镇
  • Bianrao Town 边饶镇
  • Angwu Town 昂武镇
ethnic township
  • Youmai Yao Ethnic Township 油迈瑶族乡

Climate

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Wangmo recorded 122.5 millimetres (4.82 inches) of rainfall in one hour, on 9 June 2011, the most rainfall in the county in 200 years.[2] And on 20 June 2011, 312 mm (12.28 in) of rain fell in 3hrs in the county [3] as part of significant flooding across the region.

Climate data for Wangmo, elevation 567 m (1,860 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30.5
(86.9)
34.4
(93.9)
36.2
(97.2)
38.8
(101.8)
38.5
(101.3)
37.3
(99.1)
36.9
(98.4)
37.2
(99.0)
37.3
(99.1)
34.4
(93.9)
31.9
(89.4)
30.2
(86.4)
38.8
(101.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4)
18.6
(65.5)
22.8
(73.0)
27.7
(81.9)
29.8
(85.6)
30.9
(87.6)
31.8
(89.2)
31.9
(89.4)
30.0
(86.0)
25.5
(77.9)
22.1
(71.8)
17.0
(62.6)
25.3
(77.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1)
13.2
(55.8)
17.0
(62.6)
21.6
(70.9)
24.3
(75.7)
25.9
(78.6)
26.6
(79.9)
26.2
(79.2)
24.1
(75.4)
20.4
(68.7)
16.4
(61.5)
12.0
(53.6)
19.9
(67.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0)
9.7
(49.5)
13.3
(55.9)
17.4
(63.3)
20.1
(68.2)
22.4
(72.3)
23.2
(73.8)
22.6
(72.7)
20.5
(68.9)
17.3
(63.1)
13.0
(55.4)
8.9
(48.0)
16.4
(61.4)
Record low °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4)
0.6
(33.1)
0.6
(33.1)
6.5
(43.7)
10.3
(50.5)
12.4
(54.3)
15.4
(59.7)
16.8
(62.2)
11.0
(51.8)
7.2
(45.0)
1.6
(34.9)
−2.5
(27.5)
−2.5
(27.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 26.3
(1.04)
19.9
(0.78)
37.8
(1.49)
66.5
(2.62)
185.8
(7.31)
284.7
(11.21)
215.7
(8.49)
175.4
(6.91)
93.9
(3.70)
79.7
(3.14)
40.7
(1.60)
19.0
(0.75)
1,245.4
(49.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.9 8.3 10.1 11.6 14.1 16.2 16.1 14.9 9.8 11.8 7.8 7.7 139.3
Average snowy days 0.6 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.9
Average relative humidity (%) 78 73 70 70 73 80 80 81 79 81 79 77 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 56.0 76.6 98.9 137.3 150.2 131.3 165.8 179.6 148.4 99.8 106.0 75.4 1,425.3
Percent possible sunshine 17 24 26 36 36 32 40 45 41 28 33 23 32
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:望谟县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ "China floods kill fifty-two as 100,000 flee homes". Associated Foreign Press. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Flood-hit China braces for more storms". 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.