Huishui County

Coordinates: 26°07′55″N 106°39′25″E / 26.1320°N 106.6570°E / 26.1320; 106.6570
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Huishui County
惠水县
Huishui is located in Guizhou
Huishui
Huishui
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Huishui is located in Southwest China
Huishui
Huishui
Huishui (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Huishui County government): 26°07′55″N 106°39′25″E / 26.1320°N 106.6570°E / 26.1320; 106.6570
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQiannan
Area
 • Total2,463.8 km2 (951.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation
[1] (Longtanshan (龙塘山))
1,690.7 m (5,546.9 ft)
Lowest elevation
[1] (Dachang River)
666 m (2,185 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total476,900
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.gzhs.gov.cn

Huishui (Chinese: 惠水; pinyin: Huìshuǐ) is a county of south-central Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. 61% of its 476,900 population are minorities, including Bouyei, Miao, Hui, Zhuang, Sui, Bai, and Maonan.[2] In 1372 it was the seat of the historic Chengfan commandery (程番府).[3]

Within Guizhou it is noted for its orange cultivation.

The gecko species Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis was first discovered in, and named after Huishui.[4] A locally distributed species of Gesneriaceae plants was only found in Huishui.[5]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Huishui governs 3 subdistricts and 8 towns:[6]

  • Lianjiang subdistrict (涟江街道)
  • Mengjiang subdistrict (濛江街道)
  • Mingtian subdistrict (明田街道)
  • Haohuahong town (好花红镇)
  • Baijin town (摆金镇)
  • Yashui town (雅水镇)
  • Duanshan town (断杉镇)
  • Lushan town (芦山镇)
  • Wangyou town (王佑镇)
  • Xiantang town (羡塘镇)
  • Gangdu town (岗度镇)

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Huishui, elevation 992 m (3,255 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) 23.4
(74.1)
29.9
(85.8)
31.6
(88.9)
33.7
(92.7)
35.0
(95.0)
34.2
(93.6)
34.8
(94.6)
35.3
(95.5)
34.8
(94.6)
31.3
(88.3)
28.2
(82.8)
27.0
(80.6)
35.3
(95.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)
13.4
(56.1)
17.8
(64.0)
23.0
(73.4)
25.6
(78.1)
27.3
(81.1)
29.0
(84.2)
29.2
(84.6)
26.6
(79.9)
21.5
(70.7)
17.7
(63.9)
12.2
(54.0)
21.1
(70.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0)
8.8
(47.8)
12.6
(54.7)
17.5
(63.5)
20.6
(69.1)
22.8
(73.0)
24.2
(75.6)
23.8
(74.8)
21.2
(70.2)
17.0
(62.6)
12.9
(55.2)
7.9
(46.2)
16.3
(61.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.7
(38.7)
5.7
(42.3)
9.1
(48.4)
13.7
(56.7)
16.8
(62.2)
19.6
(67.3)
21.0
(69.8)
20.2
(68.4)
17.5
(63.5)
14.0
(57.2)
9.6
(49.3)
5.1
(41.2)
13.0
(55.4)
Record low °C (°F) −5.1
(22.8)
−3.5
(25.7)
−2.9
(26.8)
3.0
(37.4)
6.0
(42.8)
11.5
(52.7)
12.0
(53.6)
13.8
(56.8)
7.9
(46.2)
2.6
(36.7)
−2.1
(28.2)
−6.9
(19.6)
−6.9
(19.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24.1
(0.95)
20.3
(0.80)
43.5
(1.71)
73.8
(2.91)
195.8
(7.71)
267.9
(10.55)
222.0
(8.74)
135.3
(5.33)
100.5
(3.96)
86.8
(3.42)
39.5
(1.56)
18.8
(0.74)
1,228.3
(48.38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.3 11.2 13.9 14.4 17.1 18.0 17.1 15.0 11.6 14.6 10.3 10.2 166.7
Average snowy days 2.3 0.8 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 3.9
Average relative humidity (%) 80 77 76 75 77 81 81 80 79 81 79 78 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 36.6 55.6 78.3 107.9 115.4 91.4 139.0 158.9 128.9 82.1 81.0 58.0 1,133.1
Percent possible sunshine 11 18 21 28 28 22 33 40 35 23 25 18 25
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

Transport[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "惠水县人民政府-自然地理".
  2. ^ "惠水县人口民族情况".
  3. ^ 牛平汉 (1997). 明代政区沿革综表 (in Chinese). 中国地图出版社. ISBN 978-7-5031-1540-0.
  4. ^ Yan, Jie; Lin, Yubo; Guo, Weibo; Li, Peng; Zhou, Kaiya (2016-06-02). "A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Guizhou, China". Zootaxa. 4117 (4): 543–554. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.6. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27395192.
  5. ^ Wen, Fang; Maciejewski, Stephen E.; He, Xiang-Qian; Han, Jing; Wei, Yi-Gang (2015-03-06). "Briggsia leiophylla , a new species of Gesneriaceae from southern Guizhou, China". Phytotaxa. 202 (1): 51–56. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.202.1.6. ISSN 1179-3163.
  6. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:惠水县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.