Barkam County
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Barkam County
| Barkam County | |
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| — County — | |
| 马尔康县 འབར་ཁམས་ |
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 Barkam
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| Coordinates: 31°55′N 102°14′E / 31.917°N 102.233°ECoordinates: 31°55′N 102°14′E / 31.917°N 102.233°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture | Ngawa |
| County seat | Barkam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,633 km2 (2,561 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 54,735 |
| • Density | 8.3/km2 (21.4/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 624000 |
| Area code(s) | 837 |
Barkam County (simplified Chinese: 马尔康县; traditional Chinese: 馬爾康縣; pinyin: Mǎ'ěrkāng Xiàn; Tibetan: འབར་ཁམས་ / 'Bar-khams) is a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, in the northwest of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. The county seat is the town of Barkam.
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Administrative divisions
Barkam County has 3 towns and 11 townships:[1]
Towns: Barkam (马尔康镇), Zhuokeji (卓克基镇), Songgang (松岗镇).
Townships: Suomo (梭磨乡), Baiwan (白湾乡), Dangba (党坝乡), Muerzong (木尔宗乡), Jiaomuzu (脚木足乡), Shaerzong (沙尔宗乡), Longerjia (龙尔甲乡), Dazang (大藏乡), Kangshan (康山乡), Caodeng (草登乡), Ribu (日部乡).
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Climate
Barkam has a four-season, monsoon-influenced climate within the transition between a subtropical highland climate and humid continental climate (Koppen Cwb and Dwb), with mild daytime temperatures year-round. Monthly averages range from −0.6 °C (30.9 °F) in January to 16.1 °C (61.0 °F) in July. Rainfall is estimated at 790 millimetres (31.1 in) annually, with usually barely any winter snow. Differences between day and night are large owing to the elevation.
| Climate data for Barkam County (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
18.29 (64.93) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
2.37 (36.26) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 2.7 (0.106) |
6.4 (0.252) |
23.1 (0.909) |
52.1 (2.051) |
108.0 (4.252) |
155.0 (6.102) |
128.0 (5.039) |
104.5 (4.114) |
131.0 (5.157) |
65.1 (2.563) |
7.9 (0.311) |
2.6 (0.102) |
786.4 (30.961) |
| % humidity | 44 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 79 | 74 | 57 | 48 | 61.5 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.8 | 4.9 | 10.1 | 14.9 | 20.0 | 22.4 | 20.5 | 18.0 | 19.8 | 15.3 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 155.5 |
| Sunshine hours | 200.8 | 178.4 | 187.3 | 189.3 | 184.2 | 153.4 | 161.1 | 177.3 | 142.0 | 164.3 | 193.8 | 201.4 | 2,133.3 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Demographics
The county had a population of 54,735 in 1999.[2]
Notes
- ^ (Chinese) Profile of Barkam County.
- ^ (English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
External links
- (Chinese) Government site - Google translation
- (Chinese) Maerkang - bashu.net - Google translation
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