Huize County

Huize County
会泽县
County

Location of Huize County (pink) within Qujing City (yellow) and Yunnan
Huize County

Location of the seat in Yunnan

Coordinates: 26°24′57″N 103°17′37″E / 26.41589°N 103.29350°E / 26.41589; 103.29350Coordinates: 26°24′57″N 103°17′37″E / 26.41589°N 103.29350°E / 26.41589; 103.29350
Country People's Republic of China
Province Yunnan
Prefecture-level city Qujing
Area
  Total 5,093 km2 (1,966 sq mi)
Population
  Total 872,361
  Density 170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 654200
Area code(s) 0874
Website hz.yn.gov.cn

Huize County (simplified Chinese: 会泽县; traditional Chinese: 會澤縣; pinyin: Huìzé Xiàn) is a county-level city, under the jurisdiction of Qujing City, Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.

Demography

The city has grown considerably over the past 20 years. It has 871,200 inhabitants.

Geography

It is 120 km (75 mi) from the center of Qujing.

Huize is located between mountains with rice fields at one side and a large earth dam to the south. Some of the mountain areas are blasted for construction materials.

Climate

Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Huize has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. A great majority of the year's rainfall occurs from June to September.

Climate data for Huize (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1)
23.2
(73.8)
27.0
(80.6)
29.0
(84.2)
30.0
(86)
31.2
(88.2)
29.5
(85.1)
29.2
(84.6)
28.9
(84)
25.6
(78.1)
23.1
(73.6)
21.0
(69.8)
31.2
(88.2)
Average high °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6)
14.4
(57.9)
19.0
(66.2)
21.7
(71.1)
23.0
(73.4)
23.3
(73.9)
23.6
(74.5)
23.4
(74.1)
21.0
(69.8)
18.0
(64.4)
14.8
(58.6)
12.0
(53.6)
18.9
(65.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.0
(41)
7.1
(44.8)
11.2
(52.2)
14.4
(57.9)
16.7
(62.1)
18.3
(64.9)
18.9
(66)
18.1
(64.6)
15.8
(60.4)
12.5
(54.5)
8.5
(47.3)
5.4
(41.7)
12.7
(54.9)
Average low °C (°F) −0.1
(31.8)
1.8
(35.2)
5.2
(41.4)
8.4
(47.1)
11.8
(53.2)
14.6
(58.3)
15.3
(59.5)
14.4
(57.9)
12.3
(54.1)
8.8
(47.8)
4.1
(39.4)
0.8
(33.4)
8.1
(46.6)
Record low °C (°F) −17
(1)
−16.2
(2.8)
−8
(18)
−3.6
(25.5)
1.2
(34.2)
7.6
(45.7)
7.7
(45.9)
6.7
(44.1)
3.3
(37.9)
−1.0
(30.2)
−6.0
(21.2)
−14.8
(5.4)
−17
(1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11.8
(0.465)
11.2
(0.441)
20.7
(0.815)
32.5
(1.28)
77.6
(3.055)
143.3
(5.642)
161.8
(6.37)
144.4
(5.685)
95.9
(3.776)
53.8
(2.118)
25.8
(1.016)
5.6
(0.22)
784.4
(30.883)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.4 5.6 6.7 9.1 13.6 17.2 18.6 18.3 15.4 12.6 7.3 4.5 133.3
Source: Weather China

Transport

Economy

There are several food markets, temples, shops and bars in the county center.

External links


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