Chishui City

Chishui (Chinese: 赤水; pinyin: Chìshǔi) is a county-level city of Guizhou Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the north and west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi.

Chishui 赤水市
County-level city
Chishui Location of the city center in Guizhou Show map of Guizhou Chishui Chishui (Southwest China) Show map of Southwest China
Coordinates (Chishui municipal government): 28°35′25″N 105°41′51″E
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture-level city	Zunyi
Municipal seat	Shizhong
Area
• Total	1,882.57 km2 (726.86 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	247,287
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

The city has a total area of 1,801 km², and in 2020, it had a population of 247,287.^[1]

Chishui is famous for its bamboo forestry, the city has around 87,000 hectares (340 sq mi) of bamboo forest coverage. The bamboo is used for paper production and bamboo weaving among others.^[2][3][4]

In 1935 the Battle of Chishui River took place in the city.

Administrative divisions

Chishui is divided into 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 3 townships:^[5]

subdistricts

• Shizhong 市中街道
• Wenhua 文华街道
• Jinhua 金华街道

towns

• Tiantai 天台镇
• Fuxing 复兴镇
• Datong 大同镇
• Wanglong 旺隆镇
• Hushi 葫市镇
• Yuanhou 元厚镇
• Guandu 官渡镇
• Changqi 长期镇
• Changsha 长沙镇
• Lianghekou 两河口镇
• Bing'an 丙安镇

townships

• Baoyuan 宝源乡
• Shibao 石堡乡
• Baiyun 白云乡

Climate

Climate data for Chishui, elevation 355 m (1,165 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	19.3 (66.7)	24.8 (76.6)	35.2 (95.4)	37.2 (99.0)	40.4 (104.7)	39.1 (102.4)	41.7 (107.1)	43.2 (109.8)	42.1 (107.8)	34.6 (94.3)	27.2 (81.0)	19.2 (66.6)	43.2 (109.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.5 (50.9)	13.6 (56.5)	18.5 (65.3)	24.0 (75.2)	27.1 (80.8)	29.0 (84.2)	32.7 (90.9)	32.9 (91.2)	27.8 (82.0)	21.5 (70.7)	17.2 (63.0)	11.6 (52.9)	22.2 (72.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	7.8 (46.0)	10.2 (50.4)	14.3 (57.7)	19.0 (66.2)	22.1 (71.8)	24.5 (76.1)	27.5 (81.5)	27.4 (81.3)	23.4 (74.1)	18.3 (64.9)	14.0 (57.2)	9.2 (48.6)	18.1 (64.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	6.1 (43.0)	7.9 (46.2)	11.3 (52.3)	15.5 (59.9)	18.6 (65.5)	21.3 (70.3)	23.7 (74.7)	23.5 (74.3)	20.4 (68.7)	16.2 (61.2)	11.9 (53.4)	7.5 (45.5)	15.3 (59.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−0.7 (30.7)	−0.4 (31.3)	3.4 (38.1)	6.4 (43.5)	9.8 (49.6)	15.0 (59.0)	17.8 (64.0)	18.1 (64.6)	13.5 (56.3)	8.8 (47.8)	2.8 (37.0)	−1.2 (29.8)	−1.2 (29.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	35.9 (1.41)	28.9 (1.14)	55.2 (2.17)	93.1 (3.67)	145.3 (5.72)	196.2 (7.72)	186.0 (7.32)	158.7 (6.25)	126.6 (4.98)	102.3 (4.03)	52.5 (2.07)	39.0 (1.54)	1,219.7 (48.02)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	15.3	11.9	14.4	14.3	16.7	17.8	14.1	12.7	15.0	18.7	14.6	14.5	180
Average snowy days	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.4
Average relative humidity (%)	87	83	80	78	79	83	79	77	83	88	87	88	83
Mean monthly sunshine hours	33.0	47.0	87.1	121.7	126.2	111.0	190.2	192.2	112.9	59.2	56.2	35.6	1,172.3
Percentage possible sunshine	10	15	23	31	30	27	45	48	31	17	18	11	26
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]