Dejiang County

Dejiang County (Chinese: 德江县; pinyin: Déjiāng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the northeast of Guizhou Province, China. The government is located in Qinglong.

Dejiang County 德江县
County
Dejiang Location of the seat in Guizhou Show map of Guizhou Dejiang Dejiang (Southwest China) Show map of Southwest China
Coordinates (Dejiang County government): 28°15′50″N 108°07′11″E
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture-level city	Tongren
County seat	Qinglong
Area
• Total	2,071.9 km2 (800.0 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	367,908
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	565200

Administrative divisions

Dejiang County is divided into 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 8 ethnic townships:^[1]

subdistricts

• Qinglong Subdistrict 青龙街道
• Yushui Subdistrict 玉水街道
• Anhua Subdistrict 安化街道

towns

• Jiancha Town 煎茶镇
• Chaodi Town 潮砥镇
• Fengxiangxi Town 枫香溪镇
• Wenping Town 稳坪镇
• Fuxing Town 复兴镇
• Hexing Town 合兴镇
• Gaoshan Town 高山镇
• Quankou Town 泉口镇
• Changbao Town 长堡镇
• Gonghe Town 共和镇
• Pingyuan Town 平原镇

ethnic townships

• Jingjiao Tujia Ethnic Township 荆角土家族乡
• Yantang Tujia Ethnic Township 堰塘土家族乡
• Longquan Tujia Ethnic Township 龙泉土家族乡
• Qianjia Tujia Ethnic Township 钱家土家族乡
• Shaxi Tujia Ethnic Township 沙溪土家族乡
• Nangan Tujia Ethnic Township 楠杆土家族乡
• Changfeng Tujia Ethnic Township 长丰土家族乡
• Tongjing Tujia Ethnic Township 桶井土家族乡

Climate

Climate data for Dejiang, elevation 523 m (1,716 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.7 (71.1)	30.3 (86.5)	34.1 (93.4)	33.3 (91.9)	36.5 (97.7)	36.1 (97.0)	38.9 (102.0)	38.7 (101.7)	38.4 (101.1)	33.9 (93.0)	29.2 (84.6)	22.2 (72.0)	38.9 (102.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.4 (47.1)	11.3 (52.3)	15.8 (60.4)	21.6 (70.9)	25.7 (78.3)	28.4 (83.1)	31.5 (88.7)	31.8 (89.2)	27.9 (82.2)	21.4 (70.5)	16.8 (62.2)	10.9 (51.6)	21.0 (69.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.3 (41.5)	7.7 (45.9)	11.4 (52.5)	16.8 (62.2)	20.9 (69.6)	24.0 (75.2)	26.5 (79.7)	26.3 (79.3)	22.7 (72.9)	17.3 (63.1)	12.6 (54.7)	7.5 (45.5)	16.6 (61.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.1 (37.6)	5.3 (41.5)	8.5 (47.3)	13.4 (56.1)	17.4 (63.3)	20.8 (69.4)	22.9 (73.2)	22.4 (72.3)	19.1 (66.4)	14.6 (58.3)	9.9 (49.8)	5.1 (41.2)	13.5 (56.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−3.4 (25.9)	−3.3 (26.1)	−1.9 (28.6)	4.6 (40.3)	7.9 (46.2)	13.3 (55.9)	15.4 (59.7)	16.0 (60.8)	11.6 (52.9)	5.3 (41.5)	−0.4 (31.3)	−3.1 (26.4)	−3.4 (25.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	24.7 (0.97)	25.4 (1.00)	52.4 (2.06)	107.5 (4.23)	197.6 (7.78)	231.0 (9.09)	190.1 (7.48)	121.9 (4.80)	80.4 (3.17)	117.6 (4.63)	50.1 (1.97)	20.4 (0.80)	1,219.1 (47.98)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	12.0	11.7	14.5	16.3	18.0	17.0	13.2	12.1	10.0	15.8	11.5	10.4	162.5
Average snowy days	4.1	1.9	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	8
Average relative humidity (%)	80	79	79	81	82	84	81	79	79	84	83	80	81
Mean monthly sunshine hours	30.4	33.9	60.5	79.8	96.3	92.3	151.2	170.9	122.1	69.9	64.4	40.6	1,012.3
Percentage possible sunshine	9	11	16	21	23	22	36	42	33	20	20	13	22
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]