Kaiyang County

Kaiyang County (simplified Chinese: 开阳县; traditional Chinese: 開陽縣; pinyin: Kāiyáng Xiàn) is a county of central Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of Guiyang City.

Kaiyang County 开阳县
County
Kaiyang in Guiyang
Guiyang in Guizhou
Coordinates (Kaiyang County government): 27°03′28″N 106°57′53″E
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture-level city	Guiyang
County seat	Xicheng
Area
• Total	2,026 km2 (782 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	358,130
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

Kaiyang County comprises 3 subdistricts, 7 towns, 5 townships and 3 ethnic townships:^[1]

Subdistricts

• Xicheng Subdistrict [zh] (Chinese: 硒城街道)
• Yunkai Subdistrict [zh] (Chinese: 云开街道)
• Zixing Subdistrict [zh] 紫兴街道

Towns

• Shuangliu Town 双流镇
• Jinzhong Town 金中镇
• Fengsan Town 冯三镇
• Nanmudu Town 楠木渡镇
• Longgang Town 龙岗镇
• Yongwen Town 永温镇
• Huali Town 花梨镇

Townships

• Nanlong Township 南龙乡
• Zhaiji Township 宅吉乡
• Longshui Township 龙水乡
• Miping Township 米坪乡
• Maoyun Township 毛云乡​

Ethnic townships

• Hefeng Bouyei and Miao Ethnic Township 禾丰布依族苗族乡
• Nanjiang Bouyei and Miao Ethnic Township 南江布依族苗族乡
• Gaozhai Miao and Bouyei Ethnic Township 高寨苗族布依族乡

Transport

Kaiyang railway station is the terminus of the Guiyang–Kaiyang intercity railway, opened in 2015.

Law Enforcement

The Kaiyang County Public Security Bureau(Chinese: 开阳县公安局) is the primary law enforcement agency of Kaiyang county.^[2] It is a child agency of the Guiyang Municipal Public Security Bureau.^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Kaiyang, elevation 1,299 m (4,262 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)	21.8 (71.2)	27.9 (82.2)	30.7 (87.3)	31.6 (88.9)	33.1 (91.6)	32.1 (89.8)	33.7 (92.7)	33.1 (91.6)	32.6 (90.7)	29.1 (84.4)	24.5 (76.1)	20.8 (69.4)	33.7 (92.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.0 (41.0)	8.2 (46.8)	12.8 (55.0)	18.3 (64.9)	21.7 (71.1)	23.8 (74.8)	26.4 (79.5)	26.5 (79.7)	23.1 (73.6)	17.4 (63.3)	13.2 (55.8)	7.4 (45.3)	17.0 (62.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.3 (36.1)	4.8 (40.6)	8.7 (47.7)	14.0 (57.2)	17.6 (63.7)	20.2 (68.4)	22.4 (72.3)	22.1 (71.8)	19.0 (66.2)	14.1 (57.4)	9.8 (49.6)	4.4 (39.9)	13.3 (55.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.6 (33.1)	2.6 (36.7)	6.2 (43.2)	11.1 (52.0)	14.8 (58.6)	17.8 (64.0)	19.7 (67.5)	19.2 (66.6)	16.3 (61.3)	12.0 (53.6)	7.5 (45.5)	2.4 (36.3)	10.9 (51.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−7.2 (19.0)	−7.7 (18.1)	−6.2 (20.8)	0.0 (32.0)	5.2 (41.4)	10.6 (51.1)	13.1 (55.6)	13.6 (56.5)	8.8 (47.8)	2.4 (36.3)	−5.3 (22.5)	−8.0 (17.6)	−8.0 (17.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	40.5 (1.59)	34.2 (1.35)	60.7 (2.39)	101.2 (3.98)	164.9 (6.49)	191.6 (7.54)	187.2 (7.37)	123.3 (4.85)	110.9 (4.37)	111.9 (4.41)	53.3 (2.10)	33.6 (1.32)	1,213.3 (47.76)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	18.2	16.4	19.1	18.1	18.9	18.3	14.2	13.4	12.9	17.7	14.8	15.9	197.9
Average snowy days	6.3	3.5	0.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	2.9	13.8
Average relative humidity (%)	89	87	86	83	82	85	81	80	81	86	84	86	84
Mean monthly sunshine hours	30.9	43.3	63.6	90.1	101.5	86.7	153.4	161.1	117.0	67.1	64.4	46.8	1,025.9
Percentage possible sunshine	9	14	17	23	24	21	36	40	32	19	20	14	22
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]