Weng'an County

Weng'an County (simplified Chinese: 瓮安县; traditional Chinese: 甕安縣; pinyin: Wèng'ān Xiàn) is a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou, China.

Weng'an County 瓮安县 Wengan
County
Weng'an is the northernmost division in this map of Qiannan
Qiannan in Guizhou
Coordinates (Weng'an County government): 27°04′42″N 107°28′15″E
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Autonomous prefecture	Qiannan
County seat	Yongyang
Area
• Total	1,973.8 km2 (762.1 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	380,458
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	550400
Area code	0854
Website	www.wengan.gov.cn

Weng'an has an area of 1973.8 square kilometers and a population of 460,600 as of 2003.^[1]

On June 28, 2008, a riot happened here.

Administrative divisions

Weng'an County is divided into 2 subdistricts, 10 towns and 1 township:^[2]

subdistricts

• Yongyang 雍阳街道
• Wengshui 瓮水街道

towns

• Pingdingying 平定营镇
• Houchang 猴场镇
• Zhongping 中坪镇
• Jianzhong 建中镇
• Yonghe 永和镇
• Zhucang 珠藏镇
• Yushan 玉山镇
• Tianwen 天文镇
• Yinzhan 银盏镇
• Jiangjiehe 江界河镇

township

• Languan 岚关乡

Gallery

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  Stone tablet in front of Weng'an government building, Guizhou

Climate

Climate data for Weng'an, elevation 1,129 m (3,704 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)	22.0 (71.6)	29.3 (84.7)	31.8 (89.2)	32.0 (89.6)	34.4 (93.9)	31.9 (89.4)	34.4 (93.9)	33.2 (91.8)	33.2 (91.8)	29.7 (85.5)	26.1 (79.0)	22.7 (72.9)	34.4 (93.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.1 (43.0)	9.3 (48.7)	13.9 (57.0)	19.5 (67.1)	22.9 (73.2)	25.1 (77.2)	27.6 (81.7)	27.7 (81.9)	24.3 (75.7)	18.8 (65.8)	14.5 (58.1)	8.7 (47.7)	18.2 (64.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.0 (37.4)	5.6 (42.1)	9.5 (49.1)	14.7 (58.5)	18.4 (65.1)	21.2 (70.2)	23.2 (73.8)	22.7 (72.9)	19.6 (67.3)	14.8 (58.6)	10.4 (50.7)	5.1 (41.2)	14.0 (57.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.1 (34.0)	3.1 (37.6)	6.7 (44.1)	11.6 (52.9)	15.3 (59.5)	18.5 (65.3)	20.1 (68.2)	19.4 (66.9)	16.4 (61.5)	12.2 (54.0)	7.6 (45.7)	2.8 (37.0)	11.2 (52.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−7.1 (19.2)	−7.1 (19.2)	−5.1 (22.8)	1.1 (34.0)	4.5 (40.1)	11.6 (52.9)	11.2 (52.2)	11.8 (53.2)	6.5 (43.7)	2.1 (35.8)	−4.4 (24.1)	−7.3 (18.9)	−7.3 (18.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	32.0 (1.26)	31.9 (1.26)	53.7 (2.11)	102.2 (4.02)	157.6 (6.20)	188.2 (7.41)	190.4 (7.50)	125.0 (4.92)	90.1 (3.55)	92.5 (3.64)	45.4 (1.79)	27.5 (1.08)	1,136.5 (44.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	16.9	14.9	18.7	17.7	17.9	17.8	14.4	13.5	12.5	16.5	12.9	13.8	187.5
Average snowy days	5.9	3.6	0.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	2.1	12.3
Average relative humidity (%)	84	82	82	81	81	83	81	81	81	84	83	82	82
Mean monthly sunshine hours	30.7	45.2	63.5	87.8	102.4	88.1	150.1	161.6	115.9	74.0	70.7	49.8	1,039.8
Percentage possible sunshine	9	14	17	23	24	21	36	40	32	21	22	15	23
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]