Baisha County
白沙县 Paksa | |
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白沙黎族自治县 Baisha Li Autonomous County | |
Coordinates: 19°13′37″N 109°27′47″E / 19.22694°N 109.46306°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hainan |
County seat | Yacha |
Area | |
• Total | 2,177 km2 (841 sq mi) |
Population (1999)[1] | 176,377 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Postal code | 572800 |
Website | baisha |
Baisha Li Autonomous County (Chinese: s 白沙黎族自治县), p Báishā Lízú Zìzhìxiàn) is one of 6 autonomous counties of Hainan, China. In 1999 its population was 176,377 people, largely made up of the Li people.
Baisha County was established in 1935, alongside Baoting County and Ledong County. In 1958, this county was briefly merged into Dongfang County before reestablished three years later. On 20 November 1987, the State Council ratified this county as an autonomous county for Li people, and on 30 December the official establishment ceremony was held.[2][3]
Baisha County is divided into:[4][5]
Ethnic group | Percentage |
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Hlai | 60.1% |
Han | 36.7% |
Zhuang | 1.5% |
Miao | 1% |
others | 0.7% |
The main spoken languages in this county are Hlai, Hainanese, and Mandarin.
Baisha County are mostly mountainous forests which covered 83.47% of the county. The mountainous areas occupy around 73.1% of the county area, seconded by hilly areas with 19.1%, and the rest is plains with 7.7%. The highest mountain in the county is Yinggeling Mountain (1812 m above sea level), which also Hainan's second highest mountain after Wuzhi Mountain. The source of rivers like Nandu River, Changhua River, Zhubo River, and Shilu River, are found in this county.[2][3]
Baisha has a Subtropical Monsoon Climate (Köppen Cwa).It borders the Tropical Savannah climate (Köppen Aw).
Climate data for Baisha (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1963–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 34.2 (93.6) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.1 (100.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.5 (74.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
29.5 (85.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.6 (0.61) |
16.1 (0.63) |
40.8 (1.61) |
124.2 (4.89) |
263.8 (10.39) |
190.7 (7.51) |
256.7 (10.11) |
346.2 (13.63) |
303.3 (11.94) |
236.4 (9.31) |
90.6 (3.57) |
42.7 (1.68) |
1,927.1 (75.88) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.6 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 12.1 | 17.9 | 15.2 | 18.3 | 20.2 | 19.1 | 14.1 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 165.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 82 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 132.9 | 141.6 | 181.8 | 195.8 | 212.6 | 215.5 | 221.3 | 198.0 | 169.1 | 167.5 | 139.2 | 111.7 | 2,087 |
Percent possible sunshine | 39 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 50 | 46 | 47 | 42 | 33 | 47 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]all-time extreme temperature[9] |