Shiqian County

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{{Infobox settlement

|name = Shiqian County

|native_name = 石阡县

|native_name_lang = zh-Hans

|settlement_type = County

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|image_map = Administrative Division Tongren.png

|map_caption = Shiqian is the division located at the southwest corner of this map of Tongren

|image_map1 = Location of Tongren Prefecture within Guizhou (China).png

|map_caption1 = Tongren in Guizhou

|coor_pinpoint = Shiqian County government

|coordinates = {{coord|27.5135|N|108.2237|E|type:adm3rd_region:CN-52_source:Gaode|format=dms|display=it}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = China

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Guizhou

|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city

|subdivision_name2 = Tongren

|seat_type = County seat

|seat = Tangshan

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|area_land_km2 =

|area_total_km2 =2,172

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|population =

|population_as_of = 2010

|population_density_km2 = auto

|population_total =304,218

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|timezone = China Standard

|utc_offset = +8

|postal_code_type = Postal code

|postal_code = 555100

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Shiqian County ({{zh|s=石阡县 |t=石阡縣 |p=Shíqiān 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 Tangshan.

Administrative divisions

Shiqian County is divided into 3 subdistricts, 6 towns, 1 township and 9 ethnic townships:{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/52/06/520623.html|script-title=zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:石阡县| publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of China| language = zh-hans| access-date =}}

;subdistricts

  • Tangshan Subdistrict 汤山街道
  • Quandu Subdistrict 泉都街道
  • Zhongba Subdistrict 中坝街道

;towns

  • Benzhuang Town 本庄镇
  • Baisha Town 白沙镇
  • Longtang Town 龙塘镇
  • Huaqiao Town 花桥镇
  • Wude Town 五德镇
  • Heba Town 河坝镇

;township

  • Guorong Township 国荣乡

;ethnic townships

  • Jufeng Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 聚凤仡佬族侗族乡
  • Longjing Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 龙井侗族仡佬族乡
  • Dashaba Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 大沙坝仡佬族侗族乡
  • Fengxiang Dong and Gelao Ethnic Township 枫香侗族仡佬族乡
  • Qingyang Miao, Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 青阳苗族仡佬族侗族乡
  • Shigu Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 石固仡佬族侗族乡
  • Pingdi Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 坪地场仡佬族侗族乡
  • Ganxi Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 甘溪仡佬族侗族乡
  • Pingshan Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 坪山仡佬族侗族乡

Ethnic groups

The Shiqian County Gazetteer (1992) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.

  • Dong (pop. 61,259)
  • Miao (pop. 14,257)
  • Tujia (pop. 4,500)
  • Longtang ({{lang|zh-Hans|龙塘镇}}), Bailong ({{lang|zh-Hans|白龙乡}}), Huaqiao ({{lang|zh-Hans|花桥乡}}), Jufeng ({{lang|zh-Hans|聚凤乡}})
  • Yao (pop. 1,693)
  • Beita township ({{lang|zh-Hans|北塔乡}}): Leijiatun ({{lang|zh|雷家屯}}), Wuchaguan ({{lang|zh-Hans|乌茶关}})
  • Huaqiao township ({{lang|zh-Hans|花桥乡}}): Shuiwei village ({{lang|zh|水尾村}})
  • Mongol (pop. 2,535)
  • Sunjiaping township ({{lang|zh-Hans|孙家坪乡}}), Longchuan district ({{lang|zh-Hans|龙川区}}): Yujiazhai ({{lang|zh-Hans|余家寨}}), Zhong Yujiazhai ({{lang|zh-Hans|中余家寨}}), Xia Yujiazhai ({{lang|zh-Hans|下余家寨}}), Dayanshan ({{lang|zh-Hans|大岩山}})
  • Longdong township ({{lang|zh-Hans|龙洞乡}}): Dingjiaba ({{lang|zh-Hans|丁家坝}})
  • Pingdichang township ({{lang|zh-Hans|坪地场乡}}): Leishoushan ({{lang|zh|雷首山}})
  • Zhongkui township ({{lang|zh-Hans|中魁乡}}): Hexi Jiangpo ({{lang|zh|河西姜坡}}), Daping ({{lang|zh|大坪}})
  • Zhuang (pop. 585)
  • Zhongba ({{lang|zh-Hans|中坝区}}), Zhongkui ({{lang|zh-Hans|中魁乡}}), Tangshan ({{lang|zh-Hans|汤山镇}})
  • Buyi (pop. 447)
  • Longtang ({{lang|zh-Hans|龙塘区}}), Wan'an ({{lang|zh-Hans|万安乡}}), Tangshan ({{lang|zh-Hans|汤山镇}}), Juntian ({{lang|zh-Hans|均田乡}})
  • Qiang (pop. 623)
  • Wan'an ({{lang|zh-Hans|万安乡}}), Jufeng ({{lang|zh-Hans|聚凤乡}}), Tangshan ({{lang|zh-Hans|汤山镇}}), Shanzhuang ({{lang|zh-Hans|山庄镇}})
  • Hui (pop. 323)
  • Wan'an ({{lang|zh-Hans|万安乡}}), Zhongkui ({{lang|zh-Hans|中魁乡}}), Pingshan ({{lang|zh-Hans|坪山乡}}), Longtang ({{lang|zh-Hans|龙塘镇}}), Tangshan ({{lang|zh-Hans|汤山镇}})
  • Manchu (pop. 131)
  • Muzhuang ({{lang|zh-Hans|本庄镇}}), Tangshan ({{lang|zh-Hans|汤山镇}})
  • Yi (pop. 368)
  • Datun ({{lang|zh-Hans|大屯乡}}), Longdong ({{lang|zh-Hans|龙洞乡}}), Fuyan ({{lang|zh-Hans|扶堰乡}}), Baisha ({{lang|zh-Hans|白沙乡}}), Tangshan ({{lang|zh-Hans|汤山镇}})

Climate

{{Weather box|width=auto

|metric first=y

|single line=y

|collapsed = Y

|location = Shiqian, elevation {{convert|468|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)

|Jan high C = 9.1

|Feb high C = 12.3

|Mar high C = 17.0

|Apr high C = 22.8

|May high C = 26.7

|Jun high C = 29.3

|Jul high C = 32.5

|Aug high C = 32.5

|Sep high C = 28.7

|Oct high C = 22.5

|Nov high C = 17.5

|Dec high C = 11.4

|Jan mean C = 5.9

|Feb mean C = 8.4

|Mar mean C = 12.4

|Apr mean C = 17.7

|May mean C = 21.6

|Jun mean C = 24.7

|Jul mean C = 27.2

|Aug mean C = 26.7

|Sep mean C = 23.2

|Oct mean C = 18.0

|Nov mean C = 13.2

|Dec mean C = 7.9

|Jan low C = 3.7

|Feb low C = 5.8

|Mar low C = 9.3

|Apr low C = 14.2

|May low C = 18.0

|Jun low C = 21.4

|Jul low C = 23.4

|Aug low C = 22.7

|Sep low C = 19.6

|Oct low C = 15.1

|Nov low C = 10.4

|Dec low C = 5.5

|Jan record high C = 26.6 |Jan record low C = −3.2

|Feb record high C = 33.3 |Feb record low C = −2.5

|Mar record high C = 35.8 |Mar record low C = −2.3

|Apr record high C = 35.4 |Apr record low C = 3.8

|May record high C = 37.8 |May record low C = 8.0

|Jun record high C = 36.8 |Jun record low C = 13.9

|Jul record high C = 40.0 |Jul record low C = 15.2

|Aug record high C = 39.0 |Aug record low C = 15.8

|Sep record high C = 39.0 |Sep record low C = 12.1

|Oct record high C = 35.7 |Oct record low C = 6.0

|Nov record high C = 29.8 |Nov record low C = 0.0

|Dec record high C = 24.5 |Dec record low C = −3.3

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 31.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 30.6

|Mar precipitation mm = 52.7

|Apr precipitation mm = 107.9

|May precipitation mm = 164.7

|Jun precipitation mm = 206.3

|Jul precipitation mm = 166.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 125.0

|Sep precipitation mm = 85.9

|Oct precipitation mm = 92.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 46.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 26.9

|Jan humidity = 78

|Feb humidity = 76

|Mar humidity = 77

|Apr humidity = 79

|May humidity = 80

|Jun humidity = 82

|Jul humidity = 77

|Aug humidity = 78

|Sep humidity = 78

|Oct humidity = 82

|Nov humidity = 80

|Dec humidity = 78

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 13.4

|Feb precipitation days = 11.9

|Mar precipitation days = 14.1

|Apr precipitation days = 16.2

|May precipitation days = 17.8

|Jun precipitation days = 16.4

|Jul precipitation days = 13.5

|Aug precipitation days = 12.1

|Sep precipitation days = 10.6

|Oct precipitation days = 14.6

|Nov precipitation days = 10.4

|Dec precipitation days = 10.7

|year precipitation days =

|Jan sun = 31.8

|Feb sun = 42.4

|Mar sun = 64.0

|Apr sun = 87.4

|May sun = 99.8

|Jun sun = 95.1

|Jul sun = 167.0

|Aug sun = 171.9

|Sep sun = 119.3

|Oct sun = 78.4

|Nov sun = 67.5

|Dec sun = 46.6

|year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 10

| Feb percentsun = 13

| Mar percentsun = 17

| Apr percentsun = 23

| May percentsun = 24

| Jun percentsun = 23

| Jul percentsun = 40

| Aug percentsun = 43

| Sep percentsun = 33

| Oct percentsun = 22

| Nov percentsun = 21

| Dec percentsun = 14

| year percentsun =

|Jan snow days = 3.7

|Feb snow days = 1.9

|Mar snow days = 0.3

|Apr snow days = 0

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0

|Dec snow days = 1.4

|year snow days =

|source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=28 April 2023}}

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Education

The Macau Red Cross supports a school in {{ill|Heba Town, Shiqian County|lt=Heba Town|zh|河坝镇 (石阡县)}}, Shiqian County: Melco Crown-Macau Red Cross Bo-Ai Primary School ({{zh|first=s|s=新濠博亚澳门红十字博爱小学|labels=no}}).{{Cite web | url=https://www.melco-resorts.com/en/doc/MCE_Volunteers_Spread_Love_in_Guizhou_Rural_School_EN_20170119.pdf | title=Melco Crown Entertainment Volunteers Spread Love in Guizhou Rural School | website=www.melco-resorts.com}} It first opened in 1964 and had its current facility open in 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/local/2017-01/11/c_129440592.htm|title=澳门红十字会援建小学在石阡落成|agency=Xinhua|newspaper=Guizhou Ribao|date=2017-01-11|accessdate=2021-02-21|quote=[...]1月9日,由澳门红十字会援建的新濠博亚澳门红十字博爱小学在铜仁市石阡县河坝镇[...]本次落成的新濠博亚澳门红十字博爱小学原校始建于1964年,[...]}}

References

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