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Maguan County

Coordinates: 23°00′30″N 104°23′34″E / 23.00833°N 104.39278°E / 23.00833; 104.39278
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Maguan County
马关县 · Majgvanh Yen
Cityscape of county town
Anping Square
Yushui Park
Yuhuang Pavilion
Location of Maguan County (red) and Wenshan Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China
Location of Maguan County (red) and Wenshan Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China
Maguan County is located in Yunnan
Maguan County
Maguan County
Coordinates: 23°00′30″N 104°23′34″E / 23.00833°N 104.39278°E / 23.00833; 104.39278
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureWenshan
County seatMabai
Area
 • Total
2,767 km2 (1,068 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total
318,704
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
663700
Area code0876
Websitewww.ynmg.gov.cn

Maguan County (simplified Chinese: 马关县; traditional Chinese: 馬關縣; pinyin: Mǎguān Xiàn; lit. 'horse pass', Vietnamese: Mã Quan) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lào Cai and Ha Giang provinces to the south.

Administrative divisions

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In the present, Maguan County has 9 towns and 4 townships.[2]

9 towns
4 townships

Ethnic groups

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The Maguan County Gazetteer (马关县志) (1996) lists the following ethnic subgroups.

  • Han
  • Zhuang
  • Buyi
  • Dai
  • Miao
  • Yao
  • Yi (Lolo)
    • Pu 仆 (autonyms: Toulapa 托拉葩 and Alapa 阿拉葩), related to the Phù Lá in Vietnam
    • Luo 倮 (autonyms: Luomo 罗摩 and Lemo 勒摩)
  • Mongol
  • Laji (拉基)

Transport

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Climate

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Climate data for Maguan, elevation 1,333 m (4,373 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)
28.0
(82.4)
31.7
(89.1)
32.3
(90.1)
33.3
(91.9)
31.2
(88.2)
32.1
(89.8)
32.4
(90.3)
32.8
(91.0)
28.4
(83.1)
27.2
(81.0)
25.0
(77.0)
33.3
(91.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5)
17.6
(63.7)
21.7
(71.1)
24.8
(76.6)
26.1
(79.0)
26.6
(79.9)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
25.5
(77.9)
22.5
(72.5)
20.0
(68.0)
16.4
(61.5)
22.5
(72.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1)
12.4
(54.3)
15.8
(60.4)
19.2
(66.6)
21.2
(70.2)
22.4
(72.3)
22.2
(72.0)
21.9
(71.4)
20.6
(69.1)
18.1
(64.6)
14.8
(58.6)
11.3
(52.3)
17.5
(63.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0)
9.1
(48.4)
12.2
(54.0)
15.4
(59.7)
17.8
(64.0)
19.6
(67.3)
19.6
(67.3)
19.1
(66.4)
17.7
(63.9)
15.4
(59.7)
11.6
(52.9)
8.4
(47.1)
14.5
(58.1)
Record low °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4)
−0.8
(30.6)
−1.0
(30.2)
5.7
(42.3)
9.5
(49.1)
11.0
(51.8)
14.1
(57.4)
12.7
(54.9)
8.7
(47.7)
5.6
(42.1)
−0.1
(31.8)
−3.8
(25.2)
−3.8
(25.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30.9
(1.22)
21.0
(0.83)
50.4
(1.98)
76.7
(3.02)
151.0
(5.94)
197.4
(7.77)
270.0
(10.63)
237.6
(9.35)
133.1
(5.24)
82.1
(3.23)
38.8
(1.53)
26.9
(1.06)
1,315.9
(51.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.1 11.1 10.2 12.6 15.7 20.3 22.1 22.2 15.5 14.0 9.3 9.2 173.3
Average snowy days 0.4 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.6
Average relative humidity (%) 85 83 80 78 79 84 86 85 83 84 83 83 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 121.8 135.3 167.4 195.2 201.4 156.8 146.0 155.0 144.6 120.7 147.7 130.9 1,822.8
Percent possible sunshine 36 42 45 51 49 39 35 39 40 34 45 40 41
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "文山州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Wenshan Prefecture. 2021-05-25.
  2. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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