Santai County
三台县 | |
|---|---|
.png.webp) Location of Santai County (red) within Mianyang City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 31°05′45″N 105°05′37″E / 31.09583°N 105.09361°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Mianyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,660.58 km2 (1,027.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,058,000 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Santai County (simplified Chinese: 三台县; traditional Chinese: 三台縣; pinyin: Sāntái Xiàn; Wade–Giles: San1-t῾ai2 Hsien4; formerly known as Tungchwanfu) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang, in the northeast of Sichuan Province of China.
It has an area of 2,660.58 km2 (1,027.26 sq mi). Population density 553 per square kilometers. Its population is 1,470,000.
During the late 19th and first half of 20th century, Tungchwan was one of the mission centres of the Friends' Foreign Mission Association (FFMA),[2] being the largest mission branch of FFMA's Northern District. Quaker-affiliated hospital, meeting house, boys' school and girls' boarding school were built during this period (see Quakerism in Sichuan).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Santai (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
37.3 (99.1) |
39.3 (102.7) |
40.1 (104.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
21.8 (71.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
17.2 (62.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
13.9 (57.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.7 (0.42) |
10.9 (0.43) |
24.0 (0.94) |
49.7 (1.96) |
76.5 (3.01) |
122.4 (4.82) |
196.1 (7.72) |
168.1 (6.62) |
126.3 (4.97) |
45.3 (1.78) |
16.5 (0.65) |
7.4 (0.29) |
853.9 (33.61) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.2 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 12.0 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 121.8 |
| Average snowy days | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 52.6 | 57.9 | 95.4 | 132.8 | 140.4 | 124.0 | 149.3 | 159.2 | 95.6 | 73.9 | 62.9 | 48.9 | 1,192.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 16 | 18 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 35 | 39 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 26 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Sāntái Xiàn (County, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- ↑ Du, Swun Deh (1937). "Quakerism in West China". Bulletin of Friends Historical Association. 26 (2): 88. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ Davidson, Robert J.; Mason, Isaac (1905). "Chapter XVIII: Work of the Last Decade". Life in West China: Described by Two Residents in the Province of Sz-chwan. London: Headley Brothers.
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.