Barkam County

Barkam County
Barkam County
—  County  —
马尔康县
འབར་ཁམས་
Barkam town
Barkam County in Ngawa, Sichuan
Barkam County is located in China
Barkam County
Location in China
Coordinates: 31°55′N 102°14′E / 31.917°N 102.233°E / 31.917; 102.233Coordinates: 31°55′N 102°14′E / 31.917°N 102.233°E / 31.917; 102.233
Country China
Province Sichuan
Prefecture Ngawa
County seat Barkam town
Area
 – Total 6,633 km2 (2,561 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 – Total 54,735
 – Density 8.3/km2 (21.4/sq mi)
Postal code 624000
Area code(s) 837

Barkam County (simplified Chinese: 马尔康县; traditional Chinese: 馬爾康縣; pinyin: Mǎ'ěrkāng Xiàn; Tibetan: འབར་ཁམས་ / 'Bar-khams) is a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China. The county seat is Barkam town.

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Administrative divisions

An area in northwestern Barkam County

Barkam County has 3 towns and 11 townships:[1]

Towns: Barkam (马尔康镇), Zhuokeji (卓克基镇), Songgang (松岗镇).

Townships: Suomo (梭磨乡), Baiwan (白湾乡), Dangba (党坝乡), Muerzong (木尔宗乡), Jiaomuzu (脚木足乡), Shaerzong (沙尔宗乡), Longerjia (龙尔甲乡), Dazang (大藏乡), Kangshan (康山乡), Caodeng (草登乡), Ribu (日部乡).

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Climate

Barkam has a four-season, monsoon-influenced climate within the transition between a subtropical highland climate and humid continental climate (Koppen Cwb and Dwb), with mild daytime temperatures year-round. Monthly averages range from −0.6 °C (30.9 °F) in January to 16.1 °C (61.0 °F) in July. Rainfall is estimated at 790 millimetres (31.1 in) annually, with usually barely any winter snow. Differences between day and night are large owing to the elevation.

Climate data for Barkam County (1971-2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7)		 13.2
(55.8)		 16.5
(61.7)		 19.5
(67.1)		 21.9
(71.4)		 23.4
(74.1)		 24.7
(76.5)		 25.0
(77.0)		 21.6
(70.9)		 18.3
(64.9)		 14.6
(58.3)		 10.4
(50.7)		 18.29
(64.93)
Average low °C (°F) −7.7
(18.1)		 −4.5
(23.9)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 2.8
(37.0)		 6.4
(43.5)		 9.5
(49.1)		 10.8
(51.4)		 10.2
(50.4)		 8.1
(46.6)		 3.7
(38.7)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 −7.3
(18.9)		 2.37
(36.26)
Precipitation mm (inches) 2.7
(0.106)		 6.4
(0.252)		 23.1
(0.909)		 52.1
(2.051)		 108.0
(4.252)		 155.0
(6.102)		 128.0
(5.039)		 104.5
(4.114)		 131.0
(5.157)		 65.1
(2.563)		 7.9
(0.311)		 2.6
(0.102)		 786.4
(30.961)
% humidity 44 44 49 55 64 74 76 74 79 74 57 48 61.5
Avg. precipitation days 2.8 4.9 10.1 14.9 20.0 22.4 20.5 18.0 19.8 15.3 4.7 2.1 155.5
Sunshine hours 200.8 178.4 187.3 189.3 184.2 153.4 161.1 177.3 142.0 164.3 193.8 201.4 2,133.3
Source: China Meteorological Administration [2]

Demographics

The county had a population of 54,735 in 1999.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ (Chinese) Profile of Barkam County.
  2. ^ "中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）" (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. http://cdc.cma.gov.cn/shuju/search1.jsp?dsid=SURF_CLI_CHN_MUL_MMON_19712000_CES&tpcat=SURF&type=table&pageid=3. Retrieved 2010年6月22日. 
  3. ^ (English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS

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