Zêkog County
| Tongren 泽库县 · རྩེ་ཁོག་རྫོང་། | |
|---|---|
| County | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Qinghai |
| Autonomous prefecture | Huangnan |
| County seat | Chak Qu Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,494 km2 (2,507 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,660 m (12,010 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 69,416 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 811400 |
| Area code(s) | 0973 |
Zêkog County (Standard Tibetan: རྩེ་ཁོག་, Wylie: rtse khog; Chinese: 泽库县 ; pinyin : Zékù Xiàn) is the second largest administrative subdivision by area within Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, China. The county has an area of 6658 square kilometres and a population of ~50,000 (2001), mainly Tibetan. The county seat is the town of Chak Qu, the elevation of Zekog is 3700 meter above sea level.
Climate
Zêkog County has a alpine climate (Köppen ET) due to very high elevation.
| Climate data for Zêkog County(1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.8 (73) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
12.2 (54) |
10.9 (51.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
6.81 (44.25) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−1.32 (29.61) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21.3 (−6.3) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−12.8 (9) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
2.8 (37) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−19.7 (−3.5) |
−7.71 (18.13) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35 (−31) |
−31.9 (−25.4) |
−28.3 (−18.9) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−27.1 (−16.8) |
−31.1 (−24) |
−35 (−31) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.1 (0.122) |
4.4 (0.173) |
11.1 (0.437) |
23.8 (0.937) |
55.0 (2.165) |
87.4 (3.441) |
107.4 (4.228) |
87.2 (3.433) |
80.1 (3.154) |
29.4 (1.157) |
3.2 (0.126) |
1.3 (0.051) |
493.4 (19.424) |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration,[1] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1981－2010年）. China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
External links
Coordinates: 35°05′N 101°30′E / 35.083°N 101.500°E
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