Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County (), usually referred to as Zhijiang County () is an

autonomous county Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. The two are essentially identical except in name. There are 117 autonomous counties and three autonomous banners. The latter are ...

of the

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Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi ...

Province, China. It is under the administration of

Huaihua Huaihua () is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Hunan province, China. It covers and is bordered by Xiangxi to the northwest, Zhangjiajie and Changde to the north, Yiyang, Loudi and Shaoyang to the east, Guilin and Liuzhou of Guang ...

prefecture-level city. Zhijiang is located on the west central margin of Hunan Province, immediately adjacent to the east border of

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. It borders Bijiang and

Wanshan District Wanshan District () is a district of the city of Tongren, Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Locate ...

s of

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, Guizhou to the northwest, Mayang County to the north,

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of Huaihua and

Zhongfang County Zhongfang County () is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua. Located on the west of the province, Zhongfang County is proximately to the city proper of Huaihua. The Yuan River ...

to the east, Hongjiang City and

Huitong County Huitong County () is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua Prefecturel-level City. Located on the west central margin of the province, the county lies to the east of the border of Guizhou. It is bordered to ...

to the southeast, Tianzhu County of Guizhou to the southwest, Xinhuang County to the west. The county covers , as of 2015, It had a registered population of about 383,000 and a resident population of 346,800. o
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under its jurisdiction, the

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() signed the surrounding treaty, marking the end of the

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Geography and climate

Zhijiang County is situated in western Hunan at the eastern end of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, amongst the southern end of the

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and

Wuling Mountains The Wuling Mountains () are a mountain range located in Central China, running from Chongqing Municipality and East Guizhou to West Hunan. They are home to many ethnic groups, including as the Tujia, Han, Miao, Dong, and Bai. Wulingyuan T ...

. It borders

Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County (; usually referred to as "Xinhuang County", commonly abbreviated as Xinhuang, ) is an autonomous county of Dong people and the westernmost county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the pref ...

and

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and Tianzhu County to the west,

and Hongjiang Administrative District to the south,

and

to the east, and Mayang Miao Autonomous County to the north. Zhijiang County has a humid subtropical climate (

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''Cfa''), with an annual mean temperature of . Winters are mild and brief, beginning somewhat dry and turning wet and gloomy as the season progresses. Spring is very rainy, especially in May, which is the wettest month. Summer is hot and humid (but tempered compared to much of the province), with moderate levels of rain, and generous sunshine; on average, July and August are the only two months where the area receives more than half of possible sunshine. Autumn is the driest season. From March to June, on average, more than half of the days each month receive some precipitation. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July. The annual precipitation is around . With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 15% in February to 56% in August, the county receives 1,482 hours of sunshine annually.

References

www.xzqh.org

External links

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