Huize County
Huize County (simplified Chinese: 会泽县; traditional Chinese: 會澤縣; pinyin: Huìzé Xiàn) is a county-level city, under the jurisdiction of Qujing City, Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.
Huize County 会泽县 | |
|---|---|
County | |
.png) Location of Huize County (pink) within Qujing City (yellow) and Yunnan | |
  Huize County Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 26°24′57″N 103°17′37″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Qujing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,093 km2 (1,966 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 872,361 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 654200 |
| Area code(s) | 0874 |
| Website | hz |
Demography
The city has grown considerably over the past 20 years. It has 871,200 inhabitants.
Geography
It is 120 km (75 mi) from the center of Qujing.
Huize is located between mountains with rice fields at one side and a large earth dam to the south. Some of the mountain areas are blasted for construction materials.
Climate
Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Huize has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. A great majority of the year's rainfall occurs from June to September.
| Climate data for Huize (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
18.9 (65.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17 (1) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−8 (18) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−17 (1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.8 (0.46) |
11.2 (0.44) |
20.7 (0.81) |
32.5 (1.28) |
77.6 (3.06) |
143.3 (5.64) |
161.8 (6.37) |
144.4 (5.69) |
95.9 (3.78) |
53.8 (2.12) |
25.8 (1.02) |
5.6 (0.22) |
784.4 (30.89) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 13.6 | 17.2 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 15.4 | 12.6 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 133.3 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||
Transport
Economy
There are several food markets, temples, shops and bars in the county center.