# Majiang County

Majiang County (Chinese: 麻江县; pinyin: Májiāng Xiàn) is a county of southeast-central Guizhou province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.

## Administrative divisions

Majiang County is divided into 2 subdistricts, 4 towns and 1 ethnic township:

### subdistrict

* Xingshan Subdistrict 杏山街道
* Jinzhu Subdistrict 金竹街道

### towns

* Gudong Town 谷硐镇
* Xuanwei Town 宣威镇
* Longshan Town 龙山镇
* Xianchang Town 贤昌镇

### ethnic township

* Bamang Bouyei Ethnic Township 坝芒布依族乡

## Languages

Languages spoken in Majiang County include Dongjia, Raojia, and Mulao. The Yao of Heba (河坝) speak an Raojia.

## Demographics

Ethnic Mulao are located in the following villages. They are called "Ka" (卡) by the Raojia and "Kabie" (卡别) by the Miao.
* Jidong Township (基东乡): Wengpao (瓮袍), Wengchang (瓮偿), An'e (安鹅), Jidong (基东)
* Xiasi Township (下司镇): Wenggang (瓮港), Dapo (大坡)
* Longshan Township (龙山乡): Fuxing (复兴)
* Bibo Township (碧波乡): Xinpai (新牌)
The Raojia (also called Tianjia 天家 or Tian Miao 天苗) live in the townships of Heba (河坝) and Longshan (龙山) (in 23 natural villages, inside 6 administrative villages). The Dongjia are distributed in 250 natural villages, inside 35 administrative villages and 12 townships.

## Climate

Climate data for Majiang, elevation 984 m (3,228 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) | 28.9 (84.0) | 31.3 (88.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.2 (91.8) | 32.4 (90.3) | 34.1 (93.4) | 34.5 (94.1) | 33.3 (91.9) | 30.5 (86.9) | 27.4 (81.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 10.1 (50.2) | 14.4 (57.9) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.1 (82.6) | 25.0 (77.0) | 19.6 (67.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 18.8 (65.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) | 6.4 (43.5) | 10.2 (50.4) | 15.5 (59.9) | 19.3 (66.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.7 (60.3) | 11.3 (52.3) | 6.0 (42.8) | 14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) | 4.0 (39.2) | 7.5 (45.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.3 (66.7) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 13.1 (55.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 3.6 (38.5) | 12.1 (53.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) | −6.2 (20.8) | −4.2 (24.4) | 1.6 (34.9) | 6.4 (43.5) | 11.4 (52.5) | 13.0 (55.4) | 13.9 (57.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 3.0 (37.4) | −4.3 (24.3) | −6.6 (20.1) | −6.9 (19.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.9 (1.73) | 40.0 (1.57) | 73.7 (2.90) | 105.4 (4.15) | 199.4 (7.85) | 266.0 (10.47) | 222.3 (8.75) | 114.6 (4.51) | 122.1 (4.81) | 99.6 (3.92) | 60.1 (2.37) | 34.4 (1.35) | 1,381.5 (54.38) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 17.9 | 15.6 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 16.4 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 193 |
| Average snowy days | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 10.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 32.3 | 46.5 | 64.3 | 88.7 | 102.5 | 83.5 | 147.0 | 161.4 | 119.1 | 83.0 | 80.0 | 57.7 | 1,066 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 33 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 24 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||