# Zhuozi County

Zhuozi (Mongolian: ᠵᠦᠸᠧᠽᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Chinese: 卓资县) is a county of Ulanqab prefecture-level city, which in turn is part of Inner Mongolia, China. It has an area of 3,119 km$^2$ (1,204 sq mi), and in 2020 had about 85,648 inhabitants.

## Administrative divisions

Zhuozi County is made up of 5 towns and 3 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Zhuozishan Town | 卓资山镇 | Zhuōzīshān Zhèn | ᠵᠦᠸᠧᠽᠢ ᠱᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Зүвези шин балгас | 150921106 |
| Qixiaying Town | 旗下营镇 | Qíxiàyíng Zhèn | ᠴᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠ ᠶᠢᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Чи шье ин балгас | 150921107 |
| Xabartai Town | 十八台镇 | Shíbātái Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠷᠲᠠᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шавартай балгас | 150921108 |
| Bayan Xil Town | 巴音锡勒镇 | Bāyīnxīlè Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠯᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Баян шил балгас | 150921109 |
| Lihua Town | 梨花镇 | Líhuā Zhèn | ᠯᠢ ᠬᠤᠸᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Ли ухаа балгас | 150921110 |
| Townships ||||||
| Dayushu Township | 大榆树乡 | Dàyúshù Xiāng | ᠳ᠋ᠠ ᠢᠦᠢ ᠱᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Да юй шуу шиян | 150921210 |
| Hongzhao Township | 红召乡 | Hóngzhào Xiāng | ᠬᠤᠩ ᠵᠣᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Хон жуу шиян | 150921211 |
| Fuxing Township | 复兴乡 | Fùxīng Xiāng | ᠹᠦ᠋ ᠰᠢᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Фү шин шиян | 150921212 |

## Climate

Climate data for Zhuozi, elevation 1,452 m (4,764 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) | 7.0 (44.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 30.4 (86.7) | 31.4 (88.5) | 36.6 (97.9) | 36.7 (98.1) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.4 (90.3) | 24.5 (76.1) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 36.7 (98.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.8 (21.6) | −1.3 (29.7) | 5.6 (42.1) | 14.0 (57.2) | 20.4 (68.7) | 24.8 (76.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 12.3 (54.1) | 2.9 (37.2) | −4.5 (23.9) | 11.6 (52.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.8 (5.4) | −9.8 (14.4) | −2.2 (28.0) | 6.2 (43.2) | 13.0 (55.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.8 (67.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 4.3 (39.7) | −4.7 (23.5) | −12.5 (9.5) | 3.9 (39.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.6 (−6.9) | −16.8 (1.8) | −9.1 (15.6) | −1.6 (29.1) | 4.8 (40.6) | 10.2 (50.4) | 13.4 (56.1) | 11.5 (52.7) | 5.4 (41.7) | −1.9 (28.6) | −10.4 (13.3) | −18.5 (−1.3) | −2.9 (26.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.6 (−32.1) | −33.7 (−28.7) | −28.0 (−18.4) | −14.4 (6.1) | −10.0 (14.0) | −2.6 (27.3) | 3.0 (37.4) | 0.4 (32.7) | −6.5 (20.3) | −12.8 (9.0) | −34.0 (−29.2) | −37.2 (−35.0) | −37.2 (−35.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.6 (0.10) | 3.5 (0.14) | 9.1 (0.36) | 16.8 (0.66) | 29.9 (1.18) | 52.6 (2.07) | 121.8 (4.80) | 77.6 (3.06) | 48.3 (1.90) | 21.8 (0.86) | 7.8 (0.31) | 2.9 (0.11) | 394.7 (15.55) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.2 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 11.4 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 84.7 |
| Average snowy days | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 32 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 54 | 47 | 41 | 43 | 54 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 209.6 | 212.1 | 256.7 | 276.0 | 292.4 | 274.7 | 265.2 | 264.7 | 238.6 | 239.5 | 201.9 | 195.5 | 2,926.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 63 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 67 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||