# Jianghua Yao Autonomous County

Jianghua ( "Jianghua Yao Autonomous County", simplified Chinese: 江华瑶族自治县; traditional Chinese: 江華瑤族自治縣; pinyin: Jiānghuá Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn; usually referred to as "Jianghua County", 江华县; 江華縣; Jiānghuá Xiàn) is an autonomous county of Yao people in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Yongzhou Prefecture-level City.
Located on the southernmost margin of the province, it lies to the west of the border with Guangxi, and the north of the border with Guangdong. The county is bordered to the north by Dao and Ningyuan Counties, to the northeast by Lanshan County, to the east by Lianzhou City, Liannan and Lianshan Counties of Guangdong, to the south by Babu and Pinggui Districts of Hezhou City and Zhongshan County of Guangxi, to the west by Fuchuan County of Guangxi and Jiangyong County. Jianghua County covers 3,248 km$^2$ (1,254 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 521,400 and a resident population of 429,100. The county has 9 towns and 7 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Tuojiang (沱江镇).

## Administrative divisions
### 9 towns

* Baimangying (白芒营镇)
* Centianhe (涔天河镇)
* Dalupu (大路铺镇)
* Dayu (大圩镇)
* Helukou (河路口镇)
* Mashi (码市镇)
* Shuikou (水口镇)
* Taoyu (涛圩镇)
* Tuojiang (沱江镇)

### 6 townships

* Dashiqiao (大石桥乡)
* Daxi (大锡乡)
* Jiepai (界牌乡)
* Qiaoshi (桥市乡)
* Weizhukou (蔚竹口乡)
* Xiangjiang (湘江乡)

### 1 ethnic township

* Zhuang Xiaoyu (小圩壮族乡)

## Climate

Climate data for Jianghua, elevation 266 m (873 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) | 25.5 (77.9) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.3 (88.3) | 33.8 (92.8) | 34.8 (94.6) | 37.0 (98.6) | 39.1 (102.4) | 39.4 (102.9) | 37.6 (99.7) | 36.0 (96.8) | 32.6 (90.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) | 13.8 (56.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.8 (91.0) | 29.8 (85.6) | 25.2 (77.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 23.2 (73.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.5 (56.3) | 19.2 (66.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 20.4 (68.7) | 15.2 (59.4) | 9.7 (49.5) | 18.9 (66.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) | 7.4 (45.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.3 (73.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.4 (75.9) | 21.6 (70.9) | 17.0 (62.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 6.7 (44.1) | 15.8 (60.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) | −2.5 (27.5) | 0.6 (33.1) | 4.6 (40.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 6.7 (44.1) | −0.1 (31.8) | −3.9 (25.0) | −3.9 (25.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 81.7 (3.22) | 86.0 (3.39) | 160.7 (6.33) | 200.4 (7.89) | 227.6 (8.96) | 231.3 (9.11) | 142.1 (5.59) | 133.8 (5.27) | 56.6 (2.23) | 61.0 (2.40) | 81.0 (3.19) | 56.3 (2.22) | 1,518.5 (59.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.8 | 13.0 | 18.4 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 154.7 |
| Average snowy days | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 69.4 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 100.5 | 138.4 | 155.6 | 228.8 | 214.5 | 179.7 | 159.1 | 130.9 | 117.0 | 1,626.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 21 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 55 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||