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Sandu Shui Autonomous County

Autonomous county in Guizhou, China
Sandu County
San Du Xian * Sanyduy xianq
San Du Shui Zu Zi Zhi Xian
Sanyduy Suijzuf Ziqziqxianq

Sandu Shui Autonomous County
Shui ethnic houses
Sandu
Location of the seat in Guizhou
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Sandu
Sandu (Southwest China)
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Coordinates (Sandu County government): 25deg59'01''N 107deg52'10''E / 25.9836degN 107.8694degE / 25.9836; 107.8694
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQiannan
County seatSanhe Subdistrict
Area
2,384 km2 (920 sq mi)
Elevation
675 m (2,215 ft)
Highest elevation
[1] (Gengding Mountain)
1,665.5 m (5,464 ft)
Lowest elevation
[1] (Duliu River)
303 m (994 ft)
Population
(2020 census)[2]
276,347
* Density115.9/km2 (300.2/sq mi)
* Urban
[3]
177,882
* Ethnic minorities
367,100
* Shui people
261,300
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
558100
Area code0854
Websitewww.sandu.gov.cn

Sandu Shui Autonomous County (Chinese: San Du Shui Zu Zi Zhi Xian ; pinyin: Sandu Shuizu Zizhixian; Bouyei: Sanyduy Suijzuf Ziqziqxianq) is an autonomous county in the southeast of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, and the only Shui Autonomous County in China; 63% of Shui in China live in this county, which is the heartland of the Shui people.[4] Per a 2022 county government publication, Sandu has a population of 381,000, 97% of whom belong to ethnic minorities, and 67% of the total population are Shui.[5]

It is one of the poorest counties of Guizhou.[6] Most of the county is forested and it is noted for its clean air.[7][8]

Administrative divisions

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Sandu administers the following 2 subdistricts and 6 towns:[9]

Geography

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Sandu County's urban center is located 68 kilometres (42 mi) from Duyun, the administrative center of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, and 177 kilometres (110 mi) from the provincial capital of Guiyang.[7]

All of Sandu belongs to the watershed of the Liu River which flows into the Pearl River. The Duliu River has its source in Sandu and flows into the Liu River. The county is rather mountainous with Karst landscape resulting in large locale temperature and climate differences. Antimony is mined commercially in Sandu.[1]

Climate

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Climate data for Sandu, elevation 448 m (1,470 ft), (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1981-present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high degC (degF) 25.8
(78.4)
32.3
(90.1)
36.1
(97.0)
37.1
(98.8)
36.4
(97.5)
37.5
(99.5)
39.2
(102.6)
38.8
(101.8)
38.4
(101.1)
35.7
(96.3)
32.0
(89.6)
28.1
(82.6)
39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum degC (degF) 11.8
(53.2)
15.1
(59.2)
19.0
(66.2)
24.6
(76.3)
28.0
(82.4)
30.2
(86.4)
32.2
(90.0)
32.6
(90.7)
30.0
(86.0)
24.7
(76.5)
20.4
(68.7)
14.8
(58.6)
23.6
(74.5)
Daily mean degC (degF) 7.9
(46.2)
10.6
(51.1)
14.1
(57.4)
19.2
(66.6)
22.7
(72.9)
25.2
(77.4)
26.7
(80.1)
26.3
(79.3)
23.8
(74.8)
19.3
(66.7)
14.8
(58.6)
9.8
(49.6)
18.4
(65.1)
Mean daily minimum degC (degF) 5.5
(41.9)
7.7
(45.9)
11.1
(52.0)
15.7
(60.3)
19.2
(66.6)
22.2
(72.0)
23.4
(74.1)
22.8
(73.0)
20.2
(68.4)
16.1
(61.0)
11.6
(52.9)
6.9
(44.4)
15.2
(59.4)
Record low degC (degF) -2.9
(26.8)
-1.9
(28.6)
-0.5
(31.1)
5.7
(42.3)
7.2
(45.0)
12.5
(54.5)
15.4
(59.7)
17.1
(62.8)
11.9
(53.4)
6.4
(43.5)
0.3
(32.5)
-3.5
(25.7)
-3.5
(25.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.0
(1.46)
36.9
(1.45)
69.7
(2.74)
118.7
(4.67)
205.1
(8.07)
278.8
(10.98)
224.5
(8.84)
162.1
(6.38)
90.5
(3.56)
76.9
(3.03)
47.3
(1.86)
27.4
(1.08)
1,374.9
(54.12)
Average precipitation days (>= 0.1 mm) 13.2 11.7 16.0 16.7 18.1 18.3 17.1 15.1 10.6 11.7 9.8 9.7 168
Average snowy days 1.9 0.7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 3.2
Average relative humidity (%) 78 76 78 78 80 83 82 81 80 81 79 76 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 34.0 48.8 62.5 87.6 103.2 87.0 139.1 161.6 129.0 90.3 82.8 63.0 1,088.9
Percentage possible sunshine 10 15 17 23 25 21 33 40 35 25 26 19 24
Source: China Meteorological Administration[10][11]

Demographics

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As of 2021, Sandu Shui Autonomous County has a registered hukou population of 380,871, of which, 96,869 belong to urban areas, and the remaining 284,002 belong to rural areas, giving the autonomous county an urbanization rate of 25.43%.[12]

Per a 2022 county government publication, 67% of the autonomous county's population is ethnically Shui, another 30% belong to other recognized ethnic minorities, and just 3% of the population is ethnically Han Chinese.[5]

The average annual disposable income for urban residents as of 2021 totaled 35,874 renminbi (RMB), a 9% increase from the previous year, and the second highest among county-level divisions in the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.[12]

Transport

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Sandu is served by the Guiyang-Guangzhou high-speed railway, with a travel time of 50 minutes to Guiyang.[7] It is also connected by G76 Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway and several provincial expressways.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "San Du Shui Zu Zi Zhi Xian ".
  2. ^ "Qian Nan Zhou Di Qi Ci Quan Guo Ren Kou Pu Cha Gong Bao (Di Er Hao )----Di Qu Ren Kou Qing Kuang " (in Chinese). Government of Qiannan Prefecture. 2021-05-26.
  3. ^ "San Du Shui Zu Zi Zhi Xian Ren Min Zheng Fu Men Hu Wang Zhan -Cheng Zhen Jian She ".
  4. ^ "Quan Guo Wei Yi De Shui Zu Zi Zhi Xian ----San Du Xuan Gao Tuo Pin -Xin Hua Wang ". www.gz.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  5. ^ a b Xing Zheng Qu Hua [Administrative divisions] (in Chinese). Sandu Shui Autonomous County People's Government. 2022-05-17. Archived from the original on 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  6. ^ "Yi Ge Du Bu Neng Shao !Quan Guo Wei Yi Shui Zu Zi Zhi Xian San Du Tuo Pin Zhai Mao _Peng Pai Hao *Mei Ti _Peng Pai Xin Wen -The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "San Du Shui Zu Zi Zhi Xian Ren Min Zheng Fu Men Hu Wang Zhan -San Du Jian Jie ". www.sandu.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  8. ^ "San Du :Jian Xing Liang Shan Li Nian Lu Shui Qing Shan Sheng Jin -Zhong Guo Xin Wen Wang --Gui Zhou Xin Wen ". www.gz.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  9. ^ 2021Nian Tong Ji Yong Qu Hua Dai Ma (San Du Shui Zu Zi Zhi Xian ) [2021 Statistical Division Codes (Sandu Shui Autonomous County)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  10. ^ Zhong Guo Qi Xiang Shu Ju Wang - WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  11. ^ Zhong Guo Qi Xiang Shu Ju Wang (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  12. ^ a b Ren Kou Jiu Ye [Population and employment] (in Chinese). Sandu Shui Autonomous County People's Government. 2022-05-17. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  13. ^ "Sha Rong Gao Su Si Ge Shou Fei Zhan Zheng Shi Kai Tong ". Gui Zhou Gao Su Gong Lu Ji Tuan You Xian Gong Si . Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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