Barkam or Markang or Muerkvua is a county-level city in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, in the northwest of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. The city seat is the town of Barkam.
Administrative divisions
Barkam has 3 towns and 11 townships:[1]
Towns: Barkam (马尔康镇), Zhuokeji (卓克基镇), Songgang (松岗镇).
Townships: Suomo (梭磨乡), Baiwan (白湾乡), Dangba (党坝乡), Muerzong (木尔宗乡), Jiaomuzu (脚木足乡), Shaerzong (沙尔宗乡), Longerjia (龙尔甲乡), Dazang (大藏乡), Kangshan (康山乡), Caodeng (草登乡), Ribu (日部乡).
Transport
Climate
Due to its elevation, Barkam has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) bordering on a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with strong monsoonal influences; winters are frosty and summers warm with frequent rain. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 1.7 °C (35.1 °F) in January to 18.2 °C (64.8 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 10.63 °C (51.1 °F). Nearly two-thirds of the annual precipitation of 786 mm (30.9 in) occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 36% in June to 65% in December, the town receives 2,133 hours of bright sunshine annually. Diurnal temperature variation is large, averaging 16.02 °C (28.84 °F) annually.
| Climate data for Barkam (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.0 (3.2) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.9 (0.11) |
8.1 (0.32) |
24.8 (0.98) |
53.9 (2.12) |
106.2 (4.18) |
150.9 (5.94) |
130.5 (5.14) |
112.5 (4.43) |
121.3 (4.78) |
61.3 (2.41) |
8.7 (0.34) |
2.8 (0.11) |
783.9 (30.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.8 | 4.9 | 10.1 | 14.9 | 20.0 | 22.4 | 20.5 | 18.0 | 19.8 | 15.3 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 155.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 44 | 44 | 50 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 57 | 48 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 200.8 | 178.4 | 187.3 | 189.3 | 184.2 | 153.4 | 161.1 | 177.3 | 142.0 | 164.3 | 193.8 | 201.4 | 2,133.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 57 | 51 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 65 | 48 |
| Source #1: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: China Meteorological Administration(precipitation days, sunshine hours 1971-2000) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
The city had a population of 54,735 in 1999.[2]
Notes
- ^ ‹See Tfd›(in Chinese) Profile of Barkam County Archived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
External links
- ‹See Tfd›(in Chinese) Maerkang County Government site - Google translation
- ‹See Tfd›(in Chinese) Maerkang - bashu.net - Google translation
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