County in Sichuan, China
Qu County or Quxian (simplified Chinese: 渠县; traditional Chinese: 渠縣; pinyin: Qú Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Dazhou.
History
Formerly known as Dangqu (宕渠), the county is best known for historic monuments. Namely, a partially preserved mausoleum complex, featuring gate towers, or que, belonging to the Shen (沈) family, which dates back to the Han dynasty.[2][3]
From 2014 to 2018, the Han dynasty site of Chengba (城坝遗址) near Tuxi in Qu county was excavated. A number of eave tiles with Chinese characters "dangqu" (宕渠) have been found, leading archaeologists to believe that this was the site of the Han dynasty city of Dangqu.[4]
Administrative divisions
Qu County comprises 3 subdistricts, 28 towns and 6 townships:[5]
- subdistricts
- Qujiang Subdistrict (渠江街道)
- Qunan Subdistrict (渠南街道)
- Tianxing Subdistrict (天星街道)
- towns
- Linba Town (临巴镇)
- Tuxi Town (土溪镇)
- Sanhui Town (三汇镇)
- Wenchong Town (文崇镇)
- Yongxing Town (涌兴镇)
- Guifu Town (贵福镇)
- Yanfeng Town (岩峰镇)
- Jingbian Town (静边镇)
- Qingxichang Town (清溪场镇)
- Baocheng Town (宝城镇)
- Youqing Town (有庆镇)
- Xiandu Town (㶍渡镇)
- Langya Town (琅琊镇)
- Lidu Town (李渡镇)
- Zhongtan Town (中滩镇)
- Sanban Town (三板镇)
- Fengle Town (丰乐镇)
- Lifu Town (李馥镇)
- Heli Town (合力镇)
- Qinglong Town (青龙镇)
- Juandong Town (卷硐镇)
- Wangxi Town (望溪镇)
- Longfeng Town (龙凤镇)
- Xinshi Town (新市镇)
- Wanshou Town (万寿镇)
- Qubei Town (渠北镇)
- Dingyuan Town (定远镇)
- Dong'an Town (东安镇)
- townships
- Bao'en Township (报恩乡)
- Anbei Township (安北乡)
- Dayi Township (大义乡)
- Juguang Township (巨光乡)
- Wangjiang Township (望江乡)
- Gongshi Township (拱市乡)
Climate
Qu County has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa).
Climate data for Quxian, elevation 306 m (1,004 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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19.8 (67.6)
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22.6 (72.7)
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31.0 (87.8)
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37.0 (98.6)
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37.3 (99.1)
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37.6 (99.7)
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39.6 (103.3)
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42.7 (108.9)
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42.5 (108.5)
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35.9 (96.6)
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25.7 (78.3)
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18.6 (65.5)
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42.7 (108.9)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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9.8 (49.6)
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12.9 (55.2)
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18.1 (64.6)
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23.6 (74.5)
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27.0 (80.6)
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29.5 (85.1)
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32.9 (91.2)
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33.3 (91.9)
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27.9 (82.2)
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21.8 (71.2)
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16.6 (61.9)
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10.8 (51.4)
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22.0 (71.6)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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6.6 (43.9)
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9.1 (48.4)
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13.2 (55.8)
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18.3 (64.9)
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21.9 (71.4)
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24.8 (76.6)
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27.9 (82.2)
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27.7 (81.9)
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23.4 (74.1)
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18.0 (64.4)
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13.2 (55.8)
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8.0 (46.4)
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17.7 (63.8)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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4.4 (39.9)
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6.3 (43.3)
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9.8 (49.6)
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14.4 (57.9)
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18.3 (64.9)
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21.5 (70.7)
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24.2 (75.6)
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23.8 (74.8)
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20.3 (68.5)
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15.6 (60.1)
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11.0 (51.8)
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6.1 (43.0)
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14.6 (58.3)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−2.4 (27.7)
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−1.3 (29.7)
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0.5 (32.9)
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4.0 (39.2)
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9.5 (49.1)
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14.1 (57.4)
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18.3 (64.9)
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17.3 (63.1)
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12.8 (55.0)
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4.1 (39.4)
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0.7 (33.3)
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−3.3 (26.1)
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−3.3 (26.1)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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13.9 (0.55)
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17.4 (0.69)
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43.3 (1.70)
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79.3 (3.12)
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153.5 (6.04)
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178.5 (7.03)
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179.8 (7.08)
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144.4 (5.69)
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139.7 (5.50)
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101.1 (3.98)
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46.2 (1.82)
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17.1 (0.67)
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1,114.2 (43.87)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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8.3
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8.2
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10.0
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11.9
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14.2
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15.4
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12.4
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10.2
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13.1
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15.1
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10.5
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8.8
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138.1
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Average snowy days
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0.6
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0.1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.1
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0.8
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Average relative humidity (%)
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86
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82
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78
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78
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79
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83
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80
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77
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83
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87
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88
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88
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82
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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33.8
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43.5
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91.2
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126.0
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128.7
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121.7
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187.7
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193.6
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110.2
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66.6
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52.2
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32.3
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1,187.5
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Percent possible sunshine
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10
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14
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24
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32
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30
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29
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44
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48
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30
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19
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17
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10
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26
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]
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Notes