Dayi County (Chinese: 大邑县; pinyin: Dàyì Xiàn) is a county of the City of Chengdu, capital city of Sichuan, China. It is Chengdu City's westernmost division, bordering the prefecture-level divisions of Ya'an to the south and the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture to the north.
Dayi County
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Dayi Location in Sichuan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: 30°35′17″N 103°32′10″E / 30.588°N 103.536°E[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Province | Sichuan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sub-provincial city | Chengdu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
County seat | Jinyuan Subdistrict | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | 1,548 km2 (598 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Population (2010)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | 502,198 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Density | 378/km2 (980/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal code | 6113XX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chengdu district map |
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The Jianchuan Museum Cluster is located in the town of Anren, Dayi County, about one hour's drive from the provincial capital Chengdu. It consists of 15 museums which showcase China's largest private collection of artifacts amassed during the last 60–70 years.
Dayi County administers 3 subdistricts and 8 towns:[3]
Climate data for Dayi, elevation 545 m (1,788 ft), (1991–2016 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.3 (95.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
37.7 (99.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.0 (41.0) |
13.6 (56.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.5 (0.41) |
14.6 (0.57) |
31.8 (1.25) |
57.1 (2.25) |
84.7 (3.33) |
111.2 (4.38) |
246.0 (9.69) |
278.6 (10.97) |
137.3 (5.41) |
57.2 (2.25) |
21.9 (0.86) |
9.5 (0.37) |
1,060.4 (41.74) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.1 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 16.4 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 161.8 |
Average snowy days | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 46.2 | 51.6 | 76.9 | 105.4 | 106.9 | 100.8 | 121.0 | 125.4 | 60.4 | 49.2 | 51.8 | 50.9 | 946.5 |
Percent possible sunshine | 14 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 21 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |