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County in Sichuan, China

Santai County 三台县Tongchuan, Tungchwan
County
Location of Santai County (red) within Mianyang City (yellow) and SichuanLocation of Santai County (red) within Mianyang City (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°05′45″N 105°05′37″E / 31.09583°N 105.09361°E / 31.09583; 105.09361
Country China
Province Sichuan
Prefecture-level city Mianyang
Area
• Total 2,660.58 km2 (1,027.26 sq mi)
Population (2020 census)[1]
• Total 955,800
• Density 360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)

Santai County (simplified Chinese: 三台县; traditional Chinese: 三台縣; pinyin: Sāntái Xiàn; Wade–Giles: San1-t῾ai2 Hsien4; Sichuanese romanization: San1-t῾ai2 Shien4; formerly known as Tungchwanfu, Sichuanese romanization: Tongchuanfu) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang, in the northeast of Sichuan Province of China. It has an area of 2,660.58 km2 (1,027.26 sq mi). According to the 2020 census, its population stands at 955,800.[1]

Administrative divisions

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Santai County comprises 31 towns and 2 townships:[2]

towns

townships

Tungchwan Meeting House circa 1905

During the late 19th and first half of 20th century, Tungchwan was one of the mission centres of the Friends' Foreign Mission Association (FFMA),[3] being the largest mission branch of FFMA's Northern District. Quaker-affiliated hospital, meeting house, boys' school and girls' boarding school were built during this period.[4] The British political economist and missionary Audrey Donnithorne was born at a Quaker hospital in Santai.[5]

Climate data for Santai, elevation 460 m (1,510 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) 19.9(67.8) 24.2(75.6) 31.3(88.3) 34.4(93.9) 36.8(98.2) 37.3(99.1) 39.3(102.7) 40.1(104.2) 37.7(99.9) 31.8(89.2) 25.5(77.9) 19.3(66.7) 40.1(104.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.0(50.0) 13.1(55.6) 18.1(64.6) 23.9(75.0) 27.7(81.9) 29.7(85.5) 31.8(89.2) 31.7(89.1) 26.6(79.9) 21.5(70.7) 16.7(62.1) 11.2(52.2) 21.8(71.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.0(42.8) 8.7(47.7) 13.0(55.4) 18.2(64.8) 22.1(71.8) 24.8(76.6) 26.8(80.2) 26.4(79.5) 22.2(72.0) 17.5(63.5) 12.6(54.7) 7.5(45.5) 17.2(62.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.3(37.9) 5.7(42.3) 9.5(49.1) 14.0(57.2) 17.9(64.2) 21.2(70.2) 23.2(73.8) 22.9(73.2) 19.4(66.9) 15.0(59.0) 10.0(50.0) 5.0(41.0) 13.9(57.1)
Record low °C (°F) −4.6(23.7) −3.0(26.6) −2.6(27.3) 4.5(40.1) 7.4(45.3) 13.4(56.1) 17.5(63.5) 16.6(61.9) 13.2(55.8) 3.8(38.8) 0.4(32.7) −4.3(24.3) −4.6(23.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.7(0.42) 10.9(0.43) 24.0(0.94) 49.7(1.96) 76.5(3.01) 122.4(4.82) 196.1(7.72) 168.1(6.62) 126.3(4.97) 45.3(1.78) 16.5(0.65) 7.4(0.29) 853.9(33.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.2 5.9 8.6 10.4 12.0 14.1 13.4 12.0 13.7 12.8 6.4 5.3 121.8
Average snowy days 0.9 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.3 1.7
Average relative humidity (%) 81 77 73 72 70 77 81 81 84 84 82 81 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 52.6 57.9 95.4 132.8 140.4 124.0 149.3 159.2 95.6 73.9 62.9 48.9 1,192.9
Percent possible sunshine 16 18 26 34 33 29 35 39 26 21 20 16 26
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]
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  2. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:三台县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  3. ^ Du, Swun Deh (1937). "Quakerism in West China". Bulletin of Friends Historical Association. 26 (2): 88–91. doi:10.1353/qkh.1937.a395410. JSTOR 41944051. S2CID 160089721. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ Davidson, Robert J.; Mason, Isaac (1905). "Chapter XVIII: Work of the Last Decade". Life in West China: Described by Two Residents in the Province of Sz-chwan. London: Headley Brothers.
  5. ^ Weigel, George (12 June 2020). "Audrey Donnithorne: Woman of Valor". catholicworldreport.com. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.