| Native name | 三穗县 |
|---|---|
| Postal code | 556500 |
| Postal code | 556500 |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Autonomous prefecture | Qiandongnan |
| County seat | Bagong |
| Area code | 0855 |
| Area total | 1035.8 km² |
| Population as of | 2010 |
| Population total | 155,671 |
| Coordinates | 26.9530°N 108.6753°E |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Sansui County (traditional Chinese: 三穗縣; simplified Chinese: 三穗县; pinyin: Sānsuì Xiàn) is a county in eastern Guizhou province, China, bordering Hunan province to the east. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and is one of the province's eastern gateways.
Administrative divisions
Sansui County is divided into seven towns and two townships:[1]
Towns
Townships
Geography and climate
Sansui County is located in the east of Guizhou and the northeast of Qiandongnan Prefecture 247 kilometres (153 mi) away from the provincial capital of Guiyang and 87 kilometres (54 mi) away from the prefecture seat of Kaili. It ranges in latitude from 26° 47' to 27° 04' N and in longitude from 108° 32' to 109° 04' E, spanning a total area of 1,035.8 square kilometres (399.9 sq mi). Bordering counties are Xinhuang (Hunan) to the northeast, Tianzhu and Jianhe to the southeast and southwest, and Zhenyuan to the north. The county is part of the Yuan River watershed, and there is a total of 776 kilometres (482 mi) of rivers within its borders.
Sansui has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with chilly, damp winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 3.9 °C (39.0 °F) in January to 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 15.4 °C (59.7 °F). More than half of the annual rainfall occurs from May to August, while the annual frost-free period typically lasts 290 to 300 days.
Transportation
The county has one railway station, Sansui railway station.
The Three Arch Bridge (Longting Bridge) collapsed on 8 August 2024.[2]
References
- ^ "zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：三穗县" (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China
- ^ Longting Bridge collapses in China's southwestern province. Russia Today. Retrieved 17 August 2024.