Chiêm Hóa district

Chiêm Hóa district
Huyện Chiêm Hóa
Entrance to Chiêm Hóa district
Country Vietnam
RegionNortheast
ProvinceTuyên Quang
CapitalVĩnh Lộc
Government
Area
 • Total
442 sq mi (1,146 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
134,091
 • Density300/sq mi (117/km2)
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Chiêm Hóa is a rural district of Tuyên Quang province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2020 the district had a population of 134,091. The population density is 117 people/km²[1] The district covers an area of 1.146,24 km². The district capital lies at Vĩnh Lộc, where the Gâm River flows in a north-south direction, 68 km north of Tuyen Quang city.[1]

Administrative divisions

Chiêm Hóa district has 24 commune-level administrative units, including Vĩnh Lộc town (district capital) and 23 communes: Bình Nhân, Bình Phú, Hà Lang, Hòa An, Hòa Phú, Hưng Mỹ, Kiên Đài, Kim Bình, Linh Phú, Ngọc Hội, Nhân Lý, Phú Bình, Phúc Thịnh, Tân An, Tân Mỹ, Tân Thịnh, Tri Phú, Trung Hà, Trung Hoà, Vinh Quang, Xuân Quang, Yên Lập, Yên Nguyên.

Climate

Climate data for Chiêm Hóa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.6
(90.7)
34.8
(94.6)
37.5
(99.5)
39.0
(102.2)
41.5
(106.7)
39.8
(103.6)
39.2
(102.6)
39.1
(102.4)
38.5
(101.3)
35.2
(95.4)
34.6
(94.3)
33.4
(92.1)
41.5
(106.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.0
(68.0)
21.4
(70.5)
24.4
(75.9)
28.7
(83.7)
32.3
(90.1)
33.3
(91.9)
33.3
(91.9)
33.1
(91.6)
32.3
(90.1)
29.6
(85.3)
26.1
(79.0)
22.4
(72.3)
28.1
(82.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)
17.3
(63.1)
20.3
(68.5)
24.1
(75.4)
27.0
(80.6)
28.2
(82.8)
28.2
(82.8)
27.8
(82.0)
26.7
(80.1)
24.1
(75.4)
20.4
(68.7)
16.9
(62.4)
23.1
(73.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.3
(55.9)
15.0
(59.0)
17.9
(64.2)
21.2
(70.2)
23.6
(74.5)
25.0
(77.0)
25.2
(77.4)
24.9
(76.8)
23.7
(74.7)
21.2
(70.2)
17.4
(63.3)
13.9
(57.0)
20.2
(68.4)
Record low °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9)
3.7
(38.7)
5.1
(41.2)
12.2
(54.0)
16.2
(61.2)
18.9
(66.0)
19.4
(66.9)
20.5
(68.9)
15.6
(60.1)
10.5
(50.9)
6.1
(43.0)
0.6
(33.1)
0.5
(32.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29.8
(1.17)
30.4
(1.20)
54.1
(2.13)
122.0
(4.80)
232.4
(9.15)
280.8
(11.06)
293.0
(11.54)
290.7
(11.44)
160.7
(6.33)
99.1
(3.90)
49.5
(1.95)
25.2
(0.99)
1,667.6
(65.65)
Average rainy days 11.3 11.4 13.8 14.7 15.5 17.1 19.5 19.1 13.4 10.7 8.9 7.9 163.4
Average relative humidity (%) 85.5 85.1 84.6 83.9 82.2 84.4 85.6 86.7 85.6 85.3 85.2 84.4 84.9
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2023.

22°15′00″N 105°10′01″E / 22.250°N 105.167°E / 22.250; 105.167