Wugang, Hunan

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Wugang
武冈市
County-level city
Wugang is located in Hunan
Wugang
Wugang
Location in Hunan
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Country People's Republic of China
Province Hunan
Prefecture-level city Shaoyang
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 422400

Wugang (simplified Chinese: 武冈; traditional Chinese: 武岡; pinyin: Wǔgāng) is a county-level city under the administration of Shaoyang, Hunan province, China.

Language

The Wugang dialect belongs to Xiang Chinese language. The minority languages of Miao people and Yao people are also spoken.

Ethnic groups

Wugang is mostly populated by Xiang-speaking people which is a branch of Han-Chinese.

There are also Miao minority and Yao minority living in Wugang.[2][3] One branch of the Wugang Yao people is known as "Tang" (擋).[4]

Demographics

Wugang has a population of approximately 730,000.

Climate

Climate data for Wugang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 8
(46)
9
(48)
14
(57)
20
(68)
25
(77)
29
(84)
32
(89)
32
(89)
28
(82)
22
(71)
16
(60)
11
(51)
20.5
(68.5)
Average low °C (°F) 2
(35)
3
(37)
7
(44)
13
(55)
17
(62)
21
(69)
23
(73)
22
(71)
19
(66)
14
(57)
9
(48)
3
(37)
12.8
(54.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 61
(2.4)
76
(3.0)
109
(4.3)
175
(6.9)
216
(8.5)
193
(7.6)
112
(4.4)
137
(5.4)
84
(3.3)
99
(3.9)
81
(3.2)
46
(1.8)
1,392
(54.8)
Source: Weatherbase [5]

References

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  5. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.