Bijie
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Bijie is a prefecture-level city
in northwestern Guizhou
province, People's Republic of China.
The Daotianhe Reservoir, located to the north of the town was commissioned in 1965 with a rated annual capacity of 6.5 million cubic meters.
On 10 November 2011, Bijie Prefecture (毕节地区) was converted to a prefecture-level city, and the former Bijie City was rechristened Qixingguan District.
Cwb/Cwa, respectively). Winters are chilly, damp, and generally overcast, with January averaging 2.7 °C (36.9 °F) and occasional frosts. Summers are warm and humid with a July average of 21.6 °C (70.9 °F). The year averages out at 12.8 °C (55 °F). Rain is frequent year-round, but heaviest in the summer months.
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
in northwestern Guizhou
Guizhou
' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...
province, People's Republic of China.
The Daotianhe Reservoir, located to the north of the town was commissioned in 1965 with a rated annual capacity of 6.5 million cubic meters.
On 10 November 2011, Bijie Prefecture (毕节地区) was converted to a prefecture-level city, and the former Bijie City was rechristened Qixingguan District.
Climate
Because of its location on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and low latitude, Bijie has a subtropical highland climate, bordering on humid subtropical (KöppenKöppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
Cwb/Cwa, respectively). Winters are chilly, damp, and generally overcast, with January averaging 2.7 °C (36.9 °F) and occasional frosts. Summers are warm and humid with a July average of 21.6 °C (70.9 °F). The year averages out at 12.8 °C (55 °F). Rain is frequent year-round, but heaviest in the summer months.