Bijie borders Zunyi to the east, Anshun and Liupanshui to the south, Zhaotong and Qujing (Yunnan) to the west, and Luzhou (Sichuan) to the north. It spans latitude 26°21′−27°46′ N and longitude 105°36′−106°43′ E, and is marked heavily by the presence of the Wumeng Mountains (乌蒙山) as well as karst topography. The Wu, Beipan, and Chishui Rivers are the most important rivers that originate here. The highest elevation is Jiucaiping (韭菜坪), at 2,900.6 m (9,516 ft), on the border of Hezhang and Weining counties.
Due to its low latitude and elevation above 1,700 m (5,600 ft), Bijie has a monsoon-influenced subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) with very warm, rainy summers and cool, damp winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 3.0 °C (37.4 °F) in January to 21.9 °C (71.4 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 13.3 °C (55.9 °F). Rainfall is very common year-round, occurring on 189 days of the year, but over half of the annual total (898 mm or 35.4 in) occurs from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 14% in January to 40% in August, the city receives 1,162 hours of bright sunshine annually; spring is sunnier and features warmer daytime temperatures than autumn. Snow and ice are occasional hazards over winter, with a particularly severe event in January 2023.2
Bijie City consists of one district, one county-level city, five counties and one autonomous county. These are:
According to the 2010 Sixth National Census, Bijie City had a permanent resident population of 6,536,370, an increase of 208,899 (3.3% or 0.33% annually), 3,400,195 (52.02%) of which were male, producing a male-female ratio of 108.42:100. Children aged 0−14 numbered 2,029,934人 (31.06%), persons aged 15−64 numbered 4,018,583 (61.48), and seniors 65+ numbered 487,853 (7.46%). The urban population stood at 1,711,222 (26.18%). Persons of Han ethnicity numbered 4,824,015 (73.80%), while minorities formed the other 26.20%.
At present the backbone of the transport network in Bijie City is formed by China National Highways 321 and 326. As of 2013, Bijie is the only prefecture-level city of Guizhou to lack rail service;8 this changed with the 2020 opening of the Leshan (Sichuan)−Guiyang Railway (成贵客运专线).9 Other projected rail lines are Bijie−Shuicheng−Xingyi (毕水兴铁路) and Zhaotong (Yunnan)−Weining−Bijie−Jinsha−Zunyi.10 The city is served by the Bijie Feixiong Airport (IATA: BFJ).
Notable historical sites in Bijie include the following:11
国务院批准毕节撤地设市 (in Simplified Chinese). 12 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 国务院批准毕节撤地设市 ↩
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中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2023. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data ↩
中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2023. 中国气象数据网 ↩
中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集(1971-2000年). China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2010. 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集(1971-2000年) ↩
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毕节铁路建设迎来发展春天. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013. 毕节铁路建设迎来发展春天 ↩
成贵高铁全线开通 毕节正式进入高铁时代. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020. 成贵高铁全线开通 毕节正式进入高铁时代 ↩
"三纵三横"铁路规划使毕节通江达海. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013. "三纵三横"铁路规划使毕节通江达海 ↩
毕节地区志: 文物名胜志 [Almanac of Bijie Prefecture: Directory of cultural and historical sites]. Guizhou People's Press. 1994. 毕节地区志: 文物名胜志 ↩