{{Infobox settlement |name = Dafang County |native_name = 大方县 |native_name_lang = zh-Hans |postal_code_type = Postal code |settlement_type = County |image_skyline = Azaleas Area.JPG |image_map = ChinaBijieDafang.png |map_caption = Dafang in Bijie |image_map1 = Location of Bijie Prefecture within Guizhou (China).png |map_caption1 = Bijie in Guizhou |coordinates = {{coord|27.1444|N|105.6020|E|type:adm3rd_region:CN-52_source:Gaode|format=dms|display=it}} |coor_pinpoint = Dafang County government |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = China |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Guizhou |subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city |subdivision_name2 = Bijie | seat_type = County seat | seat = Hongqi |area_total_km2 = 3,500.11 |population_total = 776,324 |population_as_of = 2010 |population_density_km2 = auto |elevation_m = |timezone = China Standard |utc_offset = +8 |website = }} '''Dafang''' ({{zh|c=大方 |p=Dàfāng}}), called '''Dading''' ({{zh|c=大定}}) until 1958, is a county of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of Bijie city.
== Administrative divisions == Dafang County is divided into 6 subdistricts, 10 towns, 6 townships and 18 ethnic townships:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/52/05/520521.html|script-title=zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：大方县| publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of China| language = zh-hans| access-date =}}</ref>
{| |valign="top"| ;subdistricts: *Hongqi Subdistrict 红旗街道 *Shunde Subdistrict 顺德街道 *Mu'ege Gucheng Subdistrict 慕俄格古城街道 *Jiuyi Subdistrict 九驿街道 *Guihua Subdistrict 归化街道 *Pengcheng Subdistrict 鹏程街道 ;townships: *Dongguan Township 东关乡 *Wenge Township 文阁乡 *Lütang Township 绿塘乡 *Xiaotun Township 小屯乡 *Guowa Township 果瓦乡 *Yuchong Township 雨冲乡 |valign="top"| ;towns: *Shuangshan Town 双山镇 *Maochang Town 猫场镇 *Machang Town 马场镇 *Yangchang Town 羊场镇 *Huangnitang Town 黄泥塘镇 *Liulong Town 六龙镇 *Daxi Town 达溪镇 *Piaojing Town 瓢井镇 *Changshi Town 长石镇 *Duijiang Town 对江镇 |} ;ethnic townships: *Zhuyuan Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 竹园彝族苗族乡 *Xiangshui Bai, Yi and Gelao Ethnic Township 响水白族彝族仡佬族乡 *Dingxin Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 鼎新彝族苗族乡 *Niuchang Miao and Yi Ethnic Township 牛场苗族彝族乡 *Lihua Miao and Yi Ethnic Township 理化苗族彝族乡 *Fengshan Yi and Mongolian Ethnic Township 凤山彝族蒙古族乡 *Anle Yi and Gelao Ethnic Township 安乐彝族仡佬族乡 *Hetao Yi and Bai Ethnic Township 核桃彝族白族乡 *Babao Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 八堡彝族苗族乡 *Xinglong Miao Ethnic Township 兴隆苗族乡 *Dashan Miao and Yi Ethnic Township 大山苗族彝族乡 *Huangni Yi, Miao and Manchu Ethnic Township 黄泥彝族苗族满族乡 *Dashui Yi, Miao and Bouyei Ethnic Township 大水彝族苗族布依族乡 *Shachang Yi Ethnic Township 沙厂彝族乡 *Pudi Yi, Miao and Bai Ethnic Township 普底彝族苗族白族乡 *Baina Yi Ethnic Township 百纳彝族乡 *Sanyuan Yi, Miao and Bai Ethnic Township 三元彝族苗族白族乡 *Xingsu Miao, Yi and Gelao Ethnic Township 星宿苗族彝族仡佬族乡
==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Dafang, elevation {{convert|1722|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |Jan high C = 5.2 |Feb high C = 8.6 |Mar high C = 13.2 |Apr high C = 18.2 |May high C = 21.0 |Jun high C = 22.7 |Jul high C = 24.9 |Aug high C = 24.9 |Sep high C = 21.7 |Oct high C = 16.4 |Nov high C = 12.8 |Dec high C = 7.1 |Jan mean C = 1.9 |Feb mean C = 4.5 |Mar mean C = 8.4 |Apr mean C = 13.3 |May mean C = 16.4 |Jun mean C = 18.7 |Jul mean C = 20.8 |Aug mean C = 20.5 |Sep mean C = 17.5 |Oct mean C = 12.9 |Nov mean C = 8.9 |Dec mean C = 3.7 |Jan low C = 0.0 |Feb low C = 1.9 |Mar low C = 5.5 |Apr low C = 10.1 |May low C = 13.2 |Jun low C = 16.0 |Jul low C = 18.0 |Aug low C = 17.5 |Sep low C = 14.7 |Oct low C = 10.6 |Nov low C = 6.4 |Dec low C = 1.6 |Jan record high C = 22.0 |Jan record low C = −7.3 |Feb record high C = 28.6 |Feb record low C = −6.5 |Mar record high C = 32.2 |Mar record low C = -6.0 |Apr record high C = 31.4 |Apr record low C = −0.6 |May record high C = 32.7 |May record low C = 2.9 |Jun record high C = 31.3 |Jun record low C = 8.5 |Jul record high C = 31.1 |Jul record low C = 9.5 |Aug record high C = 30.9 |Aug record low C = 11.9 |Sep record high C = 32.6 |Sep record low C = 6.3 |Oct record high C = 27.6 |Oct record low C = −0.7 |Nov record high C = 24.8 |Nov record low C = −3.9 |Dec record high C = 20.2 |Dec record low C = −8.2 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 30.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 23.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 41.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 78.2 |May precipitation mm = 122.2 |Jun precipitation mm = 193.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 188.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 140.0 |Sep precipitation mm = 121.9 |Oct precipitation mm = 88.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 35.6 |Dec precipitation mm = 25.0 |Jan humidity = 90 |Feb humidity = 86 |Mar humidity = 83 |Apr humidity = 79 |May humidity = 79 |Jun humidity = 83 |Jul humidity = 81 |Aug humidity = 80 |Sep humidity = 81 |Oct humidity = 86 |Nov humidity = 85 |Dec humidity = 88 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 21.3 |Feb precipitation days = 17.9 |Mar precipitation days = 19.1 |Apr precipitation days = 17.8 |May precipitation days = 18.9 |Jun precipitation days = 19.3 |Jul precipitation days = 16.1 |Aug precipitation days = 15.8 |Sep precipitation days = 14.5 |Oct precipitation days = 19.6 |Nov precipitation days = 16.1 |Dec precipitation days = 19.0 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 48.0 |Feb sun = 65.3 |Mar sun = 95.8 |Apr sun = 117.3 |May sun = 123.5 |Jun sun = 101.1 |Jul sun = 159.2 |Aug sun = 158.0 |Sep sun = 123.0 |Oct sun = 74.1 |Nov sun = 83.3 |Dec sun = 55.2 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 15 | Feb percentsun = 20 | Mar percentsun = 26 | Apr percentsun = 30 | May percentsun = 29 | Jun percentsun = 24 | Jul percentsun = 38 | Aug percentsun = 39 | Sep percentsun = 34 | Oct percentsun = 21 | Nov percentsun = 26 | Dec percentsun = 17 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 8.7 |Feb snow days = 4.9 |Mar snow days = 1.4 |Apr snow days = 0.1 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 0.8 |Dec snow days = 4.3 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=28 April 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =28 April 2023}}</ref> }}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{County-level divisions of Guizhou}}
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