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Tongchuan (simplified Chinese: 铜川; traditional Chinese: 銅川; pinyin: Tóngchuān; lit. 'copper river') is a prefecture-level city located in central Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China on the southern fringe of the Loess Plateau that defines the northern half of the province (Shanbei) and the northern reaches of the Guanzhong Plain.
Tongchuan
铜川市 Tungchwan | |
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.png) Location of Tongchuan Prefecture within Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates (Tongchuan municipal government): 34°53′49″N 108°56′42″E / 34.897°N 108.945°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Municipal seat | Yaozhou District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,882 km2 (1,499 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 834,437 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Total | CN¥ 30.7 billion US$ 4.9 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 36,322 US$ 5,832 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SN-02 |
| Website | tongchuan |
Economy
editTongchuan’s main industries are coal, building materials, machinery, textile and chemical and aluminium industry. Pottery and porcelain, with Yaozhou Kiln products are particularly well known. Tongchuan also produces medicines and food products.
Farm products include apples, hot peppers, Chinese prickly ash, garlic, flue-cured tobacco, walnuts and precious Chinese medicine herbs. Apple wine, apple vinegar, apple soft drink which are made of apples and processing products of hot pepper, walnut etc. are well known in China and are exported to Southeast Asia.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Tongchuan, elevation 979 m (3,212 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.3 (97.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
0.9 (33.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
6.5 (43.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.5 (0.5) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.8 (0.27) |
9.7 (0.38) |
18.0 (0.71) |
35.0 (1.38) |
50.2 (1.98) |
73.3 (2.89) |
115.1 (4.53) |
103.3 (4.07) |
92.5 (3.64) |
48.3 (1.90) |
18.4 (0.72) |
5.0 (0.20) |
575.6 (22.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 93.2 |
| Average snowy days | 5.6 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 20.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 58 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.5 | 163.7 | 196.8 | 220.2 | 237.9 | 229.9 | 213.2 | 205.1 | 164.9 | 170.3 | 171.7 | 185.7 | 2,341.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 58 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 50 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 61 | 53 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
editTongchuan city currently comprises 3 administrative county-level subdivisions including 3 district and 1 county.
| Map | ||||||
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | Post code |
| Wangyi District | 王益区 | Wángyì Qū | 200,230 | 162 | 1,236 | 727000 |
| Yintai District | 印台区 | Yìntái Qū | 217,509 | 627 | 347 | 727000 |
| Yaozhou District | 耀州区 | Yàozhōu Qū | 251,860 | 1,572 | 160 | 727100 |
| Yijun County | 宜君县 | Yíjūn Xiàn | 91,160 | 1,476 | 64 | 727200 |
Transportation
editTourism
editThere are the ruins of the Yaozhou Kiln, the remains of Yuhua Palace, and many rare historical relics. The Forest of Stone Sculptures on Yaowang Mountain is a major historical relic under state protection.
References
edit- ^ 铜川市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报. Tongchuan Bureau of Statistics. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2020-04-28. Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 陕西省统计局、国家统计局陕西调查总队 (August 2016). 《陕西统计年鉴－2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7918-3. Archived from the original on 2017-05-29.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
External links
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- Tongcuan city Government's official website (in Chinese)