Emeishan (Chinese: 峨眉山市; pinyin: Éméishān Shì) is a county-level city in Sichuan province, China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city Leshan. Its population in 1990 stood at 396,445. It is named after Mount Emei, a famous mountain located within its administration.
Emeishan
峨眉山市 | |
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.png) Location of Emeishan City (red) in Leshan City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
  Emeishan Location of the city centre in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 29°36′04″N 103°28′55″E / 29.601°N 103.482°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Leshan |
| Municipal seat | Suishan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,151.4 km2 (444.6 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,099 m (10,167 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 437,068 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Emeishan | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 峨眉山 | ||||||||
| Postal | Omei | ||||||||
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Administrative divisions
editEmeishan comprises 2 subdistricts, 10 towns and 1 township:[1]
- subdistricts
- Shengli 胜利街道
- Eshan 峨山街道
- towns
- Suishan 绥山镇
- Gaoqiao 高桥镇
- Luomu 罗目镇
- Jiuli 九里镇
- Longchi 龙池镇
- Fuxi 符溪镇
- Shuangfu 双福镇
- Guihuaqiao 桂花桥镇
- Dawei 大为镇
- Huangwan 黄湾镇
- township
- Longmen 龙门乡
Climate
edit| Climate data for Emeishan City, elevation 424 m (1,391 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
39.3 (102.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
29.4 (84.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
39.3 (102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
17.6 (63.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.7 (0.62) |
23.1 (0.91) |
42.1 (1.66) |
90.9 (3.58) |
122.7 (4.83) |
151.6 (5.97) |
320.4 (12.61) |
352.2 (13.87) |
156.3 (6.15) |
64.8 (2.55) |
34.1 (1.34) |
16.4 (0.65) |
1,390.3 (54.74) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.9 | 11.5 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 176.6 |
| Average snowy days | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 31.9 | 40.3 | 68.7 | 95.6 | 104.8 | 93.7 | 118.5 | 127.8 | 56.4 | 33.7 | 39.8 | 29.7 | 840.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 18 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Transport
editReferences
edit- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：峨眉山市 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
External links
edit- Emeishan City Website (in Chinese)
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