Gaomi (Chinese: 高密市; pinyin: Gāomì Shì) is a county-level city of eastern Shandong province, China, under the administration of Weifang City. It is the hometown of writer and 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan, who has set some of his stories in the region.
Gaomi
高密市 Kaomi | |
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  Gaomi Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′N 119°45′E / 36.383°N 119.750°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Weifang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,526.63 km2 (589.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 896,444 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 261500 |
| Area code | 0536 |
Administrative divisions
editGaomi has three subdistricts and seven towns under its administration.[1]
Subdistricts:
- Chaoyang Subdistrict (朝阳街道)
- Liquan Subdistrict (醴泉街道)
- Mishui Subdistrict (密水街道)
Towns:
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Gaomi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
39.6 (103.3) |
40.8 (105.4) |
39.5 (103.1) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.4 (101.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
40.8 (105.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.3 (2.7) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.4 (0.33) |
14.8 (0.58) |
15.4 (0.61) |
32.6 (1.28) |
51.3 (2.02) |
73.4 (2.89) |
152.3 (6.00) |
174.2 (6.86) |
59.5 (2.34) |
28.6 (1.13) |
26.0 (1.02) |
11.3 (0.44) |
647.8 (25.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 73.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 12.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 79 | 71 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 162.9 | 164.3 | 212.5 | 225.1 | 247.1 | 209.5 | 173.9 | 180.9 | 198.1 | 194.0 | 161.7 | 161.9 | 2,291.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 53 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 39 | 44 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 54 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：高密市 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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