Qingtongxia
Qingtongxia
青铜峡市 · ٿٍْطْوثِيَا شِ | |
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 Location of Qingtongxia in Wuzhong | |
  Qingtongxia Location in Ningxia | |
| Coordinates: 37°53′06″N 105°59′27″E / 37.88500°N 105.99083°E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Ningxia |
| Prefecture-level city | Wuzhong |
| Municipal seat | Yumin Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,907.57 km2 (736.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 264,717 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Qingtongxia (simplified Chinese: 青铜峡; traditional Chinese: 青銅峽; pinyin: Qīngtóngxiá; Wade–Giles: Ch’ing-t’ong-hsia; lit. 'Bronze Gorge', Xiao'erjing: ٿٍْطْوثِيَا شِ) is a city in north-central Ningxia, China. Administratively, Qingtongxia is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Wuzhong. It is located on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yellow River, opposite and a bit upstream of Wuzhong main urban area, and borders Inner Mongolia to the west.
Qingtongxia had 264,717 residents in 2010. Many[quantify] residents of Qingtongxia are Hui Muslim.
Places of interest
[edit]On the bank of the Yellow River outside the city of Qingtongxia is the site of 108 Buddhist stupas which were constructed during the Western Xia period.
Economy
[edit]Qingtongxia Dam on the Yellow River (37°53′05″N 105°59′25″E / 37.88472°N 105.99028°E) is located in Qingtongxia. A major irrigation canal branches off the river near the dam and runs north.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Qingtongxia City has 1 subdistrict, 8 towns and 1 farm.[1]
- 1 subdistrict
- Yumin (裕民街道, ۋِمٍ ڭِيَدَوْ)
- 7 towns
- Xiaoba (小坝镇, ثِيَوْبَا جٍ)
- Chenyuantan (陈袁滩镇, چٍیُوًاتًا جٍ)
- Xiakou (峡口镇, ثِيَاکِوْ جٍ)
- Qujing (瞿靖镇, ٿِيُوِڭٍْ جٍ)
- Yesheng (叶盛镇, يَشٍْ جٍ)
- Qingtongxia (青铜峡镇, ٿٍْطْوثِيًا جٍ)
- Daba (大坝镇, دَابَا جٍ)
- Shaogang (邵岗镇)
- 1 other
- Shuxin Forestry Farm (树新林场, شُثٍ لٍچَانْ)
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Qingtongxia, elevation 1,126 m (3,694 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) | 12.3 (54.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.3 (95.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
37.7 (99.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
17.2 (62.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
10.2 (50.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.0 (−13.0) |
−23.7 (−10.7) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.4 (0.06) |
1.7 (0.07) |
4.6 (0.18) |
8.1 (0.32) |
17.9 (0.70) |
26.7 (1.05) |
41.4 (1.63) |
41.4 (1.63) |
28.6 (1.13) |
11.8 (0.46) |
3.8 (0.15) |
0.6 (0.02) |
188 (7.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 48 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 47 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 67 | 58 | 54 | 49 | 52 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 214.8 | 215.8 | 252.6 | 275.2 | 304.3 | 301.1 | 293.4 | 268.9 | 231.6 | 247.7 | 222.7 | 218.1 | 3,046.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 70 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 69 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：青铜峡市 (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 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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