Zitong County
Zitong County
梓潼县 | |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Mianyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,438 km2 (555 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 309,000 |
| • Density | 215/km2 (557/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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Zitong County (Chinese: 梓潼县; pinyin: Zǐtóng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang.
It has an area of 1,438 km2 (555 sq mi), and a population of 380,000 in 2002. Its seat is 172 km (107 mi) from Chengdu, and 49 km (30 mi) from Mianyang. It was made a county as early as B.C. 285, in Qin Dynasty[citation needed].
Famous people include: Sima Xiangru, Pu Fuzhou, Hai Deng, Li Youxing.
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]Zitong County comprises 15 towns and 1 township:[2]
- towns
- Wenchang 文昌镇
- Changqing 长卿镇
- Xuzhou 许州镇
- Liya 黎雅镇
- Wolong 卧龙镇
- Guanyi 观义镇
- Manao 玛瑙镇
- Shiniu 石牛镇
- Ziqiang 自强镇
- Renhe 仁和镇
- Shuangban 双板镇
- Jinlong 金龙镇
- Wenxing 文兴镇
- Yanwu 演武镇
- Hongren 宏仁镇
- township
- Baoshi 宝石乡
Historical sites
[edit | edit source]Zitong has three historical sites listed in the official list of Chinese national historic sites.:[3]
- Qiqushan temple (Qiqushan damiao, 七曲山大庙)
- Liye tower (Liye que, 李业阙)
- Wolongshan temple (Wolong shan Qianfo yan shiku, 卧龙山千佛岩石窟)
Aftermath of the 2008 Earthquake
[edit | edit source]Zitong, like neighbouring counties, was located near the epicentre of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.[4] Infrastructures in Zitong was partly destroyed, and drinking water was not available.
Also the Qiqushan Temple, who is since 1996 on the official list of Chinese national historical sites was partly destroyed by the earthquake.[5]
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Zitong, elevation 517 m (1,696 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.1 (100.6) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.9 (100.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
21.5 (70.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.6 (0.26) |
8.9 (0.35) |
19.2 (0.76) |
41.1 (1.62) |
81.1 (3.19) |
118.1 (4.65) |
224.1 (8.82) |
151.3 (5.96) |
131.6 (5.18) |
44.1 (1.74) |
12.8 (0.50) |
4.8 (0.19) |
843.7 (33.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.6 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 118.3 |
| Average snowy days | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 62.8 | 61.0 | 93.7 | 123.0 | 131.3 | 119.2 | 134.6 | 146.0 | 81.1 | 68.6 | 67.6 | 62.2 | 1,151.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 20 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 25 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ "Denkmäler der Volksrepublik China (Sichuan)", German Wikipedia
- ^ "China Earthquake Events, May 2008" Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, GLOBAL ATLAS on Crisis Areas by the European Commission
- ^ "Earthquake partly destroyed the Qiqushan-Temple" Archived November 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
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- Official website of Zitong County government Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
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