Yaozhou District (simplified Chinese: 耀州区; traditional Chinese: 耀州區; pinyin: Yàozhōu Qū), formerly Yao County (simplified Chinese: 耀县; traditional Chinese: 耀縣; pinyin: Yào Xiàn), is a district of the city of Tongchuan, Shaanxi province of the People's Republic of China. It has a total area of 1,617 square kilometres (624 sq mi), occupying the southwest two-fifths of Tongchuan, and a population of approximately 300,000 as of 2002.
Yaozhou
耀州区 | |
|---|---|
 Yaozhou in Tongchuan | |
.png) Tongchuan in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates: 34°54′21″N 108°58′36″E / 34.90583°N 108.97667°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Tongchuan |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
In medieval China, Yaozhou was the site of the Yaozhou kilns.
Administrative divisions
editYaozhou District administers two subdistricts, eleven towns and two townships. The subdistricts are Yong'an and Tianbao. The towns are Liulin, Sigou, Miaowan, Dongjiahe, Yaoqu, Sunyuan, Guanzhuang, Potou, Zhaojin, and Xiaoqiu. The townships are Shizhu and Yanchi.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Yaozhou District, elevation 723 m (2,372 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) | 16.7 (62.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.5 (97.7) |
39.1 (102.4) |
38.6 (101.5) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.7 (99.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.6 (38.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
8.6 (47.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.4 (6.1) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.7 (0.26) |
9.7 (0.38) |
17.5 (0.69) |
33.1 (1.30) |
46.8 (1.84) |
62.8 (2.47) |
97.5 (3.84) |
90.4 (3.56) |
86.3 (3.40) |
46.3 (1.82) |
19.4 (0.76) |
4.6 (0.18) |
521.1 (20.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 86.6 |
| Average snowy days | 5.2 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 16.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 54 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 56 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 165.9 | 156.6 | 184.1 | 209.7 | 225.7 | 218.8 | 215.3 | 191.1 | 154.1 | 154.1 | 157.9 | 169.9 | 2,203.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 53 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 56 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 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
edit- Introduction to Yaozhou District (in Chinese)
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