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Tongchuan

Coordinates: 34°53′49″N 108°56′42″E / 34.897°N 108.945°E / 34.897; 108.945
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This article is about the prefecture-level city in Shaanxi. For the district in Dazhou, Sichuan, see Tongchuan District.
Tongchuan
铜tóng川chuān市shì
Tungchwan
Prefecture-level city
Location of Tongchuan Prefecture within Shaanxi
Location of Tongchuan Prefecture within Shaanxi
Coordinates (Tongchuan municipal government): 34°53′49″N 108°56′42″E / 34.897°N 108.945°E / 34.897; 108.945
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Municipal seatYaozhou District
Area
 • Total
3,882 km2 (1,499 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
834,437
 • Density210/km2 (560/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • TotalCN¥ 30.7 billion
US$ 4.9 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 36,322
US$ 5,832
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-SN-02
Websitetongchuan.gov.cn

Tongchuan (simplified Chinese: 铜tóng川chuān; traditional Chinese: 銅tóng川chuān; pinyin: Tóngchuān; lit. 'copper river') is a prefecture-level city located in central Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China on the southern fringe of the Loess Plateau that defines the northern half of the province (Shanbei) and the northern reaches of the Guanzhong Plain.

Economy

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Tongchuan’s main industries are coal, building materials, machinery, textile and chemical and aluminium industry. Pottery and porcelain, with Yaozhou Kiln products are particularly well known. Tongchuan also produces medicines and food products.

Farm products include apples, hot peppers, Chinese prickly ash, garlic, flue-cured tobacco, walnuts and precious Chinese medicine herbs. Apple wine, apple vinegar, apple soft drink which are made of apples and processing products of hot pepper, walnut etc. are well known in China and are exported to Southeast Asia.

Climate

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Climate data for Tongchuan, elevation 979 m (3,212 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) 16.4
(61.5) 		19.9
(67.8) 		28.7
(83.7) 		34.3
(93.7) 		34.7
(94.5) 		37.7
(99.9) 		36.8
(98.2) 		36.5
(97.7) 		36.3
(97.3) 		29.4
(84.9) 		22.3
(72.1) 		20.1
(68.2) 		37.7
(99.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9) 		7.1
(44.8) 		12.9
(55.2) 		19.4
(66.9) 		24.0
(75.2) 		28.3
(82.9) 		29.2
(84.6) 		27.4
(81.3) 		22.6
(72.7) 		17.0
(62.6) 		10.6
(51.1) 		4.9
(40.8) 		17.2
(63.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.8
(27.0) 		0.9
(33.6) 		6.4
(43.5) 		12.6
(54.7) 		17.3
(63.1) 		21.7
(71.1) 		23.5
(74.3) 		22.0
(71.6) 		17.1
(62.8) 		11.1
(52.0) 		4.6
(40.3) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		11.1
(52.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.8
(19.8) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		1.6
(34.9) 		7.0
(44.6) 		11.4
(52.5) 		15.8
(60.4) 		18.7
(65.7) 		17.8
(64.0) 		13.1
(55.6) 		7.0
(44.6) 		0.5
(32.9) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		6.5
(43.6)
Record low °C (°F) −17.5
(0.5) 		−13.7
(7.3) 		−11.9
(10.6) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		0.0
(32.0) 		7.3
(45.1) 		11.7
(53.1) 		10.0
(50.0) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−13.9
(7.0) 		−21.8
(−7.2) 		−21.8
(−7.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.8
(0.27) 		9.7
(0.38) 		18.0
(0.71) 		35.0
(1.38) 		50.2
(1.98) 		73.3
(2.89) 		115.1
(4.53) 		103.3
(4.07) 		92.5
(3.64) 		48.3
(1.90) 		18.4
(0.72) 		5.0
(0.20) 		575.6
(22.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.0 4.4 5.7 7.6 9.1 9.4 12.3 11.1 11.5 9.4 5.4 3.3 93.2
Average snowy days 5.6 5.2 2.9 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2.3 4.2 20.5
Average relative humidity (%) 57 57 56 58 60 62 74 78 78 75 67 58 65
Mean monthly sunshine hours 182.5 163.7 196.8 220.2 237.9 229.9 213.2 205.1 164.9 170.3 171.7 185.7 2,341.9
Percentage possible sunshine 58 53 53 56 55 53 49 50 45 49 56 61 53
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Administrative divisions

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Tongchuan city currently comprises 3 administrative county-level subdivisions including 3 district and 1 county.

Map
Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010) Area (km2) Density (/km2) Post code
Wangyi District 王wáng益yì区qū Wángyì Qū 200,230 162 1,236 727000
Yintai District 印yìn台taí区qū Yìntái Qū 217,509 627 347 727000
Yaozhou District 耀yaò州zhoū区qū Yàozhōu Qū 251,860 1,572 160 727100
Yijun County 宜yí君jūn县xiàn Yíjūn Xiàn 91,160 1,476 64 727200

Transportation

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Tourism

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There are the ruins of the Yaozhou Kiln, the remains of Yuhua Palace, and many rare historical relics. The Forest of Stone Sculptures on Yaowang Mountain is a major historical relic under state protection.

References

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  1. ^ 铜tóng川chuān市shì2010年nián第dì六liù次cì全quán国guó人rén口koŭ普pŭ查chá主zhŭ要yaò数shù据jù公gōng报baò. Tongchuan Bureau of Statistics. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2020-04-28. Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 陕shăn西xī省shěng统tŏng计jì局jú、国guó家jiā统tŏng计jì局jú陕shăn西xī调diaò查chá总zŏng队duì (August 2016). 《陕shăn西xī统tŏng计jì年nián鉴jiàn－2016》. China Statistics Press. ISBN 978-7-5037-7918-3. Archived from the original on 2017-05-29.
  3. ^ 中zhōng国guó气qì象xiàng数shù据jù网wăng – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. ^ 中zhōng国guó气qì象xiàng数shù据jù网wăng (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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