Puding County
Puding County
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  Puding Location of the seat in Guizhou  Puding Puding (Southwest China) | |
| Coordinates (Puding County government): 26°18′07″N 105°44′36″E / 26.3019°N 105.7432°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Anshun |
| County seat | Dingnan Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,090.49 km2 (421.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 378,288 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Puding County (simplified Chinese:
Etymology
[edit]The name "Puding" (
History
[edit]In the 3rd century BC, Puding County (Puding) was a part of an ancient political entity Yelang.
After the Tang Empire conquered Guizhou, a county named "Shi'an" (
In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907–960), it belonged to Shi'an County, part of which was owned by Wangjiang county (
In 1257, the Mongols occupied Puding and established Puding Prefecture (
In 1381, in the ruling of Hongwu Emperor (1368–1398) of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Puding Castle was founded and it came under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Dusi (
During the reign of Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Puding County belonged to Anshun Prefecture (
After the establishment of the Republic of China in 1912, Puding County was briefly revoked but immediately restored in the following year. In 1914, some areas of Anshun, Zhenning, Langdai, Zhijin and Pingba were merged into Puding County. In 1935, Puding County came under the jurisdiction of the (Anshun) Second Administrative Supervision Region (（
In 1949, Guizhou was liberated by the People's Liberation Army. Puding County came under the jurisdiction of Anshun Zhuanqu (now Anshun;
Administrative divisions
[edit]After an adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Puding County on January 29, 2016, the county has three subdistricts, six towns and three ethnic townships under its jurisdiction. In July 2019, Yuxiu Subdistrict was separated from Chuandong Subdistrict.[1]
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- ethnic townships
- Bulang Miao Ethnic Township (补郎
苗 族 乡) - Houchang Miao and Gelao Ethnic Township (猴场
苗 族 仡佬族 乡) - Maodong Miao and Gelao Ethnic Township (
猫 洞 苗 族 仡佬族 乡)
Geography
[edit]Puding County is located in west-central Guizhou province. The county has a total area of 1,079.93 km2 (416.96 sq mi). It shares a border with Liuzhi Special District to the west, Xixiu District, Pingba District and Anshun Economic and Technological Development Zone to the east, Zhijin County to the north, and Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County and Liuzhi Special District to the south.
Geology
[edit]The terrain of Puding County is high in the south and north and low in the middle. Karst landforms are widely distributed in Puding County.
Climate
[edit]Puding County experience a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with an average annual temperature of 15.1 °C (59.2 °F), total annual rainfall of 1,378.2-millimetre (54.26 in), a frost-free period of 301 days and annual average sunshine hours in 1164.9 hours. The climate is mild throughout the year, without severe cold in winter and hot in summer.
| Climate data for Puding, elevation 1,282 m (4,206 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) | 23.5 (74.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
34.7 (94.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
15.4 (59.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
12.6 (54.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.5 (0.96) |
17.8 (0.70) |
31.2 (1.23) |
69.2 (2.72) |
161.5 (6.36) |
309.1 (12.17) |
271.6 (10.69) |
177.8 (7.00) |
123.5 (4.86) |
91.2 (3.59) |
34.3 (1.35) |
18.3 (0.72) |
1,330 (52.35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.5 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 16.9 | 18.7 | 17.8 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 174.1 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 79 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 41.2 | 64.6 | 95.4 | 129.6 | 133.2 | 103.8 | 150.4 | 166.4 | 123.4 | 75.1 | 85.7 | 54.8 | 1,223.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 12 | 20 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 36 | 41 | 34 | 21 | 27 | 17 | 27 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Rivers
[edit]Sancha River (
Lakes and reservoirs
[edit]Yelang Lake (
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]As of 2017, Puding County had a population of 505,400. The total number of permanent residents in Puding County is 392,800, the birth rate is 12.95 ‰, the mortality rate is 5.14 ‰, and the natural population growth rate is 7.81 ‰. The Han is about 80% of the total population of Puding County, and Miao and Bouyei are the main ethnic minorities in the county.
Language
[edit]Mandarin is the official language. The local people speak both Southwestern Mandarin and minority language.
Religion
[edit]The county government supports all religions. The local people mainly believe in Buddhism and Catholicism.
Education
[edit]The main high schools and middle schools are:
- Puding County No. 1 High School
- Puding County No. 2 High School
- Machang Middle School (马场
中学 ) - Maguan Middle School (马关
中学 ) - Longchang Middle School (龙场
中学 ) - Baiyan Middle School (
白岩 中学 ) - Bulang Middle School (补郎
中学 ) - Houchang Middle School (猴场
中学 ) - Pingshang Middle School (
坪 上 中学 ) - Huachu Middle School (
化 处中学 ) - Maodong Middle School (
猫 洞 中学 ) - Jichang Middle School (鸡场
中学 )
Transport
[edit]Expressway
[edit]S55 Chiwang Expressway runs north to south through the downtown Puding County and then to heads west to Anshun city.
Provincial Highway S209 travels through central Puding County and intersects with S55 Anshunxi Ring Expressway in the town of Baiyan.
Railway
[edit]Puding railway station serves the county.
Notable people
[edit]- Ren Kecheng, politician.
- Yuan Xiaocen, sculptor and painter of Chinese painting.
- Liu Gangji (刘纲纪), professor at Wuhan University.
- Yuan Yu'an, professor at Guizhou University.
- Yuan Xikun, sculptor and painter.
References
[edit]- ^ Miao Fuxia (缪富
霞 ) (2 August 2019).省 政府 批复同意 普 定 县部分 行政 区 划调整 . Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 August 2020. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
External links
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