Wutai County
Wutai County
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Coordinates (Wutai County government): 38°43′42″N 113°15′19″E / 38.7283°N 113.2553°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Xinzhou |
Area | |
• Total | 2,865 km2 (1,106 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 307,200 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 035500 |
Website | http://www.wutai.gov.cn/ |
Wutai County (Chinese:
Geography[edit]
Wutai County is located in northeastern Shanxi Province under the administration of Xinzhou.[1] The county has an average altitude of 1,200 metres, with a low point of 640 meters at the intersection of the Qingshui River and the Hutou River, and a high point of 3,058 metres at Mount Wutai.[1]
Climate[edit]
Climate data for Wutai (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
1.3 (34.3) |
15.4 (59.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.3 (15.3) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.6 (0.10) |
5.4 (0.21) |
9.8 (0.39) |
20.6 (0.81) |
39.1 (1.54) |
70.9 (2.79) |
138.4 (5.45) |
134.8 (5.31) |
63.2 (2.49) |
29.0 (1.14) |
12.1 (0.48) |
2.6 (0.10) |
528.5 (20.81) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 12.6 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 84.3 |
Average snowy days | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 21.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 49 | 62 | 75 | 79 | 75 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 59 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 192.3 | 193.6 | 232.5 | 243.0 | 269.5 | 236.2 | 218.8 | 209.3 | 204.3 | 215.4 | 193.1 | 193.3 | 2,601.3 |
Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 49 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 59 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |
Administrative divisions[edit]
Wutai County is divided into 5 towns, 11 townships, and 1 county resident's office.[5] The county government is seated in the town of Taicheng .[1]
Towns[edit]
The county's 5 towns are Taicheng, Gengzhen , Doucun , Baijiazhuang , and Dongye.[5]
Townships[edit]
The county's 11 townships are Gounan Township , Donglei Township , Gaohongkou Township , Menxianshi Township , Chenjiazhuang Township , Jian'an Township , Shenxi Township , Jiangfang Township, Lingjing Township , Yangbai Township , and Rucun Township .[5]
Wutai County Resident Office[edit]
The county is also home to the Wutai County Resident Office (五台县居民办事处), which functions as a township-level division of the county.[5]
Demographics[edit]
Of the county's 307,200 permanent residents, 126,200 (41.08%) lived in urban areas as of 2018, whereas the remaining 181,000 (58.92%) lived in rural areas.[2]
Wutai County has a per capita disposable income of 12,838 Yuan, with urban residents averaging 26,643 Yuan and rural residents averaging 6,787 Yuan.[2] The Engel Coefficient for urban households is 27.6%, and is 32.1% for rural households.[2]
Economy[edit]
The county reported a GDP of 4.953 billion Yuan in 2018, of which, 0.536 billion (10.83%) came from the county's primary sector, 1.789 billion (36.11%) came from the county's secondary sector, and 2.628 billion (53.06%) came from the county's tertiary sector.[2] In 2018, Wutai County recorded 676.90 million Yuan in tax revenue and 1.99 billion Yuan in retail sales.[2] Real estate investment and sales totaled 236 million Yuan in 2018, a 36.4% increase from 2017.[2]
Agriculture[edit]
Major agricultural products in the county include corn, wheat, millet, and beans.[2]
Industry[edit]
Major industries in the county include coal mining, magnesium alloys, and power generation.[2]
Education[edit]
As of 2018, the county had 5,253 pre-school students, 14,954 primary school students, 9,076 junior high students, 4,512 standard secondary school students, and 1,998 vocational secondary school students.[2] That year, Wutai County had 21 kindergartens, 28 primary schools, 24 standard junior high schools, 3 standard secondary schools, and 1 vocational secondary school.[2]
Culture[edit]
The county is home to a number of cultural sights, including a number of historic temples.[1] Major sights include Mount Wutai, Foguang Temple, Zunsheng Temple, Nanchan Temple, Xiantong Temple, Guangji Temple , Yanqing Temple, Shuxiang Temple, Jinge Temple, Bishan Temple, Yuanzhao Temple, Nanshan Temple , Pusading, Tayuan Temple, the Former Residence of Xu Xiangqian , and the Former headquarters of the Jinchaji Military Command .[1]
References[edit]
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五 台 县2018年 统计公 报. Wutai County People's Government (in Chinese). 2019-08-07. Archived from the original on 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-07-08. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 8 October 2023. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 8 October 2023. - ^ a b c d 2019
年 统计用 区 划代码. stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-07-09.