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Yuzhong County

Coordinates: 35°50′35″N 104°06′47″E / 35.843°N 104.113°E / 35.843; 104.113
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Yuzhong County
榆中县
County
Landscape near Jinya
Landscape near Jinya
Location of Yuzhong County (red) in Lanzhou City (yellow) and Gansu
Location of Yuzhong County (red) in Lanzhou City (yellow) and Gansu
Yongdeng is located in Gansu
Yongdeng
Yongdeng
Location of the seat in Gansu
Coordinates: 35°50′35″N 104°06′47″E / 35.843°N 104.113°E / 35.843; 104.113
CountryChina
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityLanzhou
County seatChengguan
Area
 • County3,301.64 km2 (1,274.77 sq mi)
Highest elevation
3,670 m (12,040 ft)
Lowest elevation
1,480 m (4,860 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • County560,000
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
 • Urban
103,900
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
730100
Websitewww.lzyuzhong.gov.cn

Yuzhong County (Chinese: 榆中县) is a county of Gansu Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu, one of 58 counties of Gansu. Its postal code is 730100, and its population in 2019 was 560,000 people.[1]

History

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The history of Yuzhong County goes back to 214 BC.[1] During the Jin Dynasty Yuzhong was a center of the Jincheng district located in the Yuzhong county (xian) in the Gansu province.[2] Up to 1917 it was known as Jin County or Jinxian.[1] Yuzhong has always had importance as the eastern gateway to Lanzhou. The historic Mingsu tomb (zh:明あきら肃王墓ぼ) is located in Yuzhong.[3]

Geography

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The geography of Yuzhong is divided into the densely populated central valley of the Wanchuan River, flanked by forested mountains in the southwest, and arid mountains in the northeast.

Climate

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Climate data for Yuzhong, elevation 1,874 m (6,148 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) 13.0
(55.4) 		20.6
(69.1) 		26.8
(80.2) 		30.5
(86.9) 		32.1
(89.8) 		32.5
(90.5) 		36.4
(97.5) 		34.2
(93.6) 		31.5
(88.7) 		25.4
(77.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		13.3
(55.9) 		36.4
(97.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9) 		4.8
(40.6) 		10.6
(51.1) 		17.1
(62.8) 		21.0
(69.8) 		24.5
(76.1) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.2
(77.4) 		20.1
(68.2) 		14.4
(57.9) 		8.1
(46.6) 		2.1
(35.8) 		14.6
(58.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.4
(18.7) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		3.2
(37.8) 		9.5
(49.1) 		13.8
(56.8) 		17.5
(63.5) 		19.5
(67.1) 		18.5
(65.3) 		13.7
(56.7) 		7.5
(45.5) 		0.5
(32.9) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		7.3
(45.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −13.0
(8.6) 		−8.5
(16.7) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		2.7
(36.9) 		6.8
(44.2) 		10.6
(51.1) 		13.0
(55.4) 		12.4
(54.3) 		8.5
(47.3) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−11.1
(12.0) 		1.4
(34.5)
Record low °C (°F) −24.7
(−12.5) 		−22.4
(−8.3) 		−17.8
(0.0) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		0.6
(33.1) 		4.8
(40.6) 		3.4
(38.1) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−19.7
(−3.5) 		−25.8
(−14.4) 		−25.8
(−14.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.8
(0.11) 		4.5
(0.18) 		10.7
(0.42) 		21.2
(0.83) 		50.3
(1.98) 		54.8
(2.16) 		76.3
(3.00) 		79.2
(3.12) 		50.4
(1.98) 		26.5
(1.04) 		4.7
(0.19) 		1.2
(0.05) 		382.6
(15.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.7 3.5 5.6 6.6 9.6 10.4 11.9 11.4 11.6 8.2 3.5 2.0 88
Average snowy days 6.7 6.0 6.1 2.5 0.2 0 0 0 0 1.9 4.4 4.2 32
Average relative humidity (%) 60 57 55 51 56 62 67 69 74 72 66 62 63
Mean monthly sunshine hours 185.4 189.8 213.0 229.0 248.6 240.5 247.3 232.3 178.0 187.1 192.5 199.8 2,543.3
Percent possible sunshine 59 61 57 58 57 55 56 56 49 54 63 66 58
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Demographics

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Ethnic minorities form just 1% of the counties population, most of them are Hui.[6]

Administrative divisions

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Yuzhong County is divided to 11 towns and 9 townships.[7]

Towns
  • Chengguan (城しろ关镇)
  • Xiaguanying (夏なつ官かん营镇)
  • Gaoya (高こう崖がけ镇)
  • Jinya (金きむ崖がけ镇)
  • Heping (和平わへい镇)
  • Gancaodian (甘草かんぞう店てん镇)
  • Qingcheng (青あお城じょう镇)
  • Dingyuan (定てい远镇)
  • Lianda (连搭镇)
  • Xinying (新しん营镇)
  • Gongjing (贡井镇)
Townships
  • Xiaokangying Township (小康しょうこう营乡)
  • Mapo Township (马坡乡)
  • Qingshuiyi Township (清水しみず驿乡)
  • Longquan Township (龙泉乡)
  • Weiying Township 韦营乡)
  • Zhonglianchuan Township (中ちゅう连川乡)
  • Yuanzicha Township (园子岔乡)
  • Shanghuacha Township (上うえ花はな岔乡)
  • Haxian Township (哈岘乡)

It is proposed that Yuzhong will be upgraded to Yuzhong District.[8]

Economy

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Until April 2019, it was a designated poverty stricken county, however due to its favorable location near Lanzhou, along important transportation axes, the county has rapidly developed industry and services sectors.[1] In 2023 it was revealed that the county government spent 900 million CNY on a vanity project consisting of an exhibition hall and park, which remained unused for several years.[9]

Jiuquan Iron & Steel has a major steel plant in Yuzhong producing 1.3 million tons of steel annually.[10]

Tourism

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Transport

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Highways
Railways

The Chongqing–Lanzhou railway passes through Yuzhong county, but does not have any stations within the county. The Lanzhou Metro is proposed to be extended to Yuzhong.

Education

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Educational institutes

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Several institutes of higher learning have (one of) their campuses in Yuzhong county.

Xiaguanying town
Heping town

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "兰州市し榆中县政府せいふ网站 人口じんこう区く划 榆中县基本きほん情じょう况介绍". lzyuzhong.gov.cn. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ Liu Junjen, "Zhongguo diming da sidian (Large Dictionary of Chinese geographical names)", Peking, 1930, p. 490
  3. ^ 施ほどこせ, 连山 (1997). "明あかり肃王墓ぼ考こう略りゃく". 西北せいほく史し地ち (4): 55–60. ISSN 1000-4076.
  4. ^ 中国ちゅうごく气象数すう据すえ网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. ^ 中国ちゅうごく气象数すう据すえ网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  6. ^ "人口じんこう区く划". lzyuzhong.gov.cn. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  7. ^ "统计用よう区く划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. ^ "兰州行政ぎょうせい区く划调整せい脚あし步ふ渐近：榆中县撤县设区く"即そく将はた正式せいしき批复"". j.eastday.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  9. ^ 林はやし郁いく婷 (1 August 2023). "甘肅かんせい榆中花はな39億おく蓋ぶた蚊か子こ館かん　連れん當地とうち人じん也沒去さ過か". ETToday.
  10. ^ Ho, Puay-Peng (2003). Jiuquan. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t044886.
  11. ^ "Xinglong Mountain National Natural Reserve".

See also

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