Wuzhong District (simplified Chinese: 吴中区; traditional Chinese: 吳中區; pinyin: Wúzhōng Qū) is one of five urban districts of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. It has a land area of 770 km2 (300 sq mi) and had a population of 590,000 in 2001.
Wuzhong
吴中区 | |
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![]() Wuzhong District in August 2015 | |
Coordinates: 31°10′42″N 120°24′38″E / 31.1783°N 120.4106°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jiangsu |
Prefecture-level city | Suzhou |
Area | |
• Total | 745 km2 (288 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,124,400 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 215000 |
Website | http://www.szwz.gov.cn/ |
Administrative divisions
editIn the present, Wuzhong District has 8 subdistricts and 7 towns.[1]
- 8 subdistricts
- 7 towns
Climate
editClimate data for Wuzhong District (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 99.8 (3.93) |
95.0 (3.74) |
129.3 (5.09) |
120.8 (4.76) |
92.1 (3.63) |
162.1 (6.38) |
92.1 (3.63) |
112.6 (4.43) |
122.3 (4.81) |
123.1 (4.85) |
94.9 (3.74) |
88.6 (3.49) |
1,332.7 (52.48) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.2 | 10.8 | 13.8 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 13.9 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 131.8 |
Average snowy days | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 74 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 108.8 | 111.5 | 139.0 | 162.0 | 166.1 | 120.5 | 192.4 | 190.4 | 154.5 | 147.3 | 127.7 | 127.2 | 1,747.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 34 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 39 | 29 | 45 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] |
Climate data for Dongshanzhen, Suzhou (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) | 7.5 (45.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.2 (3.04) |
70.1 (2.76) |
103.1 (4.06) |
82.6 (3.25) |
106.5 (4.19) |
206.5 (8.13) |
150.2 (5.91) |
148.7 (5.85) |
84.8 (3.34) |
66.3 (2.61) |
57.2 (2.25) |
48.7 (1.92) |
1,201.9 (47.31) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.1 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 129.5 |
Average snowy days | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 7.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 77 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 112.0 | 117.0 | 140.4 | 166.7 | 175.4 | 137.7 | 210.2 | 209.6 | 171.2 | 166.6 | 134.5 | 130.3 | 1,871.6 |
Percent possible sunshine | 35 | 37 | 38 | 43 | 41 | 33 | 49 | 52 | 47 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 42 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "苏州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
External links
edit- Official website of Wuzhong District (in Chinese)