Wenshang County
Wenshang County
汶上县 | |
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 A pagoda in Wenshang | |
 Location in Jining | |
  Wenshang Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 35°43′59″N 116°29′20″E / 35.733°N 116.489°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Jining |
| Area | |
• Total | 877 km2 (339 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (142 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 824,710 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 272500 |
Wenshang County (simplified Chinese: 汶上县; traditional Chinese: 汶上縣; pinyin: Wénshàng Xiàn) is a county of southwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Jining City. The population was 725,971 in 1999.[2]
History
[edit]The northern area of Wenshang County was the state of Cheng (郕) during the Zhou dynasty in the first millennium BC. In some Chinese legends, it was the location where Jie, the last king of the Xia, was caught and deposed by Wuzi after the Battle of Mingtiao, initiating the Shang under its King Tang c. 1600 BC.
Administrative divisions
[edit]As of 2012, this county is divided to 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 6 townships.[3]
- Subdistricts
- Wenshang Subdistrict (汶上街道)
- Zhongdu Subdistrict (中都街道)
- Towns
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- Townships
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Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Wenshang, elevation 42 m (138 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) | 16.0 (60.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
39.9 (103.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
36.8 (98.2) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.2 (97.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
19.9 (67.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
14.0 (57.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
2.6 (36.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.2 (0.24) |
11.3 (0.44) |
15.2 (0.60) |
35.6 (1.40) |
54.5 (2.15) |
83.3 (3.28) |
164.5 (6.48) |
142.3 (5.60) |
62.3 (2.45) |
31.2 (1.23) |
28.8 (1.13) |
8.2 (0.32) |
643.4 (25.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 69.4 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 8.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 60 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 79 | 83 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 143.6 | 151.0 | 197.4 | 223.4 | 244.1 | 218.2 | 192.9 | 191.5 | 183.8 | 180.6 | 153.4 | 145.4 | 2,225.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 46 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 44 | 46 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "China : Population - ceicdata.com". ceicdata. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ^ 济宁市-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 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
