Putuo District, Zhoushan
District in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
Putuo
普陀区
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Coordinates: 29°54′N 122°23′E / 29.900°N 122.383°E / 29.900; 122.383 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Zhejiang |
Prefecture-level city | Zhoushan |
Area
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• Total | 55.53 km 2 (21.44 sq mi) |
Population
(2017)
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• Total | 1,284,700 |
• Density | 23,000/km 2 (60,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard ) |
Postal code |
200333
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For the district in Shanghai, see
Putuo District, Shanghai
. For other places, see
Putuo
.
Putuo
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Chinese | 普陀 | |||||
Postal | Puto | |||||
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Putuo District is a district of Zhoushan City, Zhejiang , China with a population of 378,805.
The district used to be a county. In 1987, it was combined with the neighbouring county of Dinghai to form the city of Zhoushan.
Basic Information
- District Seat: Shenjiamen Sub-District
- Population: 378,805 [1] as of November 1, 2010
- Area: 6,730 km 2 (2,600 sq mi) ( 459 km 2 or 177 sq mi terrestrial, 6,271 km 2 or 2,421 sq mi marine)
- Population Density: 825/km 2 (2,140/sq mi)
- Gross Domestic Product: 24.6 billion yuan [2] as of 2011
- Per capita GDP: 64,941 yuan (approximately 10,443 US Dollars)
Geography
Putuo District occupies the southeastern part of Zhoushan archipelago. It includes the eastern end of the archipelago Zhoushan Island , which is the largest island of the archipelago, and many dozens of smaller islands. Among them:
- the small, but famous Putuo Island ( Putuo Shan , i.e. "Mount Putuo"). Putuo Island with nearby small islets is administratively organized as Putuo Town within Putuo District.
- Zhujiajian Island ( 朱家尖 ), connected to Zhoushan Island by a bridge, and administratively organized as Zhujiajian Town.
- Dengbu Island , organized as an eponymous township
- Mayi Island (literally, "Ant Island"), organized as an eponymous township
- Zhongjieshan Island Chain ( 中街山列岛 ), organized as Dongji .
- many others, with half a dozen towns and townships on them
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts: [3]
- Shenjiamen Subdistrict (沈家门街道), Goushan Subdistrict (勾山街道), Donggang Subdistrict (东港街道), Zhanmao Subdistrict (展茅街道), Zhujiajian Subdistrict (朱家尖街道)
Towns:
Townships:
- Baisha Township (白沙乡), Dengbu Township (登步乡), Mayidao Township (蚂蚁岛乡)
Climate
Climate data for Putuo (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) |
21.5
(70.7) |
23.9
(75.0) |
28.9
(84.0) |
29.9
(85.8) |
29.7
(85.5) |
32.9
(91.2) |
38.1
(100.6) |
36.0
(96.8) |
36.1
(97.0) |
31.8
(89.2) |
27.2
(81.0) |
23.4
(74.1) |
38.1
(100.6) |
Average high °C (°F) |
9.3
(48.7) |
10.1
(50.2) |
12.9
(55.2) |
17.7
(63.9) |
22.2
(72.0) |
25.7
(78.3) |
30.0
(86.0) |
30.6
(87.1) |
27.2
(81.0) |
22.9
(73.2) |
18.0
(64.4) |
12.4
(54.3) |
19.9
(67.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) |
6.2
(43.2) |
6.9
(44.4) |
9.6
(49.3) |
14.0
(57.2) |
18.6
(65.5) |
22.5
(72.5) |
26.4
(79.5) |
27.1
(80.8) |
24.2
(75.6) |
19.9
(67.8) |
14.9
(58.8) |
9.0
(48.2) |
16.6
(61.9) |
Average low °C (°F) |
3.7
(38.7) |
4.4
(39.9) |
7.0
(44.6) |
11.3
(52.3) |
16.1
(61.0) |
20.3
(68.5) |
24.1
(75.4) |
24.7
(76.5) |
22.0
(71.6) |
17.6
(63.7) |
12.4
(54.3) |
6.5
(43.7) |
14.2
(57.5) |
Record low °C (°F) |
−5.7
(21.7) |
−3.6
(25.5) |
−1.5
(29.3) |
3.3
(37.9) |
8.3
(46.9) |
12.5
(54.5) |
18.3
(64.9) |
19.0
(66.2) |
15.5
(59.9) |
6.8
(44.2) |
1.1
(34.0) |
−5.4
(22.3) |
−5.7
(21.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) |
69.5
(2.74) |
75.7
(2.98) |
135.0
(5.31) |
112.2
(4.42) |
118.3
(4.66) |
165.9
(6.53) |
96.3
(3.79) |
123.3
(4.85) |
162.2
(6.39) |
95.5
(3.76) |
78.9
(3.11) |
59.2
(2.33) |
1,292
(50.87) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.8 | 11.5 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 16.6 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 146.7 |
Average snowy days | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 79 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 79 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 113.1 | 113.1 | 133.8 | 157.5 | 162.4 | 121.4 | 236.6 | 234.3 | 179.2 | 176.4 | 125.5 | 129.9 | 1,883.2 |
Percent possible sunshine | 35 | 36 | 36 | 41 | 38 | 29 | 55 | 58 | 49 | 50 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020) [4] [5] |
Sister cities
References
- ↑ "2008ÖÛɽͳ¼ÆÄê¼ø" . Archived from the original on 2013-11-07 . Retrieved 2013-01-31 .
- ↑ "舟山普陀区简介--浙江频道--人民网" . Archived from the original on 2013-02-19 . Retrieved 2013-01-31 .
- ↑ "舟山市-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 25 June 2023 .
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration . Retrieved 25 June 2023 .