Wenshan City
County-level city in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
Wenshan
文山市 ·
Vwnzsanh Si
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Hemimorphite
from Wenshan Mine
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Location of Wenshan City (pink) within Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) and Yunnan
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Coordinates (Wenshan City government): 23°23′13″N 104°13′59″E / 23.387°N 104.233°E / 23.387; 104.233 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Yunnan |
Autonomous prefecture | Wenshan |
Area | |
• Total | 4,500 km 2 (1,700 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 481,504 |
• Density | 110/km 2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard ) |
Postal code |
663000
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Area code | 0876 |
Website | http://www.37.gov.cn/ |
Wenshan ( Chinese : 文山市 ; pinyin : Wénshān Shì ; Zhuang : Vwnzsanh Si ) is a city in and the seat of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture , in the southeast of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. It once was a county ( Wenshan County ; 文山县 ), but on 2 December 2010, with the approval of the PRC State Council , it was upgraded to a county-level city .
Administrative divisions
In the present, Wenshan City has 3 subdistricts, 7 towns, 2 townships and 5 ethnic townships. [1]
- 3 subdistricts
- 7 towns
- 2 townships
- 5 ethnic townships
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- Former
- Longxi Township ( 龙溪乡 ), Xiacun Township ( 下村乡 )
Economy
One of the largest companies based in Wenshan County is the electric power supplier Yunnan Wenshan Electric Power Co., Ltd. It is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange .
The Wenshan Zinc Mine is known for producing world class, deep blue hemimorphite specimens. [2]
Wenshan is a producer of 'Sanchi', a plant with medicinal properties which grows away from daylight under huge plastic sheets.
Climate
Due to its low latitude tempered by its high elevation, Wenshan has a mild humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cwa ) with short, mild, dry winters and warm, rainy summers. Wenshan is situated in the so-called 'Valley of Eternal Spring'. Because it is on a plateau, temperatures are quite constant throughout the year, with more precipitations during the summer months.
Climate data for Wenshan City (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) |
27.8
(82.0) |
32.6
(90.7) |
33.2
(91.8) |
35.2
(95.4) |
35.9
(96.6) |
34.2
(93.6) |
33.1
(91.6) |
33.6
(92.5) |
32.6
(90.7) |
30.4
(86.7) |
29.0
(84.2) |
29.1
(84.4) |
35.9
(96.6) |
Average high °C (°F) |
17.6
(63.7) |
20.2
(68.4) |
24.1
(75.4) |
27.2
(81.0) |
27.8
(82.0) |
28.2
(82.8) |
27.9
(82.2) |
27.8
(82.0) |
26.6
(79.9) |
23.8
(74.8) |
21.1
(70.0) |
18.1
(64.6) |
24.2
(75.6) |
Average low °C (°F) |
7.7
(45.9) |
9.4
(48.9) |
12.3
(54.1) |
16.0
(60.8) |
18.3
(64.9) |
20.0
(68.0) |
20.0
(68.0) |
19.4
(66.9) |
17.9
(64.2) |
15.7
(60.3) |
11.6
(52.9) |
8.0
(46.4) |
14.7
(58.4) |
Record low °C (°F) |
−2.9
(26.8) |
−0.4
(31.3) |
0.5
(32.9) |
5.6
(42.1) |
10.0
(50.0) |
13.4
(56.1) |
14.3
(57.7) |
13.7
(56.7) |
10.5
(50.9) |
4.2
(39.6) |
1.0
(33.8) |
−3.0
(26.6) |
−3.0
(26.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) |
15.2
(0.60) |
18.1
(0.71) |
32.2
(1.27) |
57.8
(2.28) |
105.0
(4.13) |
140.5
(5.53) |
198.6
(7.82) |
175.3
(6.90) |
109.6
(4.31) |
61.0
(2.40) |
47.9
(1.89) |
13.5
(0.53) |
974.7
(38.37) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 14.0 | 17.7 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 136.9 |
Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 160.0 | 174.7 | 206.2 | 221.1 | 209.7 | 161.6 | 150.2 | 156.3 | 153.9 | 139.9 | 169.2 | 157.7 | 2,060.5 |
Percent possible sunshine | 47 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 51 | 40 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 39 | 52 | 48 | 47 |
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, humidity, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020) [3] [4] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Weather China [5] |
Transport
References
- ↑ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . Retrieved 2021-12-07 .
- ↑ Wenshan Mine at Mindat.org
- ↑ 1981年-2010年(文山)月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA . Retrieved 29 November 2022 .
- ↑ "中国气象数据网" (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration . Retrieved 10 April 2023 .
- ↑ 文山 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Simplified Chinese). Weather China . Retrieved 21 November 2022 .
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