Wutai County
County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Wutai County
五台县
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Xiantong Temple
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Location in Xinzhou
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Coordinates (Wutai County government): 38°43′42″N 113°15′19″E / 38.7283°N 113.2553°E / 38.7283; 113.2553 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Xinzhou |
Area
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• Total | 2,865 km 2 (1,106 sq mi) |
Population
(2018)
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• Total | 307,200 |
• Density | 110/km 2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard ) |
Postal code |
035500
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Website | http://www.wutai.gov.cn/ |
Wutai County ( Chinese : 五台县 ; pinyin : Wǔtái Xiàn ) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinzhou , in the northeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Hebei province to the east. It is named after Mount Wutai , which is located within its borders. It was the birthplace of Chinese Warlord and General Yan Xishan . The county spans an area of 2,865 square kilometers, and has a permanent population of 307,200 as of 2018. [1] [2]
Geography
Wutai County is located in northeastern Shanxi Province under the administration of Xinzhou . [1] The county has an average altitude of 1,200 metres, with a low point of 640 meters at the intersection of the Qingshui River and the Hutou River , and a high point of 3,058 metres at Mount Wutai . [1]
Climate
Climate data for Wutai (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) |
−0.3
(31.5) |
3.3
(37.9) |
9.1
(48.4) |
17.4
(63.3) |
23.2
(73.8) |
26.7
(80.1) |
27.8
(82.0) |
26.0
(78.8) |
22.0
(71.6) |
16.1
(61.0) |
7.8
(46.0) |
1.2
(34.2) |
15.0
(59.1) |
Average low °C (°F) |
−16.7
(1.9) |
−12.4
(9.7) |
−6.1
(21.0) |
0.8
(33.4) |
7.2
(45.0) |
11.9
(53.4) |
15.1
(59.2) |
13.4
(56.1) |
7.1
(44.8) |
0.6
(33.1) |
−7.4
(18.7) |
−14.1
(6.6) |
−0.1
(31.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) |
2.6
(0.10) |
4.9
(0.19) |
12.8
(0.50) |
18.6
(0.73) |
43.7
(1.72) |
71.0
(2.80) |
133.4
(5.25) |
118.5
(4.67) |
59.7
(2.35) |
25.9
(1.02) |
9.7
(0.38) |
2.9
(0.11) |
503.7
(19.82) |
Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA [3] |
Administrative divisions
Wutai County is divided into 5 towns , 11 townships , and 1 county resident's office. [4] The county government is seated in the town of Taicheng [ zh ] . [1]
Towns
The county's 5 towns are Taicheng, Gengzhen [ zh ] , Doucun [ zh ] , Baijiazhuang [ zh ] , and Dongye . [4]
Townships
The county's 11 townships are Gounan Township [ zh ] , Donglei Township [ zh ] , Gaohongkou Township [ zh ] , Menxianshi Township [ zh ] , Chenjiazhuang Township [ zh ] , Jian'an Township [ zh ] , Shenxi Township [ zh ] , Jiangfang Township , Lingjing Township [ zh ] , Yangbai Township [ zh ] , and Rucun Township [ zh ] . [4]
Wutai County Resident Office
The county is also home to the Wutai County Resident Office ( 五台县居民办事处 ), which functions as a township-level division of the county. [4]
Demographics
Of the county's 307,200 permanent residents, 126,200 (41.08%) lived in urban areas as of 2018, whereas the remaining 181,000 (58.92%) lived in rural areas. [2]
Wutai County has a per capita disposable income of 12,838 Yuan , with urban residents averaging 26,643 Yuan and rural residents averaging 6,787 Yuan. [2] The Engel Coefficient for urban households is 27.6%, and is 32.1% for rural households. [2]
Economy
The county reported a GDP of 4.953 billion Yuan in 2018, of which, 0.536 billion (10.83%) came from the county's primary sector , 1.789 billion (36.11%) came from the county's secondary sector , and 2.628 billion (53.06%) came from the county's tertiary sector . [2] In 2018, Wutai County recorded 676.90 million Yuan in tax revenue and 1.99 billion Yuan in retail sales. [2] Real estate investment and sales totaled 236 million Yuan in 2018, a 36.4% increase from 2017. [2]
Agriculture
Major agricultural products in the county include corn , wheat , millet , and beans . [2]
Industry
Major industries in the county include coal mining , magnesium alloys , and power generation . [2]
Education
As of 2018, the county had 5,253 pre-school students, 14,954 primary school students, 9,076 junior high students, 4,512 standard secondary school students, and 1,998 vocational secondary school students. [2] That year, Wutai County had 21 kindergartens, 28 primary schools, 24 standard junior high schools, 3 standard secondary schools, and 1 vocational secondary school. [2]
Culture
The county is home to a number of cultural sights, including a number of historic temples. [1] Major sights include Mount Wutai , Foguang Temple , Zunsheng Temple , Nanchan Temple , Xiantong Temple , Guangji Temple [ zh ] , Yanqing Temple , Shuxiang Temple , Jinge Temple , Bishan Temple , Yuanzhao Temple , Nanshan Temple [ zh ] , Pusading , Tayuan Temple , the Former Residence of Xu Xiangqian [ zh ] , and the Former headquarters of the Jinchaji Military Command [ zh ] . [1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 五台县概况地图 . xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-10-19. Archived from the original on 2020-07-08 . Retrieved 2020-07-08 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 五台县2018年统计公报 . Wutai County People's Government (in Chinese). 2019-08-07. Archived from the original on 2020-07-08 . Retrieved 2020-07-08 .
- ↑ 1981年-2010年(五台)月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA . Retrieved 25 November 2022 .
- 1 2 3 4 2019年统计用区划代码 . stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-07-09 . Retrieved 2020-07-09 .
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