Changshou, Chongqing

Coordinates: 29°57′48″N 107°06′47″E / 29.9633°N 107.113°E / 29.9633; 107.113
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Changshou
长寿区
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Changshou (

Yuzhong District
of downtown Chongqing.

Administrative divisions

Changshou District administers 14 townships and 4 subdistricts,[1] with a total area of 1,415 km2 (546 sq mi).

Name
S
)
Hanyu Pinyin
Population (2010)[2] Area (km2)
Fengcheng Subdistrict 凤城街道 Fèngchéng Jiēdào 175,576 72.7
Yanjia Subdistrict 晏家街道 Yànjiā Jiēdào 72,825 95
Jiangnan Subdistrict 江南街道 Jiāngnán Jiēdào 21,509 68.8
Duzhou Subdistrict 渡舟街道 Dùzhōu Jiēdào 51,888 114
Bake Subdistrict 八颗街道 Bākē Jiēdào 36,698 99.25
Xinshi Subdistrict 新市街道 Xīnshì Jiēdào 21,578 37
Linfeng
town
邻封镇 Línfēng Zhèn 23,868 55
Dandu town 但渡镇 Dàndù Zhèn 14,497 57
Yunji town 云集镇 Yúnjí Zhèn 27,564 115.32
Changshouhu town 长寿湖镇 Chángshòuhú Zhèn 37,839 104.53
Shuanglong town 双龙镇 Shuānglóng Zhèn 29,213 57
Longhe town 龙河镇 Lónghé Zhèn 35,561 89.9
Shiyan town 石堰镇 Shíyàn Zhèn 48,193 101.78
Yuntai town 云台镇 Yúntái Zhèn 40,328 87.32
Haitang town 海棠镇 Hǎitáng Zhèn 24,252 46
Gelan town 葛兰镇 Gélán Zhèn 55,938 47.5
Honghu town 洪湖镇 Hónghú Zhèn 30,426 103.65
Wanshun town 万顺镇 Wànshùn Zhèn 22,256 57

History

Changshou has a history of 2300 years.

  • In 316 BC, a Zhi county was established.
  • In 226 AD, it was renamed Jiangzhou county.
  • In 519, it was renamed as Lewen county.
  • In 1362, it was renamed as Changshou county.
  • In 1959, Changshou County was put under the administration of Chongqing city.
  • In 2002, Changshou County was changed into Changshou District and it is a
    district in Chongqing
    city.

Population

Until the end of 2013, there are 369321 households, the total population is 906732. Among them, the non-agriculture population is 310531, agriculture population is 596201.[3]

Geography

Changshou is located in 106°49’22” E – 107°27’30”E of longitude and 29°43’ N – 30°12’30”N of latitude, and is 56.56 km (35.14 mi) wide from south to north, and 57.5 km (35.7 mi) long from east to west. The altitude in the area is between 154 to 1,034.2 m (505 to 3,393 ft)[citation needed]. Changshou is classified as shallow hill area, slopes in the area are relatively smooth.

Climate

Climate data for Changshou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.8
(64.0)
23.9
(75.0)
31.9
(89.4)
35.0
(95.0)
36.4
(97.5)
37.0
(98.6)
40.0
(104.0)
42.3
(108.1)
42.0
(107.6)
34.7
(94.5)
29.3
(84.7)
17.4
(63.3)
42.3
(108.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)
12.4
(54.3)
17.3
(63.1)
22.7
(72.9)
26.1
(79.0)
28.7
(83.7)
32.9
(91.2)
33.2
(91.8)
27.9
(82.2)
21.4
(70.5)
16.5
(61.7)
10.6
(51.1)
21.6
(70.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8)
9.4
(48.9)
13.4
(56.1)
18.3
(64.9)
21.7
(71.1)
24.6
(76.3)
28.2
(82.8)
28.2
(82.8)
23.8
(74.8)
18.2
(64.8)
13.7
(56.7)
8.4
(47.1)
17.9
(64.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
7.3
(45.1)
10.7
(51.3)
15.1
(59.2)
18.5
(65.3)
21.6
(70.9)
24.5
(76.1)
24.3
(75.7)
20.7
(69.3)
16.1
(61.0)
11.7
(53.1)
6.9
(44.4)
15.2
(59.4)
Record low °C (°F) −1.1
(30.0)
−0.1
(31.8)
0.5
(32.9)
5.5
(41.9)
10.0
(50.0)
14.8
(58.6)
18.6
(65.5)
18.0
(64.4)
13.4
(56.1)
6.2
(43.2)
2.7
(36.9)
−2.0
(28.4)
−2.0
(28.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20.8
(0.82)
23.9
(0.94)
57.1
(2.25)
104.3
(4.11)
175.2
(6.90)
187.9
(7.40)
134.6
(5.30)
129.4
(5.09)
117.4
(4.62)
110.6
(4.35)
59.1
(2.33)
25.2
(0.99)
1,145.5
(45.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.8 9.3 11.7 14.4 16.9 15.5 11.4 11.8 12.4 16.4 11.6 10.8 152
Average snowy days 0.5 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1
Average
relative humidity
(%)
84 81 77 78 80 82 75 72 78 85 86 87 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 33.7 46.2 87.2 112.5 110.8 105.1 184.7 194.2 114.1 64.8 51.9 28.7 1,133.9
Percent possible sunshine 10 15 23 29 26 25 43 48 31 19 16 9 25
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Transportation

railway bridge
.

Changshou District is 50 kilometers away from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.[citation needed]

Economy

  • In 2006, the total annual
    CNY
    8.8 billion.

Tourism

Famous tourist attractions include

Lake Changshou
, which is a man-made lake of 60 km2 (23 sq mi); Changshou Ancient Town; Puti Mountain and Dongling Temple.

Mount Puti is a tourist attraction in the district.

Special Local Product

  • Changshou Grapefruit
  • Changshou Rice Noodle
  • Blood Tofu

Sister city

Notes

  1. ^ "重庆市长寿区人民政府-行政区划". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  2. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link
    )
  3. ^ http://cs.cq.gov.cn/zjcs/12/
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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