Dangshan County

Coordinates: 34°26′28″N 116°22′05″E / 34.441°N 116.368°E / 34.441; 116.368
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Dangshan
砀山县
Postal code
235300

Dangshan County (simplified Chinese: 砀山县; traditional Chinese: 碭山縣; pinyin: Dàngshān Xiàn) is a county in the far north of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Suzhou city. It is famous for fruits (pear, peach, plum and watermelon).

Administrative divisions

Dangshan County administers 13

township-level divisions.[1]

Towns

Dangshan County's 13 towns are as follows:[1]

Other township-level divisions

Dangshan County has the following 3 areas which function as township-level divisions:[1]

Climate

Climate data for Dangshan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8)
26.1
(79.0)
28.6
(83.5)
34.0
(93.2)
37.7
(99.9)
38.9
(102.0)
39.6
(103.3)
39.3
(102.7)
36.1
(97.0)
34.7
(94.5)
27.3
(81.1)
20.7
(69.3)
39.6
(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9)
9.3
(48.7)
15.1
(59.2)
21.6
(70.9)
26.7
(80.1)
31.0
(87.8)
31.9
(89.4)
30.7
(87.3)
27.0
(80.6)
21.9
(71.4)
14.3
(57.7)
7.6
(45.7)
20.2
(68.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7)
3.8
(38.8)
9.3
(48.7)
15.5
(59.9)
20.8
(69.4)
25.3
(77.5)
27.3
(81.1)
26.1
(79.0)
21.5
(70.7)
15.5
(59.9)
8.5
(47.3)
2.3
(36.1)
14.7
(58.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.3
(26.1)
−0.4
(31.3)
4.3
(39.7)
10.0
(50.0)
15.4
(59.7)
20.3
(68.5)
23.7
(74.7)
22.7
(72.9)
17.4
(63.3)
10.7
(51.3)
4.1
(39.4)
−1.5
(29.3)
10.3
(50.5)
Record low °C (°F) −14.4
(6.1)
−13.2
(8.2)
−7.1
(19.2)
−1.5
(29.3)
4.0
(39.2)
11.5
(52.7)
16.2
(61.2)
11.8
(53.2)
7.1
(44.8)
−0.6
(30.9)
−9.4
(15.1)
−14.4
(6.1)
−14.4
(6.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14.6
(0.57)
20.3
(0.80)
27.5
(1.08)
39.3
(1.55)
62.5
(2.46)
95.6
(3.76)
186.8
(7.35)
165.6
(6.52)
69.3
(2.73)
37.3
(1.47)
34.5
(1.36)
14.7
(0.58)
768
(30.23)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.9 4.6 4.7 6.3 7.4 7.1 11.7 10.7 7.9 5.6 5.8 4.0 79.7
Average snowy days 3.5 2.8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 1.6 9.7
Average
relative humidity
(%)
70 66 63 66 70 70 81 84 80 75 72 70 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 137.0 143.8 184.2 212.1 225.3 209.9 194.7 184.8 173.5 174.3 151.1 142.0 2,132.7
Percent possible sunshine 43 46 49 54 52 49 45 45 47 50 49 47 48
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Economy

Dangshan calls itself "China's pear capital", and is home to the ‘Dangshan Su’ pear variety.[4][5][6][7] Pears and other fruits are canned and juiced, both domestically and for export.[8][9]

A disabled young woman entrepreneur has increased local pear sales by selling online.[4][10]

Transportation

The Dangshan South railway station of the Zhengzhou–Xuzhou high-speed railway opened in 2016.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c 2020年统计用区划代码(砀山县) [2020 Statistical Division Codes (Dangshan County)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b 李齐. "Peach of an idea sees pears sold online - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
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  8. ^ "Dangshan Zhanwang Cannery - Canned fruits (Pear,Peach, Apricot)". www.21food.com. 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  9. ^ "Chinese FDA Looks Into Charges that Juice Makers Used Rotten Fruit". Food Safety News. 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  10. ^ "Paralyzed young woman rebuilds her life, becoming an inspirational entrepreneur". Xinhua. October 25, 2019. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  11. ^ 郑徐高铁昨日开通 中国高铁迈入2万公里新时代. news.163.com (in Chinese). 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2018-08-11.

34°26′28″N 116°22′05″E / 34.441°N 116.368°E / 34.441; 116.368