Gaozhou
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Gaozhou
高州市 Kochow | ||
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Postal code 525200 | ||
Area code | 0668 | |
Website | www.gaozhou.gov.cn |
Gaozhou | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Gāozhōu | | |
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Yale Romanization | Kochow |
Gaozhou is a
ancestral home of Leo Ku
.
History
Gaozhou is a historically important city in
Counties.[3] After the Chinese Civil War
, it was placed under the administration of Maoming as Gaozhou County and then promoted to county-level city status in 1993.
Administration
Administratively, Gaozhou is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the provincial-level city Maoming in Guangdong Province. The city of Gaozhou consists of five districts (Panzhou, Shanmei, Baoguang, Shizailing, and Jinshan); the county includes another 23 towns.
Geography
Gaozhou is located 420 km (260 mi) away from Shenzhen and Guangzhou, 450 km (280 mi) away from Hong Kong.
Transportation
Climate
Climate data for Gaozhou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.7 (101.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
38.7 (101.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
19.8 (67.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.4 (1.75) |
45.0 (1.77) |
65.6 (2.58) |
143.8 (5.66) |
245.3 (9.66) |
338.0 (13.31) |
270.5 (10.65) |
303.7 (11.96) |
175.7 (6.92) |
70.3 (2.77) |
37.3 (1.47) |
35.8 (1.41) |
1,775.4 (69.91) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.0 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 16.1 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 19.6 | 13.9 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 145 |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
78 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 81 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 111.1 | 85.0 | 69.5 | 96.3 | 150.2 | 152.3 | 195.0 | 185.7 | 181.5 | 196.2 | 165.4 | 145.9 | 1,734.1 |
Percent possible sunshine | 33 | 26 | 19 | 25 | 37 | 38 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 39 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |
See also
References
- ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "Maoming Economic and Social Development Report". Bureau of Statistics of Gaozhou. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- ^ Gützlaff, Charles (1838), China Opened, p. 527.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kochow.
- Gaozhou government website (in Chinese)
- Guangdong Statistical Yearbook (in Chinese and English)