Jiayuguan City

Coordinates: 39°46′24″N 98°17′18″E / 39.7732°N 98.2882°E / 39.7732; 98.2882
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Jiayuguan
嘉峪关市
Chia-yü-kuan
Postal code
735100
ISO 3166 codeCN-GS-02
Websitewww.jyg.gansu.gov.cn

Jiayuguan (simplified Chinese: 嘉峪关; traditional Chinese: 嘉峪關; pinyin: Jiāyùguān Shì ) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Gansu province, with a population of 312,663 as of the 2020 census. Compared with the 231,853 people in the sixth national census in 2010, there was an increase of 80,810 people, with an average annual increase of 3.04%.[3] Its built-up (or metro) area was home to 768,274 inhabitants made of Jiayuguan City and Suzhou urban district of Jiuquan City now being conurbated.[4] It is named after the nearby Jiayu Pass, the largest and most intact pass of the Great Wall of China.

Jiayuguan is a major industrial city. In 1958, Jiuquan Iron and Steel Works established in Jiuquan,

prefecture-level division
of Gansu. It is also one of the four prefecture-level cities which has no districts.

The fortress at Jiayuguan is situated at the end of the portion of the

Ming Dynasty, in the 14th century.[6]

Administration

Jiayuguan Fort at sunset

As 2019, Jiayuguan City is underdivided 3 towns.[7]

Towns
  • Xincheng(新城镇)
  • Yuquan(峪泉镇)
  • Wenshu(文殊镇)

Jiayuguan is divided into 2 subdistricts and 3 towns.

Map
Name
Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin
Xiongguan Subdistrict 雄关街道 Xióngguān Jiēdào
Gangcheng Subdistrict 长城街道 Gāngchéng Jiēdào
Xincheng town 新城镇 Xīnchéng Zhèn
Yuquan town 峪泉镇 Yùquán Zhèn
Wenshu town 文殊镇 Wénshū Zhèn

Transport

Jiayuguan is served by

Jiayuguan-Ceke Railways. A 69-km-long branch railway, the Jiajing Railway
(嘉镜铁路), runs from Jiayuguan to Jingtieshan (镜铁山矿区).

Jiayuguan is served by the Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport that offers direct air services to Xi'an on Shanghai Airlines and Beijing on Air China.

Climate

Jiayuguan has a cool arid climate (Köppen BWk), in common with most of northwestern China. Summers feature pleasant mornings and very warm afternoons, whilst winters are freezing to frigid though with essentially no snow due to the extreme aridity produced by the Siberian High.

Climate data for Jiayuguan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2
(28)
3
(38)
11
(51)
17
(63)
22
(72)
27
(81)
29
(84)
28
(83)
23
(73)
16
(60)
6
(42)
0
(32)
15
(59)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −16
(3)
−12
(11)
−4
(25)
2
(36)
8
(46)
13
(55)
15
(59)
14
(58)
8
(47)
1
(33)
−7
(20)
−13
(9)
1
(34)
Average precipitation cm (inches) 0
(0)
0.25
(0.1)
0.51
(0.2)
0.51
(0.2)
0.76
(0.3)
1.0
(0.4)
1.8
(0.7)
2.8
(1.1)
0.51
(0.2)
0
(0)
0.25
(0.1)
0.25
(0.1)
8.64
(3.4)
Source: Weatherbase [8]

References

  1. ^ "China: Gānsù (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. .
  3. ^ "嘉峪关市第七次全国人口普查公报". tjj.jyg.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  4. ^ "China: Gānsù (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  5. ^ This is the old administrative division. In 1958, Jiuquan County and Jinta County were merged to form the prefecture-level Jiuquan City (It is different from prefecture-level Jiuquan City today) until 1961.
  6. OCLC 643483454
    .
  7. ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  8. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Jiayuguan, China". 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

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