Jiayuguan City
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Jiayuguan
嘉峪关市 Chia-yü-kuan | ||
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Postal code 735100 | ||
ISO 3166 code | CN-GS-02 | |
Website | www |
Jiayuguan (simplified Chinese: 嘉峪关市; traditional Chinese: 嘉峪關市; 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,
The fortress at Jiayuguan is situated at the end of the portion of the
Administration
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.
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Name | Chinese
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Hanyu Pinyin
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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 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 | |||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "China: Gānsù (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ISBN 978-7-5037-7894-0.
- ^ "嘉峪关市第七次全国人口普查公报". tjj.jyg.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ "China: Gānsù (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ 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.
- OCLC 643483454.
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Jiayuguan, China". 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
External links
- Jiayuguan travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Official website, City of Jiayuguan