Qingtongxia

Coordinates: 37°53′06″N 105°59′27″E / 37.88500°N 105.99083°E / 37.88500; 105.99083
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Qingtongxia
青铜峡市 · ٿٍْ‌طْوثِيَا شِ
China Standard
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Train station sign

Qingtongxia (

Wuzhong. It is located on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yellow River, opposite and a bit upstream of Wuzhong main urban area, and borders Inner Mongolia
to the west.

Qingtongxia had 264,717 residents in 2010. Many[

Muslim
.

Places of interest

On the bank of the Yellow River outside the city of Qingtongxia is the site of

108 Buddhist stupas which were constructed during the Western Xia
period.

Economy

Qingtongxia Dam on the Yellow River (37°53′05″N 105°59′25″E / 37.88472°N 105.99028°E / 37.88472; 105.99028) is located in Qingtongxia. A major irrigation canal branches off the river near the dam and runs north.

Administrative divisions

Qingtongxia City has 1 subdistrict, 8 towns and 1 farm.[1]

1 subdistrict
  • Yumin (裕民街道, ۋِمٍ ڭِيَ‌دَوْ)
7 towns
  • Xiaoba (小坝镇, ثِيَوْبَا جٍ)
  • Chenyuantan (陈袁滩镇, چٍ‌یُوًاتًا جٍ)
  • Xiakou (峡口镇, ثِيَاکِوْ جٍ)
  • Qujing (瞿靖镇, ٿِيُوِڭٍْ جٍ)
  • Yesheng (叶盛镇, يَ‌شٍْ جٍ)
  • Qingtongxia (青铜峡镇, ٿٍْ‌طْوثِيًا جٍ)
  • Daba (大坝镇, دَابَا جٍ)
  • Shaogang (邵岗镇)
1 other

Climate

Climate data for Qingtongxia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.3
(54.1)
21.8
(71.2)
27.4
(81.3)
35.5
(95.9)
35.9
(96.6)
36.5
(97.7)
37.7
(99.9)
35.6
(96.1)
35.3
(95.5)
28.3
(82.9)
23.7
(74.7)
16.3
(61.3)
37.7
(99.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 0.9
(33.6)
5.9
(42.6)
12.9
(55.2)
20.6
(69.1)
25.0
(77.0)
28.7
(83.7)
30.2
(86.4)
28.4
(83.1)
23.9
(75.0)
17.8
(64.0)
9.3
(48.7)
2.2
(36.0)
17.2
(62.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.0
(21.2)
−1.7
(28.9)
5.2
(41.4)
12.8
(55.0)
17.9
(64.2)
22.2
(72.0)
23.9
(75.0)
22.0
(71.6)
16.7
(62.1)
10.0
(50.0)
2.8
(37.0)
−4.0
(24.8)
10.2
(50.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −11.4
(11.5)
−7.5
(18.5)
−1.0
(30.2)
5.6
(42.1)
10.8
(51.4)
15.6
(60.1)
18.1
(64.6)
16.5
(61.7)
11.2
(52.2)
4.1
(39.4)
−2.0
(28.4)
−8.7
(16.3)
4.3
(39.7)
Record low °C (°F) −25.0
(−13.0)
−23.7
(−10.7)
−17.9
(−0.2)
−6.5
(20.3)
−4.3
(24.3)
6.1
(43.0)
10.4
(50.7)
6.6
(43.9)
−0.7
(30.7)
−8.7
(16.3)
−14.3
(6.3)
−23.6
(−10.5)
−25.0
(−13.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.4
(0.06)
1.7
(0.07)
4.6
(0.18)
8.1
(0.32)
17.9
(0.70)
26.7
(1.05)
41.4
(1.63)
41.4
(1.63)
28.6
(1.13)
11.8
(0.46)
3.8
(0.15)
0.6
(0.02)
188
(7.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.5 1.0 2.1 3.5 4.4 6.3 7.6 8.0 7.2 3.8 1.9 0.7 48
Average snowy days 2.7 1.7 1.4 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 1.7 1.2 9.6
Average
relative humidity
(%)
47 41 40 37 45 53 61 66 67 58 54 49 52
Mean monthly sunshine hours 214.8 215.8 252.6 275.2 304.3 301.1 293.4 268.9 231.6 247.7 222.7 218.1 3,046.2
Percent possible sunshine 70 70 68 69 69 68 66 65 63 72 74 74 69
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:青铜峡市 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.