Guangyuan
| Guangyuan 广元市 | |
|---|---|
| Prefecture-level city | |
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 Location of Guangyuan in Sichuan | |
  Guangyuan Location in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 32°26′N 105°49′E / 32.433°N 105.817°ECoordinates: 32°26′N 105°49′E / 32.433°N 105.817°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,313.78 km2 (6,298.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,484,123 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 628017 |
| Area code(s) | 0839 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SC-08 |
| Website |
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Guangyuan (simplified Chinese: 广元; traditional Chinese: 廣元; pinyin: Gǔangyúan; Wade–Giles: Kuang-yüan) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China. It has an area of 16313.78 square kilometers and a population of 2,484,123 in 2010 (3,037,600 in 2002.[1])
Guangyuan's economy is based on a diverse array of heavy industry, as well as mining and agriculture. It is an ancient city, notable for its relics and tombs. Plant 821, a large plutonium producing reactor is located near Guangyuan.
On May 12, 2008 a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurred. 4,822 people were killed, 28,245 injured, and 125 missing in the city as of June 7, 2008.[2]
History
Formerly known as Lizhou (利州), Guangyuan was the birthplace of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to bear the title Empress Regnant.
Administrative divisions
| Map | |||||
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2004 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| Lizhou District | 利州区 | Lìzhōu Qū | 460,000 | 1,482 | 310 |
| Zhaohua District | 昭化区 | Zhāohuà Qū | 240,000 | 1,435 | 167 |
| Chaotian District | 朝天区 | Cháotiān Qū | 210,000 | 1,618 | 130 |
| Wangcang County | 旺苍县 | Wàngcāng Xiàn | 450,000 | 2,976 | 151 |
| Qingchuan County | 青川县 | Qīngchuān Xiàn | 250,000 | 3,269 | 76 |
| Jiange County | 剑阁县 | Jiàngé Xiàn | 670,000 | 3,204 | 209 |
| Cangxi County | 苍溪县 | Cāngxī Xiàn | 770,000 | 2,330 | 330 |
Climate
| Climate data for Guangyuan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.7 (101.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.6 (97.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
7.8 (46) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
16.3 (61.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
12.8 (55.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.0 (59) |
11.7 (53.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.3 (0.169) |
8.3 (0.327) |
16.0 (0.63) |
45.7 (1.799) |
88.7 (3.492) |
112.2 (4.417) |
256.6 (10.102) |
170.5 (6.713) |
158.9 (6.256) |
46.4 (1.827) |
17.5 (0.689) |
3.8 (0.15) |
928.9 (36.571) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 66 | 68 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
Transport
- China National Highway 212
- Baoji–Chengdu Railway (part of the main route from Chengdu to Xi'an and Beijing)
- Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway (completed in Dec.2017)
- Lanzhou–Chongqing High-Speed Railway
References
- ↑ (in Chinese) Profile of Guangyuan, official website of Guangyuan Government, visited on May 13, 2008.
- ↑ "Guangyuan Government Held 20th News Conference for the Earthquake on June 7" (in Chinese). Official website of Guangyuan Government. 2008-06-08. Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
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