Tongren

Tongren (simplified Chinese: 铜仁; traditional Chinese: 銅仁; pinyin: Tóngrén) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, located within a tobacco planting and crop agricultural area. Tongren was known as Tongren Prefecture (铜仁地区) until November 2011, when it was converted into a prefecture-level city.[1]

Tongren

铜仁市

Tungjen
Location of Tongren City jurisdiction in Guizhou
Coordinates (Tongren municipal government): 27°43′54″N 109°11′22″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code(s)856
ISO 3166 codeCN-GZ-06
Websitewww.tongren.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

Tongren comprises 2 districts, 4 counties, and 4 autonomous counties.

Map
Blue - miao. Brown- tujia. red - dong

Geography

Climate data for Tongren (1981–2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7)
11.3
(52.3)
15.9
(60.6)
22.4
(72.3)
27.0
(80.6)
29.9
(85.8)
33.0
(91.4)
32.9
(91.2)
29.1
(84.4)
22.8
(73.0)
17.8
(64.0)
12.1
(53.8)
22.0
(71.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3)
7.6
(45.7)
11.5
(52.7)
17.3
(63.1)
21.8
(71.2)
25.1
(77.2)
27.9
(82.2)
27.4
(81.3)
23.7
(74.7)
18.1
(64.6)
13.1
(55.6)
7.9
(46.2)
17.3
(63.1)
Average low °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)
5.1
(41.2)
8.4
(47.1)
13.7
(56.7)
18.1
(64.6)
21.7
(71.1)
24.1
(75.4)
23.6
(74.5)
20.0
(68.0)
15.1
(59.2)
10.1
(50.2)
5.1
(41.2)
14.0
(57.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38.4
(1.51)
47.8
(1.88)
66.3
(2.61)
122.4
(4.82)
176.7
(6.96)
202.9
(7.99)
194.3
(7.65)
128.2
(5.05)
75.2
(2.96)
93.8
(3.69)
57.5
(2.26)
29.5
(1.16)
1,233
(48.54)
Average relative humidity (%) 76 75 76 77 78 80 77 76 74 78 76 74 76
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2]

Economy

In July 2018, the Tongren Transportation & Tourism Investment Group announced a joint venture with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies to construct a Hyperloop track in Tongren, along with an industrial research park.[3]

Education

References

  1. 国务院批复同意撤销铜仁地区设立地级铜仁市 (in Chinese). 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  2. 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  3. Zhao, Runhua (Jul 19, 2018). "Hyperloop Transportation Technologies to build Hyperloop in Southwest China with local partner". TechNode. Retrieved 20 July 2018.


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