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| Tongcheng 桐城市Tungcheng | |
|---|---|
| County-level city | |
 Tongcheng in Anqing | |
.png) Anqing in Anhui | |
| Coordinates: 31°02′09″N 116°56′12″E / 31.0358°N 116.9367°E / 31.0358; 116.9367 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Anqing |
| Municipal seat | Wenchang Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,472 km (568 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 593,629 |
| • Density | 400/km (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 231400 |
Tongcheng (Chinese: 桐城; pinyin: Tóngchéng) is a county-level city and former county in the southwest of Anhui province and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Anqing. Its population is 744,000 and its area is 1,571 km (607 sq mi). Tongcheng is noted for the Tongcheng School.
Administrative divisions
Tongcheng City has jurisdiction over 3 subdistricts, 12 towns and 2 others.
- Subdistricts
- Longteng Subdistrict (龙腾街道)
- Wenchang Subdistrict (文昌街道)
- Longmin Subdistrict (龙眠街道)
- Towns
- Others
- Tongcheng Economic Development Zone (桐城经济开发区)
- Tongcheng Shuangxin Economic Development Zone (桐城双新经济开发区)
Climate
| Climate data for Tongcheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
35.9 (96.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
20.8 (69.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.7 (14.5) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.0 (1.77) |
59.8 (2.35) |
96.6 (3.80) |
125.9 (4.96) |
140.9 (5.55) |
239.6 (9.43) |
222.6 (8.76) |
166.3 (6.55) |
79.5 (3.13) |
52.5 (2.07) |
46.3 (1.82) |
31.8 (1.25) |
1,306.8 (51.44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.3 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 126 |
| Average snowy days | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 10.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 109.0 | 107.8 | 125.4 | 154.9 | 167.4 | 141.1 | 180.4 | 182.8 | 155.5 | 153.7 | 137.8 | 128.5 | 1,744.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 34 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 42 | 45 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Zhang Tingyu, advisor to three Qing Dynasty emperors
- Chu Bo, the former governor of Hunan Province, and currently party chief in Inner Mongolia, was born in Tongcheng.
- Fang Bao, author
- Fang Lanfen, author
- Fang Quan, author, Qing prefect
- Fang Chih, Chinese diplomat
- Gui Congyou, diplomat, appointed China's ambassador to Sweden in 2017
- Wang Wenbin, diplomat, one of the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Zuo Guangdou, late Ming Dynasty censorate official
References
- 蚌埠市-行政区划王 (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- Forsberg, Birgitta (30 January 2020). "Vem är Gui Congyou? Möt Kinas ambassadör i Sverige | SvD". Svenska Dagbladet.
External links
- Government website of Tongcheng (in Simplified Chinese)
- Website of Tongcheng Middle School (in Simplified Chinese)
- Tourism Information of Tongcheng (in Simplified Chinese)
- Tongcheng Normal School (in Simplified Chinese)
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