Summary
Wenshan (Chinese: 文山市; pinyin: Wénshān Shì; Zhuang: Vwnzsanh Si) is a city in and the seat of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. It once was a county (Wenshan County; 文山县), but on 2 December 2010, with the approval of the PRC State Council, it was upgraded to a county-level city.
Wenshan
文山市 · Vwnzsanh Si | |
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Clockwise: urban skyline, Daxing Temple, Wenshan Notoginseng International Trading Center, Qihua Square, Xihua Park | |
 Location of Wenshan City (pink) within Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) and Yunnan | |
  Wenshan Location of the city centre in Yunnan  Wenshan Wenshan (China) | |
| Coordinates (Wenshan City government): 23°23′13″N 104°13′59″E / 23.387°N 104.233°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Wenshan |
| Municipal seat | Wolong Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,966.86 km2 (1,145.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 623,772 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 663000 |
| Area code | 0876 |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions edit
At present, Wenshan City has 3 subdistricts, 7 towns, 2 townships and 5 ethnic townships.[2]
- 3 subdistricts
- Kaihua Subdistrict (开化街道)
- Wolong Subdistrict (卧龙街道)
- Xinping Subdistrict (新平街道)
- 7 towns
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- 2 townships
- Xinjie Township (新街乡)
- Xigu Township (喜古乡)
- 5 ethnic townships
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- Former
- Longxi Township (龙溪乡), Xiacun Township (下村乡)
Economy edit
One of the largest companies based in Wenshan County is the electric power supplier Yunnan Wenshan Electric Power Co., Ltd. It is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. [1]
The Wenshan Zinc Mine is known for producing world class, deep blue hemimorphite specimens.[3]
Wenshan is a producer of 'Sanchi', a plant with medicinal properties which grows away from daylight under huge plastic sheets.
Climate edit
Due to its low latitude tempered by its high elevation, Wenshan has a mild humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) with short, mild, dry winters and warm, rainy summers. Wenshan is situated in the so-called 'Valley of Eternal Spring'. Because it is on a plateau, temperatures are quite constant throughout the year, with more precipitations during the summer months.
| Climate data for Wenshan City (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
35.9 (96.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
24.5 (76.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.6 (65.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.9 (58.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.3 (0.84) |
15.9 (0.63) |
35.3 (1.39) |
56.8 (2.24) |
104.1 (4.10) |
152.9 (6.02) |
205.4 (8.09) |
177.2 (6.98) |
112.2 (4.42) |
62.5 (2.46) |
36.8 (1.45) |
22.5 (0.89) |
1,002.9 (39.51) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 14.0 | 17.7 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 136.9 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 160.0 | 174.7 | 206.2 | 221.1 | 209.7 | 161.6 | 150.2 | 156.3 | 153.9 | 139.9 | 169.2 | 157.7 | 2,060.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 47 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 51 | 40 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 39 | 52 | 48 | 47 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[6] | |||||||||||||
Transport edit
References edit
- ^ "文山州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Wenshan Prefecture. 2021-05-25.
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ Wenshan Mine at Mindat.org
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 文山 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Simplified Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
External links edit
- Wenshan County Official Website
