Zitong County (Chinese: 梓潼县; pinyin: Zǐtóng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang.
Zitong County
梓潼县 | |
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Coordinates: 31°38′35″N 105°10′16″E / 31.643°N 105.171°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture-level city | Mianyang |
Area | |
• Total | 1,438 km2 (555 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 309,000 |
• Density | 210/km2 (560/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
It has an area of 1,438 km2 (555 sq mi), and a population of 380,000 in 2002. Its seat is 172 km (107 mi) from Chengdu, and 49 km (30 mi) from Mianyang. It was made a county as early as B.C. 285, in Qin Dynasty[citation needed].
Famous people include: Sima Xiangru, Pu Fuzhou, Hai Deng, Li Youxing.
Zitong County comprises 15 towns and 1 township:[2]
Zitong has three historical sites listed in the official list of Chinese national historic sites.:[3]
Zitong, like neighbouring counties, was located near the epicentre of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.[4] Infrastructures in Zitong was partly destroyed, and drinking water was not available.
Also the Qiqushan Temple, who is since 1996 on the official list of Chinese national historical sites was partly destroyed by the earthquake.[5]
Climate data for Zitong, elevation 517 m (1,696 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
21.5 (70.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.6 (0.26) |
8.9 (0.35) |
19.2 (0.76) |
41.1 (1.62) |
81.1 (3.19) |
118.1 (4.65) |
224.1 (8.82) |
151.3 (5.96) |
131.6 (5.18) |
44.1 (1.74) |
12.8 (0.50) |
4.8 (0.19) |
843.7 (33.22) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.6 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 118.3 |
Average snowy days | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 74 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 62.8 | 61.0 | 93.7 | 123.0 | 131.3 | 119.2 | 134.6 | 146.0 | 81.1 | 68.6 | 67.6 | 62.2 | 1,151.1 |
Percent possible sunshine | 20 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 25 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] |