Yuzhong County
Yuzhong County
榆中县 | |
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.jpg) Landscape near Jinya | |
.png) Location of Yuzhong County (red) in Lanzhou City (yellow) and Gansu | |
  Yongdeng Location of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′35″N 104°06′47″E / 35.843°N 104.113°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Lanzhou |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
| • County | 3,301.64 km2 (1,274.77 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,670 m (12,040 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,480 m (4,860 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • County | 560,000 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 103,900 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 730100 |
| Website | www |
Yuzhong County (Chinese: 榆中县) is a county of Gansu Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu, one of 58 counties of Gansu. Its postal code is 730100, and its population in 2019 was 560,000 people.[1]
History
[edit]The history of Yuzhong County goes back to 214 BC.[1] During the Jin Dynasty Yuzhong was a center of the Jincheng district located in the Yuzhong county (xian) in the Gansu province.[2] Up to 1917 it was known as Jin County or Jinxian.[1] Yuzhong has always had importance as the eastern gateway to Lanzhou. The historic Mingsu tomb (zh:明肃王墓) is located in Yuzhong.[3]
Geography
[edit]The geography of Yuzhong is divided into the densely populated central valley of the Wanchuan River, flanked by forested mountains in the southwest, and arid mountains in the northeast.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Yuzhong, elevation 1,874 m (6,148 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
36.4 (97.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
36.4 (97.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
14.6 (58.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.7 (−12.5) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−19.7 (−3.5) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.8 (0.11) |
4.5 (0.18) |
10.7 (0.42) |
21.2 (0.83) |
50.3 (1.98) |
54.8 (2.16) |
76.3 (3.00) |
79.2 (3.12) |
50.4 (1.98) |
26.5 (1.04) |
4.7 (0.19) |
1.2 (0.05) |
382.6 (15.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 88 |
| Average snowy days | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 32 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 185.4 | 189.8 | 213.0 | 229.0 | 248.6 | 240.5 | 247.3 | 232.3 | 178.0 | 187.1 | 192.5 | 199.8 | 2,543.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 61 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 54 | 63 | 66 | 58 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit]Ethnic minorities form just 1% of the counties population, most of them are Hui.[6]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Yuzhong County is divided to 11 towns and 9 townships.[7]
- Towns
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- Townships
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It is proposed that Yuzhong will be upgraded to Yuzhong District.[8]
Economy
[edit]Until April 2019, it was a designated poverty stricken county, however due to its favorable location near Lanzhou, along important transportation axes, the county has rapidly developed industry and services sectors.[1] In 2023 it was revealed that the county government spent 900 million CNY on a vanity project consisting of an exhibition hall and park, which remained unused for several years.[9]
Jiuquan Iron & Steel has a major steel plant in Yuzhong producing 1.3 million tons of steel annually.[10]
Tourism
[edit]Transport
[edit]- Highways
- G20 Qingdao–Yinchuan Expressway
- G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway
- G2501 Lanzhou Ring Expressway
- China National Highway 312
- China National Highway 309
- Railways
The Chongqing–Lanzhou railway passes through Yuzhong county, but does not have any stations within the county. The Lanzhou Metro is proposed to be extended to Yuzhong.
Education
[edit]Educational institutes
[edit]Several institutes of higher learning have (one of) their campuses in Yuzhong county.
- Xiaguanying town
- Northwest Minzu University
- Lanzhou University (undergraduate campus)
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics
- Lanzhou Vocational College of Foreign Languages
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "兰州市榆中县政府网站 人口区划 榆中县基本情况介绍". lzyuzhong.gov.cn. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Liu Junjen, "Zhongguo diming da sidian (Large Dictionary of Chinese geographical names)", Peking, 1930, p. 490
- ^ 施, 连山 (1997). "明肃王墓考略". 西北史地 (4): 55–60. ISSN 1000-4076.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "人口区划". lzyuzhong.gov.cn. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "兰州行政区划调整脚步渐近：榆中县撤县设区"即将正式批复"". j.eastday.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ 林郁婷 (1 August 2023). "甘肅榆中花39億蓋蚊子館 連當地人也沒去過". ETToday.
- ^ Ho, Puay-Peng (2003). Jiuquan. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t044886.
- ^ "Xinglong Mountain National Natural Reserve".
See also
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