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Yidu
Yidu (Chinese: 宜都; pinyin: Yídū) is a county-level city in western Hubei Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang. It has a population of 395,000 residents, and covers an area of 1,357 square kilometres (524 sq mi), divided into 1 subdistrict, 8 towns, and 1 township. Its GDP in 2015 was 50 billion yuan.[3]
Yidu 宜都市 Itu | |
|---|---|
Chinese Yidu | |
Yidu Location in Hubei | |
| Coordinates (Yidu government): 30°22′41″N 111°27′00″E / 30.378°N 111.450°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Yichang |
| Founded | 196 BC |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 1,357 km2 (524 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 221.50 km2 (85.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • County-level city | 384,598 |
| • Estimate (2017) | 410,000 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 179,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Yidu was established as a county in 196 BC during the Western Han dynasty, then called Yidao (夷道). In 210 AD, Liu Bei established Yidu Commandery.[3]
Administrative divisions
The only subdistrict is Lucheng Subdistrict (陆城街道)
Towns:
- Honghuatao (红花套镇), Gaobazhou (高坝洲镇), Niejiahe (聂家河镇), Songmuping (松木坪镇), Zhicheng (枝城镇), Yaojiadian (姚家店镇), Wuyanquan (五眼泉镇), Wangjiafan (王家畈镇)
Townships:
- Panjiawan Tujia Ethnic Township (潘家湾土家族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Yidu (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) | 29.1 (84.4) | 34.8 (94.6) | 36.3 (97.3) | 38.7 (101.7) | 39.6 (103.3) | 40.8 (105.4) | 40.6 (105.1) | 39.1 (102.4) | 33.7 (92.7) | 30.7 (87.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 40.8 (105.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) | 10.9 (51.6) | 15.6 (60.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 30.1 (86.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.1 (89.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 22.6 (72.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 11.0 (51.8) | 21.5 (70.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) | 6.9 (44.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.5 (81.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.0 (64.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 6.9 (44.4) | 17.0 (62.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) | 3.8 (38.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 13.3 (55.9) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 20.2 (68.4) | 14.8 (58.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 3.9 (39.0) | 13.6 (56.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) | −3.6 (25.5) | −1.3 (29.7) | 2.0 (35.6) | 9.5 (49.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.4 (61.5) | 11.8 (53.2) | 3.5 (38.3) | −1.1 (30.0) | −5.3 (22.5) | −6.1 (21.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.0 (1.30) | 48.4 (1.91) | 67.0 (2.64) | 111.7 (4.40) | 158.8 (6.25) | 155.9 (6.14) | 223.2 (8.79) | 175.4 (6.91) | 97.8 (3.85) | 89.5 (3.52) | 58.9 (2.32) | 23.0 (0.91) | 1,242.6 (48.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.8 | 9.7 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 135 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 8.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 78.0 | 82.8 | 115.4 | 142.5 | 156.8 | 154.4 | 193.1 | 201.1 | 143.6 | 126.6 | 109.7 | 93.5 | 1,597.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 24 | 26 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 50 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[6][7] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c 宜都市历史沿革 [Yidu City Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
1996年，枝城市面积1357平方千米，{...}2010年第六次人口普查，宜都市常住总人口384598人，{...}2013年，撤销王家畈乡，设立王家畈镇（鄂民政发[2013]53号）。调整后，全市辖1个街道、8个镇、1个民族乡：陆城街道、红花套镇、高坝洲镇、聂家河镇、松木坪镇、枝城镇、姚家店镇、五眼泉镇、王家畈镇、潘家湾土家族乡。
- ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). . Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 66. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ a b "About Yidu". Yidu Government. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ 宜都市行政区域图 [Yidu City Administrative Divisions Map] (in Simplified Chinese). Yidu People's Government. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
红花套 高坝洲 陆城 姚家店 五眼泉 聂家河 潘家湾 枝城 王家畈 松木坪
- ^ 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：宜都市 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Yidu City]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
统计用区划代码 名称 420581001000 陆城街道办事处 420581100000 红花套镇 420581101000 高坝洲镇 420581102000 聂家河镇 420581103000 松木坪镇 420581104000 枝城镇 420581105000 姚家店镇 420581106000 五眼泉镇 420581107000 王家畈镇 420581200000 潘家湾土家族乡 420581400000 松宜矿区管理委员会
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.