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County in Gansu, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wushan County (simplified Chinese: 武山县; traditional Chinese: 武山縣; pinyin: Wǔshān Xiàn) is a county in the east of Gansu Province of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tianshui. Its postal code is 741300, and in 1999 its population was 418,648 people.[1] The population in 2017 was 500,000 people.[2]
Wushan County
武山县 | |
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Wushan in Tianshui | |
.png) Tianshui in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 34°43′17″N 104°53′26″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Tianshui |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,011 km2 (776 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,120 m (10,240 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,340 m (4,400 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 500,000 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 741300 |
| Website | www |
Humans have inhabited the area since at least 38,000 years ago. The county was knows as Xinxing (新兴县) during the Eastern Han Dynasty (188 AD). During the Song dynasty it was named Ningyuan (宁远县). Since the Republic of China it holds the current name.[3]
Wushan County is divided to 13 towns and 2 townships.[4]
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| Climate data for Wushan, elevation 1,495 m (4,905 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) | 11.7 (53.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
16.2 (61.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.5 (0.5) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.2 (0.20) |
7.2 (0.28) |
15.2 (0.60) |
28.7 (1.13) |
51.1 (2.01) |
64.5 (2.54) |
71.9 (2.83) |
73.7 (2.90) |
55.5 (2.19) |
40.1 (1.58) |
8.3 (0.33) |
2.0 (0.08) |
423.4 (16.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 100.2 |
| Average snowy days | 8.0 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 28.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 63 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 163.9 | 154.5 | 181.9 | 214.9 | 226.6 | 218.6 | 232.7 | 221.4 | 151.7 | 141.1 | 155.5 | 171.6 | 2,234.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 52 | 50 | 49 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 51 | 56 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Agricultural produce from Wushan are wheat, artichoke, flax, rapeseed, tomato, carrot, Amaranth grain, Codonopsis and Angelica. Iron, copper and molybdenum mines are also present in the county.[7]
Wushan food is a mix of Lanzhou, Sichuan and Tibetan cuisine. Specialities from the region are:[8][9]
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