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District of Chengdu, Sichuan, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xindu District (Chinese: 新都区; pinyin: Xīndū Qū; lit. 'new metropolis district') is a district of the City of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, China. It covers part of the city's northern suburbs.
Xindu
新都区 | |
|---|---|
| District of Xindu, City of Chengdu | |
Location of Xindu in Chengdu | |
  Xindu Location in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 30°48′45″N 104°10′25″E[1] | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Sub-provincial city | Chengdu |
| District seat | Guihu Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 497 km2 (192 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 775,703 |
| • Density | 1,613/km2 (4,180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 6105XX |
The Xindu District borders the prefecture-level city of Deyang to the north. The population of the district is 600,000, residing in an area of 481 square kilometres (186 sq mi), only 32.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi) of which is part of the city's urban area. Xindu District was founded as an administrative district in 2001. It is a historical and cultural region encompassing 13 towns and 255 villages.
The Sichuan Conservatory of Music and the associated Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts have a campus here.[3]
Xindu District is known as the "Tianfu Pearl" (天府明珠) and "Fragrant City" (香城).
Xindu District administers 7 subdistricts and 2 towns:[4]
| Climate data for Xindu, elevation 515 m (1,690 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.3 (99.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
37.3 (99.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
21.2 (70.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.8 (0.31) |
9.7 (0.38) |
20.4 (0.80) |
41.8 (1.65) |
66.8 (2.63) |
109.1 (4.30) |
195.1 (7.68) |
200.3 (7.89) |
110.5 (4.35) |
38.9 (1.53) |
14.1 (0.56) |
5.6 (0.22) |
820.1 (32.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.9 | 7.1 | 10.3 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 135 |
| Average snowy days | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 76 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 48.8 | 53.8 | 85.6 | 112.5 | 117.4 | 105.2 | 121.3 | 130.6 | 71.2 | 56.5 | 58.8 | 44.2 | 1,005.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 15 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 22 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
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