Yidu
County-level city in Hubei, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
| 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]
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:
| Climate data for Yidu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
17.3 (63.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
14.0 (57.1) |
| 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) | 36.3 (1.43) |
47.2 (1.86) |
72.0 (2.83) |
127.4 (5.02) |
162.1 (6.38) |
172.5 (6.79) |
216.3 (8.52) |
165.1 (6.50) |
101.6 (4.00) |
89.0 (3.50) |
55.3 (2.18) |
23.4 (0.92) |
1,268.2 (49.93) |
| 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 (%) | 75 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 74 | 76 |
| 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[6][7] | |||||||||||||
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