Dangshan County
County in Anhui, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dangshan County (simplified Chinese: 砀山县; traditional Chinese: 碭山縣; pinyin: Dàngshān Xiàn) is a county in the far north of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Suzhou city. It is famous for fruits (pear, peach, plum and watermelon).
Dangshan
砀山县 | |
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 A nighttime streetscape in Dangshan | |
 Location of Dangshan in Suzhou | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Suzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,193 km2 (461 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,002,141 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 235300 |
Administrative divisions
Dangshan County administers 13 towns and 3 other township-level divisions.[1]
Towns
Dangshan County's 13 towns are as follows:[1]
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Other township-level divisions
Dangshan County has the following 3 areas which function as township-level divisions:[1]
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Climate
| Climate data for Dangshan, elevation 44 m (144 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) | 17.1 (62.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.3 (102.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.7 (94.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
14.7 (58.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.4 (6.1) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.6 (0.57) |
20.3 (0.80) |
27.5 (1.08) |
39.3 (1.55) |
62.5 (2.46) |
95.6 (3.76) |
186.8 (7.35) |
165.6 (6.52) |
69.3 (2.73) |
37.3 (1.47) |
34.5 (1.36) |
14.7 (0.58) |
768 (30.23) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 79.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 9.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 66 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 81 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 137.0 | 143.8 | 184.2 | 212.1 | 225.3 | 209.9 | 194.7 | 184.8 | 173.5 | 174.3 | 151.1 | 142.0 | 2,132.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 43 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Dangshan calls itself "China's pear capital", and is home to the ‘Dangshan Su’ pear variety.[4][5][6][7] Pears and other fruits are canned and juiced, both domestically and for export.[8][9]
A disabled young woman entrepreneur has increased local pear sales by selling online.[4][10]
Transportation
The Dangshan South railway station of the Zhengzhou–Xuzhou high-speed railway opened in 2016.[11]
References
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