Ruzhou
County-level & Sub-prefectural city in Henan, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ruzhou (Chinese: 汝州; pinyin: Rǔzhōu) is a county-level city in the west-central part of Henan province,[2] China, and is under the administration of Pingdingshan.[3] It was called Linru County (simplified Chinese: 临汝县; traditional Chinese: 臨汝縣; pinyin: Línrǔ Xiàn) until 1988.[4] It has more than 100,000 inhabitants. The Fengxue Temple of Ruzhou features the Qizu Pagoda, built in 738 during the Tang dynasty (618–907).
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Ruzhou
汝州市 | |
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  Ruzhou Location in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°10′01″N 112°50′38″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Pingdingshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,573 km2 (607 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 968,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 467599 |
The town is best well known for the porcelain made during the Song dynasty period.[5]
2004 stabbing
Yan Yanming murdered nine students at Ruzhou No. 2 High School in 2004.[5]
As of 2012, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts, 4 towns and 11 townships.[6]
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- Towns
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| Climate data for Ruzhou (1991–2019 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) | 21.2 (70.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
41.2 (106.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
34.3 (93.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.0 (0.39) |
12.3 (0.48) |
22.9 (0.90) |
38.0 (1.50) |
57.6 (2.27) |
67.0 (2.64) |
118.7 (4.67) |
95.6 (3.76) |
78.0 (3.07) |
41.4 (1.63) |
27.4 (1.08) |
8.6 (0.34) |
577.5 (22.73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 85.1 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 12.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 142.7 | 142.4 | 174.1 | 202.2 | 217.1 | 210.2 | 190.3 | 181.9 | 158.4 | 164.5 | 146.3 | 152.0 | 2,082.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 45 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
- Ruzhou No. 2 High School
- Ruzhou Wangzhai Country Shangzhai Primary School
- Ruzhou Wangzhai Country Joint Middle School
- Ruzhou Wangzhai Country Qiezhuang Primary School
- Ruzhou No. 9 Junior Middle School
- Ruzhou Yanglou Township No. 3 Junior High School
- Ruzhou Yanglou Town Shitai Primary School
- Ruzhou Zhonglou Street Office Erlidian Primary School
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