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Yingtan 鹰潭市 | |
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.png) Location of Yingtan City jurisdiction in Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates (Yingtan municipal government):28°16′20″N117°02′22″E / 28.2721°N 117.0395°E /28.2721; 117.0395 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Municipal seat | Yuehu District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yu Xiuming |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,554 km2 (1,372 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,124,906 |
| • Density | 316.5/km2 (819.8/sq mi) |
| GDP[1] | |
| • Total | CN¥ 63.9 billion US$ 10.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 55,566 US$ 8,921 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 335000 |
| Area code | 0701 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JX-06 |
| Website | yingtan |
Yingtan (simplified Chinese:鹰潭;traditional Chinese:鷹潭;pinyin:Yīngtán;lit. 'Eagle Pond') is aprefecture-level city in the east ofJiangxi province, People's Republic of China, borderingFujian to the southeast. Its location near the trisection of Jiangxi, Fujian, andZhejiang has made it a strategically important city for centuries. Today, it continues to be a majorrail transport hub. It is best known as theCapital of Copper, and located here isJiangxi Copper and its theGuixi Smelter.
Near the city of Yingtan is the resort area ofMount Longhu, which purports to be the birthplace ofTaoism and hence, has great symbolic value to Taoists. The region has many interesting temples, cave complexes, mountains, and villages.
The municipal executive, legislature, andjudiciary are inYuehu District (月湖区), together with theCPC andPublic Security bureaus.
Yingtan oversees two districts and a county-level city:
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| Climate data for Yingtan, elevation 56 m (184 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) | 25.1 (77.2) | 30.1 (86.2) | 34.8 (94.6) | 35.3 (95.5) | 36.5 (97.7) | 38.1 (100.6) | 40.1 (104.2) | 40.4 (104.7) | 38.1 (100.6) | 37.6 (99.7) | 32.8 (91.0) | 24.3 (75.7) | 40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 24.1 (75.4) | 28.4 (83.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 35.0 (95.0) | 34.4 (93.9) | 30.8 (87.4) | 25.8 (78.4) | 19.4 (66.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 23.6 (74.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.1 (55.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.4 (79.5) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.4 (84.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.4 (47.1) | 18.9 (66.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.2 (59.4) | 20.0 (68.0) | 23.3 (73.9) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 5.2 (41.4) | 15.5 (60.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) | −3.5 (25.7) | −1.6 (29.1) | 6.0 (42.8) | 10.4 (50.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.6 (58.3) | 4.3 (39.7) | 0.6 (33.1) | −4.8 (23.4) | −4.8 (23.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 94.4 (3.72) | 119.6 (4.71) | 206.0 (8.11) | 236.3 (9.30) | 264.7 (10.42) | 404.3 (15.92) | 177.0 (6.97) | 146.8 (5.78) | 83.8 (3.30) | 54.5 (2.15) | 113.3 (4.46) | 72.7 (2.86) | 1,973.4 (77.7) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.5 | 14.2 | 17.9 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 157 |
| Average snowy days | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 76 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 76.5 | 81.1 | 97.0 | 127.8 | 144.6 | 130.3 | 232.8 | 212.8 | 176.4 | 156.0 | 124.0 | 118.6 | 1,677.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 23 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
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