Zunhua 遵化市 Tsunhwa | |
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 The tomb ofEmpress Dowager Cixi in Zunhua | |
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  Zunhua Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates (Zunhua municipal government):40°11′20″N117°57′58″E / 40.189°N 117.966°E /40.189; 117.966 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Tangshan |
| Area | |
| 1,521.0 km2 (587.3 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 85.80 km2 (33.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 707,047 | |
| • Urban | 392,821 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Zunhua (Chinese:遵化;pinyin:Zūnhuà) is acounty-level city in the northeast ofHebei province, China, borderingTianjin to the west. It is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofTangshan. Historic sites include theEastern Qing Tombs (Qing Dongling).
Zunhua has jurisdiction over 2subdistricts, 13towns, and 12townships.[1]
Zunhua contains the subdistricts ofHuaming Road Subdistrict [zh] (华明路街道) andWenhua Road Subdistrict [zh] (文化路街道).[1]
Zunhua contains the following 13 towns:[1]
Zunhua contains the following 12 townships, of which, 3 areManchuethnic townships:[1][2]
Most of the city's terrain consists of small mountains, hills, and valleys, and a number of rivers, such as theSha,Li,Lin, andWeijin flow through the city.[1] Significant mountains in Zunhua includeJiufeng Mountain,Taohua Mountain,Wolong Mountain, andHuanghua Mountain.[1]
| Climate data for Zunhua, elevation 55 m (180 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2025) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) | 18.3 (64.9) | 29.6 (85.3) | 31.7 (89.1) | 36.7 (98.1) | 38.7 (101.7) | 40.5 (104.9) | 36.6 (97.9) | 35.1 (95.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) | 5.5 (41.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 26.8 (80.2) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.4 (88.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 26.4 (79.5) | 19.1 (66.4) | 9.8 (49.6) | 2.8 (37.0) | 18.1 (64.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) | −1.0 (30.2) | 6.1 (43.0) | 14.2 (57.6) | 20.4 (68.7) | 24.4 (75.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 12.5 (54.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | −3.0 (26.6) | 12.1 (53.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) | −6.4 (20.5) | 0.2 (32.4) | 7.8 (46.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 7.1 (44.8) | −1.0 (30.2) | −7.4 (18.7) | 6.8 (44.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.7 (−14.3) | −20.2 (−4.4) | −11.8 (10.8) | −4.0 (24.8) | 3.7 (38.7) | 9.2 (48.6) | 14.7 (58.5) | 11.8 (53.2) | 1.1 (34.0) | −6.1 (21.0) | −16.8 (1.8) | −20.8 (−5.4) | −25.7 (−14.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 2.7 (0.11) | 3.7 (0.15) | 8.2 (0.32) | 22.4 (0.88) | 45.7 (1.80) | 103.5 (4.07) | 219.5 (8.64) | 149.9 (5.90) | 57.0 (2.24) | 31.2 (1.23) | 12.4 (0.49) | 2.9 (0.11) | 659.1 (25.94) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 70.8 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 13.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 49 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 49 | 61 | 72 | 73 | 67 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 56 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 174.6 | 182.7 | 227.3 | 235.7 | 265.3 | 223.9 | 193.4 | 213.2 | 215.0 | 205.0 | 164.8 | 164.2 | 2,465.1 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 58 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 50 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 56 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] October all-time Record[5] | |||||||||||||
As of 2017, Zunhua had a population of 794,000, of which, 243,200 resided in urban areas.[6] 114,500 people in Zunhua areethnic minorities, the largest number in Tangshan.[2]
Zunhua is home to mineral deposits containing minerals such asiron,manganese,chromium,copper,lead,zinc,gold, anddolomite.[1]
141,100 people in Zunhua have access tonatural gas, of which, 90,200 have access toLPG.[6]
A number ofrailways andhighways pass through the city.[1]
The following highways pass through Zunhua:[1]
The following railroads pass through Zunhua:[1]
