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Tiantai 天台县 Tientai | |
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 County seat skyline | |
 Location of Tiantai County within Taizhou | |
  Tiantai Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates:29°08′39″N121°00′24″E / 29.1441°N 121.0067°E /29.1441; 121.0067 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Taizhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,431.66 km2 (552.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 474,711 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Tiantai County (Tai-chow dialect: T'in-t'e yön;simplified Chinese:天台县;traditional Chinese:天台縣;pinyin:PRC Standard Mandarin: Tiāntāi Xiàn,ROC Standard Mandarin: Tiāntái Xiàn) is located inTaizhou,Zhejiang, People's Republic ofChina. Residents mainly speak theTiantai dialect.
The county is noted for its scenicMount Tiantai, which is also an importantTiantai Buddhism site.[1] With a total area of 1,432.09 km2 (552.93 sq mi) and a population of 560,000, Tiantai is a medium-sized city that administers twelve towns, three districts and 641 villages. Tiantai County's history dates back to theQin dynasty (221–208 BCE) when it was called Dongyue, later changed toHuipu during theHan dynasty (208 BCE–220 CE).
Tiantai has extensive natural resources includingwater power,wind power,mines andbiological resources. It tops other cities within the province with a total 51,600 kW water power output and is listed in the first batch of model cities of electrification nationwide. A milestone project,Tongbai Pumped Storage Power Station was completed in 2008. The investment is estimated at up to 4.2 billion RMB. Tiantai's metal resources includesilver,lead,zinc,tungsten andaluminum.
The private sector constitutes the largest part of the local economy. There are six mainstay industries including rubber & plastics, industrial fabrics, art works, pharmaceuticals, machinery and brewing. In 2003, Tiantai's GDP was 4.7 billionRMB with tax revenues of 560 million RMB.
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| Climate data for Tiantai, elevation 108 m (354 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) | 25.8 (78.4) | 29.7 (85.5) | 33.7 (92.7) | 35.2 (95.4) | 37.3 (99.1) | 38.6 (101.5) | 41.3 (106.3) | 40.6 (105.1) | 39.2 (102.6) | 34.3 (93.7) | 31.0 (87.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 41.3 (106.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 16.9 (62.4) | 22.8 (73.0) | 27.0 (80.6) | 29.4 (84.9) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.2 (91.8) | 29.1 (84.4) | 24.6 (76.3) | 19.2 (66.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 22.7 (72.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) | 7.7 (45.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.8 (62.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.0 (82.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 18.9 (66.0) | 13.6 (56.5) | 7.7 (45.9) | 17.4 (63.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) | 3.8 (38.8) | 7.1 (44.8) | 12.1 (53.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.4 (75.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 9.2 (48.6) | 3.6 (38.5) | 13.4 (56.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) | −5.9 (21.4) | −5.5 (22.1) | −0.9 (30.4) | 7.2 (45.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 18.4 (65.1) | 10.8 (51.4) | 1.7 (35.1) | −2.7 (27.1) | −7.4 (18.7) | −8.1 (17.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 63.4 (2.50) | 63.8 (2.51) | 119.3 (4.70) | 119.5 (4.70) | 141.1 (5.56) | 239.0 (9.41) | 157.8 (6.21) | 228.6 (9.00) | 151.2 (5.95) | 60.2 (2.37) | 62.4 (2.46) | 50.1 (1.97) | 1,456.4 (57.34) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.7 | 11.7 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 17.9 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 12.2 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 153.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 7.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 74 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 76 | 82 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 77 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 105.5 | 106.0 | 120.2 | 143.2 | 150.0 | 121.9 | 218.6 | 204.8 | 152.5 | 156.9 | 120.1 | 123.5 | 1,723.2 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 32 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 51 | 51 | 42 | 45 | 38 | 39 | 39 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||