Danjiangkou 丹江口市 | |
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  Danjiangkou Location in Hubei | |
| Coordinates (Danjiangkou municipal government):32°32′24″N111°30′47″E / 32.5401°N 111.5131°E /32.5401; 111.5131 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Shiyan |
| Area | |
| 3,121 km2 (1,205 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 214.94 km2 (82.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[3] | |
| 409,940 | |
| • Density | 131.3/km2 (340.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 260,570 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Website | djk |
Danjiangkou (Chinese:丹江口;pinyin:Dānjiāngkǒu) is acounty-level city in northwesternHubei, China, borderingHenan province to the northeast. The city spans an area of 3,121 square kilometers, and has a population of approximately 478,000 as of 2017.[2]
Danjiangkou translates to the mouth (口;kǒu) of theDan River (丹江;Dān Jiāng).
Danjiangkou is located where theDan River flows into theHan River.[4]
The city proper is situated near theDanjiangkou Dam on this river.
| Climate data for Danjiangkou, elevation 133 m (436 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) | 21.4 (70.5) | 23.8 (74.8) | 31.0 (87.8) | 35.7 (96.3) | 37.8 (100.0) | 40.8 (105.4) | 40.6 (105.1) | 39.8 (103.6) | 39.5 (103.1) | 34.8 (94.6) | 29.1 (84.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 40.8 (105.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 11.3 (52.3) | 16.5 (61.7) | 23.1 (73.6) | 27.8 (82.0) | 31.3 (88.3) | 32.7 (90.9) | 31.7 (89.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 10.5 (50.9) | 21.6 (70.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) | 6.3 (43.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.2 (81.0) | 22.8 (73.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.3 (52.3) | 5.8 (42.4) | 16.6 (61.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 2.7 (36.9) | 7.0 (44.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 22.0 (71.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 23.9 (75.0) | 19.5 (67.1) | 14.2 (57.6) | 7.9 (46.2) | 2.5 (36.5) | 12.9 (55.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) | −8.6 (16.5) | −2.9 (26.8) | 0.0 (32.0) | 8.7 (47.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 3.9 (39.0) | −3.4 (25.9) | −9.2 (15.4) | −9.2 (15.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 21.2 (0.83) | 18.6 (0.73) | 42.9 (1.69) | 55.7 (2.19) | 81.8 (3.22) | 85.2 (3.35) | 126.5 (4.98) | 130.6 (5.14) | 84.6 (3.33) | 67.5 (2.66) | 38.7 (1.52) | 15.1 (0.59) | 768.4 (30.23) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.8 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 105.3 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 11.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 72 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 120.1 | 117.5 | 150.7 | 178.7 | 190.0 | 180.6 | 182.5 | 175.2 | 141.2 | 142.0 | 130.2 | 126.4 | 1,835.1 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 38 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
The area of present-day Danjiangkou belonged to both theHan and theChu during theWarring States period.[1] After the Warring States period, the area was conquered by theQin dynasty, which administered the area as Wudang County (武当县;武當縣), after the nearbyWudang Mountains.[1] Wudang County belonged to theNanyang Commandery.[1] In 208 CE, the area formed part of the newly establishedNanxiang Commandery [zh].[1] In 289 CE, under theJin Dynasty, the area formed part of the newly establishedShunyang Commandery [zh].[1] During theYongjia rebellion, many refugees from present-dayLinfen,Shanxi settled in Wudang County.[1] In 618 CE, Wudang County became part of the newly formed Wudang Commandery (武当郡;武當郡).[1] In 1119, Wudang Commandery became the Wudang Jun (武当军;武當軍).[1] In 1276, the Wudang Jun became theJun Prefecture.[1] In 1476, the area was merged intoXiangyang Fu [zh].[1]
The area remained part of the Jun Prefecture until the establishment of theRepublic of China in 1912, which re-organized the Jun Prefecture as Jun County (均县;均縣).[1] In May 1914, Jun County was assigned toHubei Circuit [zh].[1] In 1932, it was moved to the province's 11th Administrative Circuit, and was moved to the province's 8th Administrative Circuit in 1936.[1]
On March 21, 1948, the county seat was taken by thePeople's Liberation Army, and the rest of the county was taken by March 28.[1] On June 2, the Jun County Democratic County Government was established by theCommunist Party.[1] With thefoundation of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, the county's government was renamed to the Jun County People's Government.[1]
Jun County was briefly revoked in July 1960, and was merged intoGuanghua County, before being re-established in 1962.[1] On August 19, 1983, Jun County became the county-level city of Danjiangkou.[1]
Danjiangkou is divided into 4subdistricts, 12towns, and 5 othertownship-level divisions.[7][8] These are subsequently divided into 41residential communities and 223administrative villages.[8]
The city's 4 subdistricts areJunzhou Road Subdistrict [zh],Daba Road Subdistrict [zh],Danzhao Road Subdistrict [zh], andSanguandian Subdistrict [zh].[7][8]
The city's 12 towns areTuguanya [zh],Langhe [zh],Dingjiaying [zh],Liuliping [zh],Yanchihe [zh],Junxian [zh],Xijiadian [zh],Haoping [zh],Shigu [zh],Liangshuihe [zh],Guanshan [zh], andLongshan [zh].[7][8]
The city's 5 other township-level divisions areXingang Economic Development Management Area [zh],Niuhe Forestry Development Management Area [zh],Baiyangping Forestry Development Management Area [zh],Dagou Forestry Development Management Area [zh], andWudangshan Tourism Economic Special Zone [zh].[7][8]
In 2017, the city'sGDP totaled ¥22.514 billion, thegovernment budget totaled ¥2.089 billion, andforeign trade totaled USD 40.7918 million.[4]
The city received 14.91 million tourists in 2017.[4] TheWudang Mountains, which run through the city, have been designated as a5A Tourist Attraction.[4] TheDanjiangkou Reservoir is also a major tourist attraction, and hostswatersports events and serves as a popular fishing spot.[4]
TheXiangyang–Chongqing railway and theWuhan–Shiyan Expressway [zh] both run through the city.[4] Portions of theWuhan–Shiyan high-speed railway and the Shiyan-Xichuan Expressway (十淅高速;Shí–Xī Gāosù) are under construction within Danjiangkou as of July 2020.[4]
Danjiangkou is the northwest terminus of theHankou–Danjiangkou Railway.
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