Qingtongxia 青铜峡市 ·ٿٍْطْوثِيَا شِ | |
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 Location of Qingtongxia in Wuzhong | |
  Qingtongxia Location in Ningxia | |
| Coordinates:37°53′06″N105°59′27″E / 37.88500°N 105.99083°E /37.88500; 105.99083 | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Ningxia |
| Prefecture-level city | Wuzhong |
| Municipal seat | Yumin Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,907.57 km2 (736.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
• Total | 264,717 |
| • Density | 138.772/km2 (359.417/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Qingtongxia (simplified Chinese:青铜峡;traditional Chinese:青銅峽;pinyin:Qīngtóngxiá;Wade–Giles:Ch’ing-t’ong-hsia;lit. 'Bronze Gorge',Xiao'erjing: ٿٍْطْوثِيَا شِ) is a city in north-centralNingxia, China. Administratively, Qingtongxia is acounty-level city within theprefecture-level city ofWuzhong. It is located on the left (northwestern) bank of theYellow River, opposite and a bit upstream of Wuzhong main urban area, and bordersInner Mongolia to the west.
Qingtongxia had 264,717 residents in 2010. Many[quantify] residents of Qingtongxia areHuiMuslim.
On the bank of the Yellow River outside the city of Qingtongxia is the site of108 Buddhist stupas which were constructed during theWestern Xia period.
Qingtongxia Dam on the Yellow River (37°53′05″N105°59′25″E / 37.88472°N 105.99028°E /37.88472; 105.99028) is located in Qingtongxia. A major irrigation canal branches off the river near the dam and runs north.
Qingtongxia City has 1 subdistrict, 8 towns and 1 farm.[1]
| Climate data for Qingtongxia, elevation 1,126 m (3,694 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) | 12.3 (54.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.9 (96.6) | 36.5 (97.7) | 37.7 (99.9) | 35.6 (96.1) | 35.3 (95.5) | 28.3 (82.9) | 23.7 (74.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 37.7 (99.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) | 5.9 (42.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 20.6 (69.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 28.7 (83.7) | 30.2 (86.4) | 28.4 (83.1) | 23.9 (75.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 9.3 (48.7) | 2.2 (36.0) | 17.2 (62.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) | −1.7 (28.9) | 5.2 (41.4) | 12.8 (55.0) | 17.9 (64.2) | 22.2 (72.0) | 23.9 (75.0) | 22.0 (71.6) | 16.7 (62.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 2.8 (37.0) | −4.0 (24.8) | 10.2 (50.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) | −7.5 (18.5) | −1.0 (30.2) | 5.6 (42.1) | 10.8 (51.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 11.2 (52.2) | 4.1 (39.4) | −2.0 (28.4) | −8.7 (16.3) | 4.3 (39.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.0 (−13.0) | −23.7 (−10.7) | −17.9 (−0.2) | −6.5 (20.3) | −4.3 (24.3) | 6.1 (43.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 6.6 (43.9) | −0.7 (30.7) | −8.7 (16.3) | −14.3 (6.3) | −23.6 (−10.5) | −25.0 (−13.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 1.4 (0.06) | 1.7 (0.07) | 4.6 (0.18) | 8.1 (0.32) | 17.9 (0.70) | 26.7 (1.05) | 41.4 (1.63) | 41.4 (1.63) | 28.6 (1.13) | 11.8 (0.46) | 3.8 (0.15) | 0.6 (0.02) | 188 (7.4) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 48 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 47 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 67 | 58 | 54 | 49 | 52 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 214.8 | 215.8 | 252.6 | 275.2 | 304.3 | 301.1 | 293.4 | 268.9 | 231.6 | 247.7 | 222.7 | 218.1 | 3,046.2 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 70 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 69 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
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