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Tongchuan 铜川市 Tungchwan | |
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.png) Location of Tongchuan Prefecture within Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates (Tongchuan municipal government):34°53′49″N108°56′42″E / 34.897°N 108.945°E /34.897; 108.945 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Municipal seat | Yaozhou District |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,882 km2 (1,499 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 834,437 |
| • Density | 215.0/km2 (556.7/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Total | CN¥ 30.7 billion US$ 4.9 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 36,322 US$ 5,832 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SN-02 |
| Website | tongchuan |
Tongchuan (simplified Chinese:铜川;traditional Chinese:銅川;pinyin:Tóngchuān;lit. 'copper river') is aprefecture-level city located in centralShaanxi province, People's Republic of China on the southern fringe of theLoess Plateau that defines the northern half of the province (Shanbei) and the northern reaches of theGuanzhong Plain.
Tongchuan’s main industries are coal, building materials, machinery, textile and chemical and aluminium industry. Pottery and porcelain, withYaozhou Kiln products are particularly well known. Tongchuan also produces medicines and food products.
Farm products include apples, hot peppers, Chinese prickly ash, garlic, flue-cured tobacco, walnuts and precious Chinese medicine herbs. Apple wine, apple vinegar, apple soft drink which are made of apples and processing products of hot pepper, walnut etc. are well known in China and are exported to Southeast Asia.
| Climate data for Tongchuan, elevation 979 m (3,212 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1966–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 28.7 (83.7) | 34.3 (93.7) | 34.7 (94.5) | 37.7 (99.9) | 37.9 (100.2) | 36.5 (97.7) | 36.3 (97.3) | 29.4 (84.9) | 22.3 (72.1) | 20.1 (68.2) | 37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) | 7.1 (44.8) | 12.9 (55.2) | 19.4 (66.9) | 24.0 (75.2) | 28.3 (82.9) | 29.2 (84.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 22.6 (72.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 10.6 (51.1) | 4.9 (40.8) | 17.2 (63.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) | 0.9 (33.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 22.0 (71.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 11.1 (52.0) | 4.6 (40.3) | −1.2 (29.8) | 11.1 (52.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) | −3.4 (25.9) | 1.6 (34.9) | 7.0 (44.6) | 11.4 (52.5) | 15.8 (60.4) | 18.7 (65.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 13.1 (55.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 0.5 (32.9) | −5.2 (22.6) | 6.5 (43.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.5 (0.5) | −13.7 (7.3) | −11.9 (10.6) | −3.6 (25.5) | 0.0 (32.0) | 7.3 (45.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 3.7 (38.7) | −6.1 (21.0) | −13.9 (7.0) | −21.8 (−7.2) | −21.8 (−7.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 6.8 (0.27) | 9.7 (0.38) | 18.0 (0.71) | 35.0 (1.38) | 50.2 (1.98) | 73.3 (2.89) | 115.1 (4.53) | 103.3 (4.07) | 92.5 (3.64) | 48.3 (1.90) | 18.4 (0.72) | 5.0 (0.20) | 575.6 (22.67) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 93.2 |
| Average snowy days | 5.6 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 20.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 57 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 58 | 65 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 182.5 | 163.7 | 196.8 | 220.2 | 237.9 | 229.9 | 213.2 | 205.1 | 164.9 | 170.3 | 171.7 | 185.7 | 2,341.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 58 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 50 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 61 | 53 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] all-time extreme temperature[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Tongchuan city currently comprises 3 administrativecounty-level subdivisions including 3district and 1county.
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | Post code |
| Wangyi District | 王益区 | Wángyì Qū | 200,230 | 162 | 1,236 | 727000 |
| Yintai District | 印台区 | Yìntái Qū | 217,509 | 627 | 347 | 727000 |
| Yaozhou District | 耀州区 | Yàozhōu Qū | 251,860 | 1,572 | 160 | 727100 |
| Yijun County | 宜君县 | Yíjūn Xiàn | 91,160 | 1,476 | 64 | 727200 |
There are the ruins of theYaozhou Kiln, the remains ofYuhua Palace, and many rare historical relics. The Forest ofStone Sculptures on Yaowang Mountain is a major historical relic under state protection.
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