Meishan
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Meishan
Mi sơn thị | |
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 Bao'en Temple, Meishan | |
 Location of Meishan in Sichuan | |
  Meishan Location of the city center in Sichuan  Meishan Meishan (China) | |
| Coordinates (Meishan municipal government):30°04′38″N103°50′54″E/ 30.0771°N 103.8484°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Municipal seat | Dongpo District |
| Area | |
| •Prefecture-level city | 7,173.82 km2(2,769.83 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,796.1 km2(693.5 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,796.1 km2(693.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| •Prefecture-level city | 2,955,219 |
| • Density | 410/km2(1,100/sq mi) |
| •Urban | 1,232,648 |
| • Urban density | 690/km2(1,800/sq mi) |
| •Metro | 1,232,648 |
| • Metro density | 690/km2(1,800/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| •Prefecture-level city | CN¥103.0 billion US$16.5 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 34,380 US$ 5,520 |
| Time zone | UTC+8(China Standard) |
| Postal code | 620000 |
| Area code | 028 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SC-14 |
| Website | www |
Meishan(Chinese:Mi sơn;Sichuanese Pinyin:Mi2san1;local pronunciation:[mi˨˩sã˥];pinyin:Méishān;Wade–Giles:Mei-shan), formerly known asMeizhou(Mi châu) orQingzhou(Thanh châu), is aprefecture-level citywith 2,955,219 inhabitants as of 2020 census whom 1,232,648 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts ofDongpoandPengshan.Its located inSichuanprovince, China. Meishan is in the southwest ofSichuan Basin.
It belonged toLeshanPrefecture before 1997. ThenMeishan Prefecturewas founded in 1997 upon approval of state council. It was renamedMeishan Cityin 2000.
Administrative subdivisions[edit]
It has 2 county-level district and 4 counties.
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| Dongpo District | Đông pha khu | Dōngpō Qū | 840,909 | 1,331 | 632 |
| Pengshan District | Bành sơn khu | Péngshān Qū | 329,777 | 465 | 709 |
| Renshou County | Nhân thọ huyện | Rénshòu Xiàn | 1,571,112 | 2,606 | 603 |
| Hongya County | Hồng nhã huyện | Hóngyǎ Xiàn | 343,321 | 1,896 | 181 |
| Danling County | Đan lăng huyện | Dānlíng Xiàn | 163,032 | 449 | 363 |
| Qingshen County | Thanh thần huyện | Qīngshén Xiàn | 197,029 | 387 | 509 |
History[edit]
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Notable people[edit]
- Su Shi,Song Dynastywriter and poet (1037–1101), was a native of Meishan, and a historic temple commemorating him and hisfatherandbrother,also notable writers (the "three Su" ) is located in the city.
- Yuan Chiung-chiung,Taiwanese author whose family originated in the area
- Chen Wenqing,former Minister ofState Security
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Meishan, elevation 415 m (1,362 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
34.3 (93.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.1 (100.6) |
36.6 (97.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
38.1 (100.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
21.9 (71.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
17.7 (63.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
14.7 (58.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 10.9 (0.43) |
15.6 (0.61) |
29.1 (1.15) |
56.1 (2.21) |
90.9 (3.58) |
137.2 (5.40) |
212.2 (8.35) |
255.1 (10.04) |
126.8 (4.99) |
49.9 (1.96) |
17.2 (0.68) |
9.3 (0.37) |
1,010.3 (39.77) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.3 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 148.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 83 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 80 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 29.6 | 48.6 | 87.1 | 118.9 | 122.9 | 112.6 | 132.7 | 142.3 | 74.2 | 54.1 | 48.9 | 34.4 | 1,006.3 |
| Percentpossible sunshine | 9 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 22 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^"China: Sìchuān (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^Tứ xuyên tỉnh thống kế cục, quốc gia thống kế cục tứ xuyên điều tra tổng đội (2016).《 tứ xuyên thống kế niên giám －2016》.Trung quốc thống kế xuất bản xã.ISBN978-7-5037-7871-1.
- ^Trung quốc khí tượng sổ cư võng – WeatherBk Data(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved14 April2023.
- ^ Trung quốc khí tượng sổ cư võng(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved14 April2023.
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