Guangde
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County-level city in Anhui, People's Republic of China
Guangde 30°52′41″N 119°25′16″E / 30.878°N 119.421°E / 30.878; 119.421 | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Xuancheng |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,165 km2 (836 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 508,000 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 242200 |
Guangde is a county-level city in the southeast of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Jiangsu to the north and Zhejiang to the east. It is the easternmost county-level division of Anhui and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city Xuancheng within Anhui Province. The city has a population of 510,000[when?] and an area of 2,165 km2 (836 sq mi). The seat of government is at Taozhou Town.
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| Simplified Chinese | 广德 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣德 | ||||||||||
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Guangde has jurisdiction over six towns and ten townships.
Administrative divisions
Guangde City is divided to 5 towns and 4 townships.[1]
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Industry
Guangde provides the terrain for the 5.67-square-kilometer automobile proving ground (31°02′39″N 119°25′33″E / 31.044266°N 119.425751°E / 31.044266; 119.425751) with 60 km (37 mi) of test roads, opened on September 22, 2012, and managed by Shanghai GM and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), both joint ventures of SAIC Motor with GM China.[2][3]
Climate
| Climate data for Guangde (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) | 23.3 (73.9) | 28.3 (82.9) | 32.6 (90.7) | 35.1 (95.2) | 36.7 (98.1) | 39.2 (102.6) | 39.5 (103.1) | 39.6 (103.3) | 38.3 (100.9) | 34.6 (94.3) | 29.6 (85.3) | 24.9 (76.8) | 39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) | 10.6 (51.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 29.2 (84.6) | 33.2 (91.8) | 32.5 (90.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 21.4 (70.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) | 5.7 (42.3) | 10.0 (50.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.5 (76.1) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.6 (81.7) | 23.2 (73.8) | 17.6 (63.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 5.4 (41.7) | 16.2 (61.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) | 2.0 (35.6) | 5.8 (42.4) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.5 (61.7) | 20.9 (69.6) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.1 (75.4) | 19.6 (67.3) | 13.5 (56.3) | 7.3 (45.1) | 1.6 (34.9) | 12.2 (54.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) | −9.9 (14.2) | −4.0 (24.8) | 0.1 (32.2) | 6.9 (44.4) | 12.5 (54.5) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 9.2 (48.6) | 0.9 (33.6) | −5.5 (22.1) | −12.2 (10.0) | −12.4 (9.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 82.8 (3.26) | 79.2 (3.12) | 119.3 (4.70) | 106.6 (4.20) | 121.9 (4.80) | 240.7 (9.48) | 201.6 (7.94) | 170.5 (6.71) | 98.4 (3.87) | 74.1 (2.92) | 66.5 (2.62) | 52.1 (2.05) | 1,413.7 (55.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.3 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 148.2 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 106.9 | 107.7 | 128.5 | 152.2 | 165.2 | 133.8 | 192.8 | 183.5 | 147.0 | 153.2 | 133.7 | 124.7 | 1,729.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 33 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 32 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Transport
- China National Highway 318; Guangde Nan Highspeed Train station.
Chinese manned space program
On July 19, 1964, China launched and recovered its first successful experimental biological rocket carrying eight white mice from the Chinese Academy of Sciences Base 603 launch site in Shijie Town (誓节镇) within the city.[6]
Culture
Prior to the late 19th century, most residents spoke a Jianghuai Mandarin dialect. Thereafter many people in the southern and eastern parts of the city began to speak Old Guangde dialect, a Taihu Wu Chinese dialect closely related to that of Suzhou dialect and Shanghainese. Most residents also speak the Southwestern Mandarin Guangde dialect.
See also
References
- ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ "SGM/PATAC Guangde Proving Ground Opened". patac.com.cn (Press release). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "About GM China". gmchina.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ 军事史话 <第七部> 导弹部队史话 [Military History Part 7 - History of the Rocket Division] (in Chinese). March 1, 2008. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
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