Wushan County, Chongqing
Wushan County (Chinese: 巫山县; pinyin: Wūshān Xiàn) is a county located in Chongqing municipality. It occupies roughly 2,958 km2 (1,142 sq mi) and has a population of about 600,000.
Wushan
巫山县 | |
|---|---|
 Wushan, Wu Gorge and Wushan Yangtze River Bridge | |
 Location of Wushan County in Chongqing | |
| Coordinates: 31.0769°N 109.8782158°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,958.2 km2 (1,142.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 495,072 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
The county seat is located at the western entrance to the Wu Gorge in the Three Gorges region. Wushan is famous for its Little Three Gorges (小三峡) located on the nearby Daning River.
The Wushan county seat is on the northern bank of the Yangtze River channel, which in the Gorges region was flooded after the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. The original town was abandoned and submerged under the rising waters, and the new town constructed on the hills above.
The population of the town is something in excess of 100,000, and the main economic activity in the area is coal mining, almost all from very small mines in the surrounding mountains. Tourism also plays a role, although tourist activity is not as great as it was before the flooding of the Gorges in the first decade of the 21st century. The Little Three Gorges are no longer as deep or as spectacular as they once were.
The county is served by Chongqing Wushan Airport which opened in August 2019.
Mount Wushan is located east of the county.
In the novel World War Z, Dachang village was the origin of the virus' patient zero.
Administrative divisions
Eleven towns:
- Miaoyu (庙宇镇), Dachang (大昌镇), Futian (福田镇), Longxi (龙溪镇), Shuanglong (双龙镇), Guanyang (官阳镇), Luoping (骡坪镇), Baolong, ChongqingBaolong (抱龙镇), Guandu (官渡镇), Tonggu (铜鼓镇), Wuxia (巫峡镇)
Thirteen townships:
- Hongchun Township (红椿土家族乡), Liangping Township (两坪乡), Quchi Township (曲尺乡), Jianping Township (建平乡), Daxi Township (大溪乡), Jinping Township (金坪乡), Pinghe Township (平河乡), Dangyang Township (当阳乡), Zhuxian Township (竹贤乡), Sanxi Township (三溪乡), Peishi Township (培石乡), Duping Township (笃坪乡), Dengjia Township (邓家土家族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Wushan (1991–2014 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
37.5 (99.5) |
40.8 (105.4) |
41.9 (107.4) |
42.1 (107.8) |
42.8 (109.0) |
42.2 (108.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
42.8 (109.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26 (79) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
18.5 (65.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.9 (0.43) |
24.9 (0.98) |
42.6 (1.68) |
87.5 (3.44) |
142.2 (5.60) |
143.4 (5.65) |
166.7 (6.56) |
132.4 (5.21) |
108 (4.3) |
86.2 (3.39) |
46.9 (1.85) |
14.9 (0.59) |
1,006.6 (39.68) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 125.8 |
| Average snowy days | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 74.1 | 71.9 | 111.9 | 133.7 | 144.4 | 156.7 | 194.1 | 202.6 | 147.8 | 117.1 | 101.7 | 76.5 | 1,532.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 23 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 50 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 34 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
- 巫山县历史沿革 [Wushan County Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
1996年，巫山县面积2958.2平方千米，{...}2010年第六次人口普查，巫山县常住总人口495072人{...}2011年8月5日，重庆市政府（渝府[2011]80号）批复同意：撤销龙井乡，调整巫峡镇行政区域范围，设立高唐、龙门2个街道。调整后，全县辖2个街道、11个镇、13个乡（其中2个民族乡）：高唐街道、龙门街道、巫峡镇、庙宇镇、大昌镇、福田镇、龙溪镇、双龙镇、官阳镇、骡坪镇、抱龙镇、官渡镇、铜鼓镇、红椿土家族乡、两坪乡、曲尺乡、建平乡、大溪乡、金坪乡、平河乡、当阳乡、竹贤乡、三溪乡、培石乡、笃坪乡、邓家土家族乡。
- 巫山县行政区划 [Wushan County Administrative Divisions] (in Simplified Chinese). 巫山县政府公众信息网. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
巫山县辖2个街道、11个镇、13个乡。 高唐街道{...}龙门街道{...}巫峡镇{...}双龙镇{...}大昌镇{...}龙溪镇{...}官阳镇{...}骡坪镇{...}抱龙镇{...}官渡镇{...}铜鼓镇{...}庙宇镇{...}福田镇{...}两坪乡{...}建平乡{...}曲尺乡{...}金坪乡{...}大溪乡{...}平河乡{...}当阳乡{...}三溪乡{...}竹贤乡{...}笃坪乡{...}培石乡{...}邓家土家族乡{...}红椿土家族乡{...
} - 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：巫山县 [2018 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Wushan County] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
统计用区划代码 名称 500237001000 高唐街道办事处 500237002000 龙门街道办事处 500237101000 庙宇镇 500237102000 大昌镇 500237103000 福田镇 500237104000 龙溪镇 500237105000 双龙镇 500237106000 官阳镇 500237107000 骡坪镇 500237108000 抱龙镇 500237109000 官渡镇 500237110000 铜鼓镇 500237111000 巫峡镇 500237200000 红椿乡 500237207000 两坪乡 500237208000 曲尺乡 500237210000 建坪乡 500237211000 大溪乡 500237214000 金坪乡 500237216000 平河乡 500237219000 当阳乡 500237222000 竹贤乡 500237225000 三溪乡 500237227000 培石乡 500237229000 笃坪乡 500237231000 邓家乡
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
