Altay City
| Altay التاي ئالتاي 阿勒泰 |
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阿勒泰市
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 Altay
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| Coordinates: 47°52′N 88°07′E / 47.867°N 88.117°ECoordinates: 47°52′N 88°07′E / 47.867°N 88.117°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Altay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,400 km2 (4,400 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 887 m (2,910 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 187,600 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 836500 |
| Area code(s) | 0906 |
Altay or Aletai (Chinese: 阿勒泰; pinyin: Ālètài, uyghur: ئالتاي/ Altay) is a county-level city in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, in far northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It is the administrative centre of Altay Prefecture, and has 142,000 inhabitants.
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Geography [edit]
Climate [edit]
Altay has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), without the strong monsoonal influence on seasonal precipitation patterns that defines the climate across much of China and an annual precipitation total of only 191 millimetres (7.5 in). Winters are long, bitterly cold and dry, with a January 24-hour average of −15.5 °C (4.1 °F); however, the presence of the Altay Mountains to the north helps moderate the severity of winter cold as compared to locations further to the east. Spring and autumn are short but mild. Summers are very warm, but dry, with a July 24-hour average of 21.8 °C (71.2 °F). The annual mean is 4.53 °C (40.2 °F). Sunshine is abundant, with almost 3,000 hours of bright sunshine annually and no month having less than 50% of the possible total.
| Climate data for Altay City (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
0.0 (32) |
14.0 (57.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
21.1 (70) |
12.1 (53.8) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
10.7 (51.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21 (−6) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
2.2 (36) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 12.5 (0.492) |
9.1 (0.358) |
8.7 (0.343) |
13.1 (0.516) |
16.6 (0.654) |
15.7 (0.618) |
25.8 (1.016) |
16.1 (0.634) |
15.6 (0.614) |
15.0 (0.591) |
22.3 (0.878) |
20.8 (0.819) |
191.3 (7.533) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 83.8 |
| % humidity | 74 | 73 | 71 | 48 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 68 | 75 | 58.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 163.6 | 182.4 | 247.7 | 281.9 | 325.4 | 338.2 | 343.5 | 326.6 | 278.6 | 220.8 | 153.5 | 131.1 | 2,993.3 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1] | |||||||||||||
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Culture [edit]
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Education [edit]
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Economy [edit]
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People [edit]
- Ma Fuxiang (1876–1932), military governor of Altay
- Rebiya Kadeer (born 1947), political activist
- Hanati Silamu (born 1984), boxer
References [edit]
- ^ "中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）" (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
External links [edit]
- Government website of Altay, Xinjiang (in Simplified Chinese)
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