Zhumadian
Zhumadian
驻马店 | |
|---|---|
| 驻马店市 | |
 Zhumadian in Henan | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Henan |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 14,974 km2 (5,781 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 770 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 770 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 7,230,744 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 508,312 |
| • Urban density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 508,312 |
| • Metro density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 463000 |
| Area code | 396 |
| GDP | ¥4,184 per capita (2003) |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 10 |
| Mayor | Guoqing Liu |
| Township-level divisions | Unknown |
| License plate prefixes | 豫Q |
| Website | http://www.zhumadian.gov.cn |
Zhumadian (simplified Chinese: 驻马店; traditional Chinese: 駐馬店; pinyin: Zhùmǎdiàn; Postal map spelling: Chumatien) is a prefecture-level city in southern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders Xinyang to the south, Nanyang to the west, Pingdingshan to the northwest, Luohe to the north, Zhoukou to the northeast, and the province of Anhui to the east.
Its population is 7,230,744 at the 2010 census whom 503,812 live in the built up area.
Administrative divisions
The prefecture-level city of Zhumadian administers 1 district and 9 counties.
- Yicheng District (驿城区)
- Runan County (汝南县)
- Pingyu County (平舆县)
- Xincai County (新蔡县)
- Shangcai County (上蔡县)
- Xiping County (西平县)
- Suiping County (遂平县)
- Queshan County (确山县)
- Zhengyang County (正阳县)
- Biyang County (泌阳县)
History
Zhumadian was previously known as Yicheng, for it used to be a relay station. In the Tang Dynasty, the emperor ordered his soldiers carry lychees from Guangdong to his charming princess Yang who loved to eat lychees. And Zhumadian was one of the relay stations.
Geography
Zhumadian is situated at 32° 18' -- 33° 35' N latitude, and 113° 10' -- 115° 12' E longitude, with a maximum east-west width of 191.5 kilometres (119.0 mi), and at most 137.5 kilometres (85.4 mi) long from south to north. The area of the prefecture is 15,083 square kilometres (5,824 sq mi), occupying 8.9% of the total provincial area. Neighbouring prefectures are:
- Fuyang, Anhui (E)
- Xinyang (S)
- Nanyang (W)
- Pingdingshan (NW)
- Luohe (N)
- Zhoukou (NE)
The terrain is dominated by mountains, hills, hillocks, and plains.
Climate
Zhumadian has a four-season, monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Koppen Cwa), with cold, somewhat damp, winters, and hot, humid summers. Monthly mean temperatures range from 1.3 °C (34.3 °F) in January to 27.2 °C (81.0 °F) in July, with an annual mean of 14.9 °C (58.8 °F). Sunshine amounts are moderate and precipitation is concentrated from June to September.
| Climate data for Zhumadian (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.4 (0.84) |
25.0 (0.98) |
51.3 (2.02) |
58.2 (2.29) |
84.3 (3.32) |
130.0 (5.12) |
194.4 (7.65) |
180.5 (7.11) |
106.7 (4.20) |
71.8 (2.83) |
39.2 (1.54) |
16.4 (0.65) |
979.2 (38.55) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.3 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 100.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 81 | 83 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 72.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 129.8 | 122.6 | 144.0 | 178.9 | 192.9 | 194.9 | 183.8 | 176.4 | 159.4 | 157.8 | 144.4 | 141.8 | 1,926.7 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Agriculture
Mainly wheat, maize, peanut, sesame, green beans and tobacco.
Culture
Zhumadian has a rich cultural history and the birthplace of many great people in ancient times [citation needed]. There is an old site of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai who are the characters in the Butterfly Lovers, a famous Chinese story.
Dams
Zhumadian has 62 different dams including Banqiao Dam within its territory.
Transportation
One of the Chinese main highways, China National Highway 107, runs through Zhumadian. Zhumadian also has its own transportation system.
External links
- Government website of Zhumadian (in Simplified Chinese)
