Haimen, Nantong
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Haimen
海门 | |
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| 海门市 | |
| Nickname: The River Gateway to the Sea (Chinese: 江海门户) | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Nantong |
| Established (as a county) | 958 |
| Became independent subprefecture | 1768 |
| Became county-level city | June 1994 |
| Seat | Haimen Town |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Mayor | Lu Yifei (陆一飞) (Communist Party of China) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,148.77 km2 (443.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4.96 m (16.27 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 5.2 m (17.1 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Population (2000)[5] | |
| • Total | 942,952 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 226100[6] |
| Area code | 0513[6] |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-32 |
| Vehicle registration | 苏F |
| Website | www.haimen.gov.cn Template:Zh-cn icon |
Template:Contains Chinese text Haimen (海门市; Qihai dialect: [haɪ.məŋ], Shanghai: [hɛ̝.məŋ]) is a county-level city in the southeast of Jiangsu province of Eastern China with a population of approximately 1 million. It is located at the opposite side of the Yangtze River to Shanghai. Chonghai Bridge links the city to Chongming County. Haimen is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Haimen. The city should not be confused with the village of the same name in Guangdong province.
History
The area that is now Haimen was formed from silt deposits from the Yangtze River. Several sandbanks, including Dongzhou (Chinese: 东洲) and Buzhou (Chinese: 布洲), joined together with the mainland in the Tang Dynasty. In 958 CE, during the Later Zhou Dynasty in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, Haimen County was established, the seat established at Dongzhou Town.[8]
Because the mouth of the Yangtze River moved northward during the Ming Dynasty, Haimen has dealt with flooding that destroyed parts of the county, including Lüsi (Chinese: 吕四), Yudong (Chinese: 余东), and Sijia (Chinese: 四甲).[8]
In 1672, under Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, the seat moved to Jinghai Town (Chinese: 静海乡). Starting from 1701, the river's course moved south, creating more than 40 new sandbanks. In 1768, the county became and independent subprefecture with the seat moving to Maojia Town (Chinese: 茅家镇).[8]
In 1912, one year after the Republic of China was founded, Haimen once again became a county. However, in 1949, when the People's Republic of China was founded, Haimen became governed under Nantong Prefecture. Once county-level governments started to reappear in 1983, Haimen was reinstated as a county, and in June 1994, Haimen became a county-level city.[8]
Geography
Administrative divisions
Haimen is divided into twenty-one towns and one township. These towns are further divided into 231 villages and three fishery villages.[9]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Haimen has a humid subtropical climate (Cwa). This means that Haimen experiences four distinct seasons; the summers are hot and the winters are cold. The summers are rainier than the other seasons, and the summer rains usually bring flooding.[10]
The average temperature is 15.2 °C (59.4 °F) in Haimen. January is the coldest month, and July is the hottest month. The hottest temperature recorded in Haimen was 38.0 °C (100.4 °F), occurring on both August 7, 1966 and July 31, 1992. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −9.3 °C (15.3 °F) on January 31, 1977.[10]
The average yearly rainfall is 1,056.3 millimetres (41.59 in). The wettest year was 1975 with 1,500.7 millimetres (59.08 in), and the driest year was 1978 with 654.6 millimetres (25.77 in).[10]
See also
References
- ^ Haimen Municipal People's Government. "陆一飞" (in Mandarin). Retrieved 2010-07-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Haimen Municipal People's Government (2010-03-10). "市政府关于市长副市长市长助理分工的通知" (in Mandarin). Haimen. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Haimen Municipal People's Government. "Boundary & Area". Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ a b Haimen Municipal People's Government. "Geographical Location". Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ Department of Economic & Social Affairs (2008). Demographic Yearbook 2005, Volume 57. United Nations Publications. p. 272. ISBN 978-92-1-051099-8. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ a b China National Philatelic Corporation (CNPC). "Area Code and Postal Code in Jiangsu Province". Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Haimen" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ a b c d Haimen Municipal People's Government (2009-12-09). "建置沿革" (in Mandarin). Retrieved 2010-07-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Haimen Municipal People's Government. "Administrative Division". Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ a b c Haimen Municipal People's Government. "Weather & Cliamte". Retrieved 2010-07-30.
External links
- Regional topographical map
- Template:Zh-cn icon 行政区划 (Administrative Divisions of Haimen)
- Template:Zh-cn icon 地理位置 (Geography of Haimen)
- Haimen City English guide (Jiangsu.NET)
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