Sihui
Sihui
四会市 | |
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.png) Location of Sihui City (pink) in Zhaoqing City (yellow), Guangdong, and the PRC | |
  Sihui Location of the city centre in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23°21′N 112°41′E / 23.350°N 112.683°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaoqing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,258 km2 (486 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | 542,873 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 526200 |
| Area code | 0758 |
| Vehicle registration | 粤 H |
| Website | Official website |
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| Simplified Chinese | 四会 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 四會 | ||||||||||
| Jyutping | Sei3-wui5 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Sìhuì | ||||||||||
| Postal | Szewui | ||||||||||
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Sihui, formerly romanized as Szewui,[a] is a county-level city in Guangdong, China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Zhaoqing. Sihui's population is 542,873.[when?]
History
Under the Qing, Sihui County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[1] As with much of the surrounding countryside, Sihui was a source for many members of the Chinese diaspora during the late Qing.
Administrative divisions
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[2] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dongcheng Subdistrict | 城中街道 | Dōngchéng Jiēdào | 101,428 | 46 |
| Chengzhong Subdistrict | 东城街道 | Chéngzhōng Jiēdào | 142,577 | 84 |
| Zhenshan Subdistrict | 贞山街道 | Zhēnshān Jiēdào | 35,922 | 100.68 |
| Longfu town | 龙甫镇 | Lóngfǔ Zhèn | 17,979 | 103 |
| Dedou town | 地豆镇 | Dedòu Zhèn | 18,351 | 89.7 |
| Weizheng town | 威整镇 | Wēizhěng Zhèn | 12,047 | 63.9 |
| Luoyuan town | 罗源镇 | Luōyuán Zhèn | 5,945 | 26 |
| Jingkou town | 迳口镇 | Jìngkǒu Zhèn | 12,669 | 101 |
| Dasha town | 大沙镇 | Dàshā Zhèn | 46,120 | 80 |
| Shigou town | 石狗镇 | Shígǒu Zhèn | 16,170 | 142 |
| Huangtian town | 黄田镇 | Huángtián Zhèn | 10,743 | 89.6 |
| Jianggu town | 江谷镇 | Xiàmáo Zhèn | 27,177 | 82.4 |
| Xiamao town | 下茆镇 | Jiānggǔ Zhèn | 24,579 | 107.5 |
Economy
The Zhaoqing High Technology Industrial Development Zone (肇庆高新区 and 肇庆国家高新技术产业开发区) is located in Sihui.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Sihui (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.9 (100.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.7 (96.3) |
33.7 (92.7) |
30.0 (86.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
26.3 (79.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
21.6 (70.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
1.3 (34.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.5 (2.22) |
76.8 (3.02) |
112.8 (4.44) |
192.7 (7.59) |
271.7 (10.70) |
273.9 (10.78) |
250.5 (9.86) |
224.9 (8.85) |
154.5 (6.08) |
73.2 (2.88) |
45.6 (1.80) |
32.9 (1.30) |
1,766 (69.52) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 81 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
See also
- Guangdong International Circuit
- Wangtang, a village in Jianggu, Sihui
Notes
References
Citations
- ^ a b Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
- ^ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 肇庆国家高新技术产业开发区
Bibliography
- Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941), Triad Societies, Vol. 5, Abingdon: Routledge, reprinted 2000.
External links
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