Wenshan
文山市 · Vwnzsanh Si
County-level city
Clockwise: urban skyline, Daxing Temple, Wenshan Notoginseng International Trading Center, Qihua Square, Xihua Park
Location of Wenshan City (pink) within Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) and Yunnan
Location of Wenshan City (pink) within Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) and Yunnan
Wenshan is located in Yunnan
Wenshan
Wenshan
Location of the city centre in Yunnan
Wenshan is located in China
Wenshan
Wenshan
Wenshan (China)
Coordinates (Wenshan City government): 23°23′13″N 104°13′59″E / 23.387°N 104.233°E / 23.387; 104.233
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureWenshan
Municipal seatWolong Subdistrict
Area
 • Total2,966.86 km2 (1,145.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total623,772
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
663000
Area code0876
Websitewww.ynwss.gov.cn

Wenshan (Chinese: 文山市; pinyin: Wénshān Shì; Zhuang: Vwnzsanh Si) is a city in and the seat of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. It once was a county (Wenshan County; 文山县), but on 2 December 2010, with the approval of the PRC State Council, it was upgraded to a county-level city.

Administrative divisions

At present, Wenshan City has 3 subdistricts, 7 towns, 2 townships and 5 ethnic townships.[2]

3 subdistricts
  • Kaihua Subdistrict (开化街道)
  • Wolong Subdistrict (卧龙街道)
  • Xinping Subdistrict (新平街道)
7 towns
  • Gumu (古木镇)
  • Pingba (平坝镇)
  • Matang (马塘镇)
  • Dehou (德厚镇)
  • Xiaojie (小街镇)
  • Baozhu (薄竹镇)
  • Zhuilijie (追栗街镇)
2 townships
  • Xinjie Township (新街乡)
  • Xigu Township (喜古乡)
5 ethnic townships
  • Dongshan Yi Ethnic Township (东山彝族乡)
  • Liujing Yi Ethnic Township (柳井彝族乡)
  • Baxin Yi Ethnic Township (坝心彝族乡)
  • Binglie Yi Ethnic Township (秉烈彝族乡)
  • Hongdian Hui Ethnic Township (红甸回族乡)
Former
Longxi Township (龙溪乡), Xiacun Township (下村乡)

Economy

One of the largest companies based in Wenshan County is the electric power supplier Yunnan Wenshan Electric Power Co., Ltd. It is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

The Wenshan Zinc Mine is known for producing world class, deep blue hemimorphite specimens.[3]

Wenshan is a producer of 'Sanchi', a plant with medicinal properties which grows away from daylight under huge plastic sheets.

Climate

Due to its low latitude tempered by its high elevation, Wenshan has a mild humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) with short, mild, dry winters and warm, rainy summers. Wenshan is situated in the so-called 'Valley of Eternal Spring'. Because it is on a plateau, temperatures are quite constant throughout the year, with more precipitations during the summer months.

Climate data for Wenshan City (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.8
(82.0)		 32.6
(90.7)		 33.2
(91.8)		 35.2
(95.4)		 35.9
(96.6)		 34.2
(93.6)		 33.1
(91.6)		 33.6
(92.5)		 32.6
(90.7)		 30.4
(86.7)		 29.0
(84.2)		 29.1
(84.4)		 35.9
(96.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)		 20.4
(68.7)		 24.5
(76.1)		 27.4
(81.3)		 28.3
(82.9)		 28.5
(83.3)		 28.0
(82.4)		 27.9
(82.2)		 26.9
(80.4)		 24.0
(75.2)		 21.7
(71.1)		 18.2
(64.8)		 24.5
(76.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.5
(52.7)		 13.6
(56.5)		 17.3
(63.1)		 20.7
(69.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.1
(73.6)		 22.6
(72.7)		 21.5
(70.7)		 18.9
(66.0)		 15.6
(60.1)		 12.1
(53.8)		 18.6
(65.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2)		 9.5
(49.1)		 12.7
(54.9)		 16.1
(61.0)		 18.6
(65.5)		 20.2
(68.4)		 20.2
(68.4)		 19.6
(67.3)		 18.2
(64.8)		 15.8
(60.4)		 11.8
(53.2)		 8.4
(47.1)		 14.9
(58.9)
Record low °C (°F) −2.9
(26.8)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 0.5
(32.9)		 5.6
(42.1)		 10.0
(50.0)		 13.4
(56.1)		 14.3
(57.7)		 13.7
(56.7)		 10.5
(50.9)		 4.2
(39.6)		 1.0
(33.8)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 −3.0
(26.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.3
(0.84)		 15.9
(0.63)		 35.3
(1.39)		 56.8
(2.24)		 104.1
(4.10)		 152.9
(6.02)		 205.4
(8.09)		 177.2
(6.98)		 112.2
(4.42)		 62.5
(2.46)		 36.8
(1.45)		 22.5
(0.89)		 1,002.9
(39.51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.0 5.7 6.8 9.9 14.0 17.7 20.2 20.3 13.3 11.2 6.9 4.9 136.9
Average snowy days 0.4 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.7
Average relative humidity (%) 77 73 70 68 71 77 81 81 79 79 77 77 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 160.0 174.7 206.2 221.1 209.7 161.6 150.2 156.3 153.9 139.9 169.2 157.7 2,060.5
Percent possible sunshine 47 54 55 58 51 40 36 39 42 39 52 48 47
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
Source 2: Weather China[6]

Transport

References

  1. ↑ "文山州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Wenshan Prefecture. 2021-05-25.
  2. ↑ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. ↑ Wenshan Mine at Mindat.org
  4. ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  6. ↑ 文山 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Simplified Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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