Tongcheng,_Anhui
Tongcheng, Anhui
County-level city in Anhui, China
Tongcheng (Chinese: 桐城; pinyin: Tóngchéng) is a county-level city and former county in the southwest of Anhui province and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Anqing. Its population is 744,000 and its area is 1,571 km2 (607 sq mi). Tongcheng is noted for the Tongcheng School.
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Tongcheng
桐城市 Tungcheng | |
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 Tongcheng in Anqing | |
.png) Anqing in Anhui | |
| Coordinates: 31°02′09″N 116°56′12″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Anqing |
| Municipal seat | Wenchang Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,472 km2 (568 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 593,629 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 231400 |
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Tongcheng City has jurisdiction over 3 subdistricts, 12 towns and 2 others.[1]
- Subdistricts
- Longteng Subdistrict (龙腾街道)
- Wenchang Subdistrict (文昌街道)
- Longmin Subdistrict (龙眠街道)
- Towns
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- Others
- Tongcheng Economic Development Zone (桐城经济开发区)
- Tongcheng Shuangxin Economic Development Zone (桐城双新经济开发区)
More information Climate data for Tongcheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010), Month ...
| Climate data for Tongcheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
35.9 (96.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
20.8 (69.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.7 (14.5) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.0 (1.77) |
59.8 (2.35) |
96.6 (3.80) |
125.9 (4.96) |
140.9 (5.55) |
239.6 (9.43) |
222.6 (8.76) |
166.3 (6.55) |
79.5 (3.13) |
52.5 (2.07) |
46.3 (1.82) |
31.8 (1.25) |
1,306.8 (51.44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.3 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 126 |
| Average snowy days | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 10.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 109.0 | 107.8 | 125.4 | 154.9 | 167.4 | 141.1 | 180.4 | 182.8 | 155.5 | 153.7 | 137.8 | 128.5 | 1,744.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 34 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 42 | 45 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
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- Zhang Tingyu, advisor to three Qing Dynasty emperors
- Chu Bo, the former governor of Hunan Province, and currently party chief in Inner Mongolia, was born in Tongcheng.
- Fang Bao, author
- Fang Lanfen, author
- Fang Quan, author, Qing prefect
- Fang Chih, Chinese diplomat
- Gui Congyou, diplomat, appointed China's ambassador to Sweden in 2017[4]
- Wang Wenbin, diplomat, one of the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Zuo Guangdou, late Ming Dynasty censorate official
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- Forsberg, Birgitta (30 January 2020). "Vem är Gui Congyou? Möt Kinas ambassadör i Sverige | SvD". Svenska Dagbladet.
- Government website of Tongcheng (in Simplified Chinese)
- Website of Tongcheng Middle School (in Simplified Chinese)
- Tourism Information of Tongcheng (in Simplified Chinese)
- Tongcheng Normal School (in Simplified Chinese)
