Wenshan City

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.

Wenshan
文山市 · Vwnzsanh Si
County-level city
Hemimorphite from Wenshan Mine
Hemimorphite from Wenshan Mine
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
Coordinates (Wenshan City government): 23°23′13″N 104°13′59″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureWenshan
Area
 • Total4,500 km2 (1,700 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total481,504
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
663000
Area code0876
Websitehttp://www.37.gov.cn/

Administrative divisions

In the present, Wenshan City has 3 subdistricts, 7 towns, 2 townships and 5 ethnic townships.[1]

3 subdistricts
  • Kaihua (开化街道)
  • Wolong (卧龙街道)
  • Xinping (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 (新街乡)
  • Xigu (喜古乡)
5 ethnic townships
  • Dongshan Yi (东山彝族乡)
  • Liujing Yi (柳井彝族乡)
  • Baxin Yi (坝心彝族乡)
  • Binglie Yi (秉烈彝族乡)
  • Hongdian Hui (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.[2]

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 (1981–2010 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)
Average high °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)		 20.2
(68.4)		 24.1
(75.4)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.8
(82.0)		 28.2
(82.8)		 27.9
(82.2)		 27.8
(82.0)		 26.6
(79.9)		 23.8
(74.8)		 21.1
(70.0)		 18.1
(64.6)		 24.2
(75.6)
Average low °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9)		 9.4
(48.9)		 12.3
(54.1)		 16.0
(60.8)		 18.3
(64.9)		 20.0
(68.0)		 20.0
(68.0)		 19.4
(66.9)		 17.9
(64.2)		 15.7
(60.3)		 11.6
(52.9)		 8.0
(46.4)		 14.7
(58.4)
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) 15.2
(0.60)		 18.1
(0.71)		 32.2
(1.27)		 57.8
(2.28)		 105.0
(4.13)		 140.5
(5.53)		 198.6
(7.82)		 175.3
(6.90)		 109.6
(4.31)		 61.0
(2.40)		 47.9
(1.89)		 13.5
(0.53)		 974.7
(38.37)
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 (precipitation days, humidity, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[3][4]
Source 2: Weather China[5]

Transport

References
  1. "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. Wenshan Mine at Mindat.org
  3. 1981年-2010年（文山）月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  4. "中国气象数据网" (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. 文山 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Simplified Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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