Suining
Suining 遂宁 | |
|---|---|
遂宁市 | |
 Location o Suining in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 30°31′N 105°34′E / 30.517°N 105.567°E | |
| Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefectur-level ceety establisht | Februar 1985 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5326 km2 (2,056 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,252,551 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart) |
| Postal code | 629000 |
| Area code(s) | +86 (0)825 |
| Licence Plate Prefixes | 川J |
Suining (simplifeed Cheenese: 遂宁; traditeeonal Cheenese: 遂寧; Sichuanese Pinyin: Xu4nin2; Sichuanese pronunciation: [ɕy˨˦nin˨˩]; pinyin: Sùiníng; Wade–Giles: Sui-ning) is a prefectur-level ceety o eastren Sichuan province in Soothwast Cheenae. Suining haed 3,252,551 in 2010 (3,477,013 residents in 2000).[1]
Maist o the aurie is owerwhelmingly landwart in character. In several coonties thare are petroleum, gas an salt resources.
Geografie an climate[eedit | eedit soorce]
Suining is locatit in the centre o the Sichuan Basin an on the central reaches o the Fu River, borderin Chongqing, Guang'an an Nanchong tae the east, Neijiang an Ziyang tae the sooth, the provincial caipital o Chengdu tae the wast, an Deyang an Mianyang tae the north. Its prefectural, or admeenistrative, aurie ranges in latitude frae 30° 10' 50" tae 31° 10' 50" N, or 108.9 kilometre (67.7 mi) an in langitude frae 105° 03' 26" to 106° 59' 49" E, or 90.3 kilometre (56.1 mi). While hintle o the prefectur is muntainous, the urban aurie itsel, which occupees 40 square kilometre (15 sq mi), is locatit on flat laund.
Suining haes a monsoon-influencit humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) an is lairgely mild an humid, wi fower distinct saisons. Winter is short, mild, an foggy, tho actual precipitation is law. Januar averages 6.5 °C (43.7 °F), an while frost mey occur, snaw is rare. Simmers are lang, hot an humid, wi the daily average in Julie an August aroond 27 °C (81 °F), wi August bein slichtly wairmer. Rainfaw is licht in winter an can be hivy in simmer, an 75% o the annual total occurs from Mey tae September.
| Climate data for Suining (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
21.4 (70.6) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
14.3 (57.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.5 (0.57) |
14.8 (0.58) |
25.0 (0.98) |
63.6 (2.50) |
104.0 (4.09) |
131.5 (5.18) |
198.1 (7.80) |
143.3 (5.64) |
122.8 (4.83) |
65.5 (2.58) |
29.9 (1.18) |
14.6 (0.57) |
927.6 (36.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.1 | 8.2 | 9.8 | 12.1 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 10.4 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 135.2 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||
Places o Interest[eedit | eedit soorce]
Suining is a buimin ceety wi a wide range o roles, no juist limit tae the Excellent Tourism Ceety o Cheenae, but include the Finance an Ecological Ceety o Cheenae, the Naitional Landscape Ceety, the Naitional Hygiene Ceety, an the Global Green Ceety.
Accordin tae the local legend, Suining is the Hametoun o Guanyin, three sisters o Guanyin are aw frae Suining.[2]
There exists Lingquan Temple, Guangde Temple, an the Dead Sea, which are regardit as the 4A scenic zone. An thare is a Celadon Museum o Sichuan an aw, which is referred tae as a 3A scenic zone.
The percentage o laund-covered forests o Suining is approximately 34%, it's the first Provincial Environmental Protection Ceety in Sichuan.
Subdiveesions[eedit | eedit soorce]
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2004 est.) | Aurie (km²) | Densitie (/km²) |
| 1 | Chuanshan Destrict | 船山区 | Chuánshān Qū | 670,000 | 618 | 1,084 |
| 2 | Anju Destrict | 安居区 | Ānjū Qū | 750,000 | 1,258 | 596 |
| 3 | Pengxi Coonty | 蓬溪县 | Péngxī Xiàn | 760,000 | 1,251 | 608 |
| 4 | Shehong County | 射洪县 | Shèhóng Xiàn | 1,040,000 | 1,496 | 695 |
| 5 | Daying County | 大英县 | Dàyīng Xiàn | 550,000 | 703 | 782 |
Transport[eedit | eedit soorce]
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
Places o Interest:
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ a b Geohive : China : Sichuan : Administrative Units
- ↑ http://www.snxw.com/whly/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=172824 Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-12-4