Huanggang 黄冈市 Hwangkang | |
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Coordinates(Huanggang municipal government): 30°27′13″N114°52′21″E / 30.4537°N 114.8724°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hubei |
Municipal seat | Huangzhou District |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 17,446.63 km2 (6,736.18 sq mi) |
• Urban | 363.23 km2 (140.24 sq mi) |
• Metro | 963.44 km2 (371.99 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census) [2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | 5,882,719 |
• Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
• Urban | 456,862 |
• Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,152,559 |
• Metro density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
GDP [3] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 158.9 billion US$ 25.5 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 25,319 US$ 4,065 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
ISO 3166 code | CN-HB-11 |
Local Dialect | Lower Yangtze Mandarin |
Website | 黄冈市政府门户网站 (Huanggang City Government Web Portal) (in Chinese) |
Huanggang | |||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 黄冈 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 黃岡 | ||||||||||
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Huanggang is a prefecture-level city in easternmost Hubei Province,China. It is situated to the north of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and is bounded in the north by the Dabie Mountains and is named after Mount Huanggang. [1] It borders Henan in the north,Anhui in the east and Jiangxi in the south.
The city's administrative area covers 17,453 square kilometers (6,739 sq mi) and the total population was 5,882,719 as of the 2020 census whom 456,862 resided in the Huangzhou urban district,making it the second most populous city in the province by administrative population,after Wuhan, [4] the provincial capital. the Ezhou –Huanggang built-up (or metro) area was home to 1,152,559 inhabitants comprising (Echeng district and Huangzhou district of Huanggang),and many of its residents work in Wuhan. [4] In 2007,the city is named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report,which was released at the 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum. [5]
In 845 BC Marquis Wen (文侯) Huang Meng (黃孟;also known as Huang Zhang / 黃璋) moved the capital of the State of Huang from Yicheng to Huangchuan (present-day Huangchuan,Henan). Huang Xi's descendants ruled State of Huang until 648 BC when it was destroyed by the State of Chu. The Marquis of Huang,Marquis Mu (穆侯) Huang Qisheng (黃企生),fled to the state of Qi. The people of Huang were forced to relocate to Chu. They settled in the region of present-day Hubei province,in a region known as the Jiangxia Prefecture (江夏郡) during the Han dynasty (206 BC –AD 220). There are many places in this region today that were named after Huang e.g. Huanggang,Huangpi,Huangmei,Huangshi,Huangan,Huangzhou etc. Many of the people of Huang were also relocated to regions south of the Yangtze River. During the reign of Emperor Cheng of Jin,Later Zhao forces inflicted great damage on many Jin cities and bases north of the Yangtze and captured Zhucheng (邾城,in modern Huanggang,Hubei). Huanggang has a history of at least 2,000 years. [1]
Huanggang administers 12 county-level divisions,including one district,two county-level cities and seven counties: [6] [7] [1]
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# | Name | Chinese (S) | ||||
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Counties | ||||||
1 | Hong'an County | 红安 县 | ||||
2 | Luotian County | 罗田 县 | ||||
3 | Yingshan County | 英山 县 | ||||
4 | Xishui County Xi River | 浠水 县 | ||||
5 | Qichun County | 蕲春 县 | ||||
6 | Huangmei County Yellow Plum | 黄梅 县 | ||||
7 | Tuanfeng County | 团风 县 | ||||
County-level cities | ||||||
8 | Wuxue City | 武穴 市 | ||||
9 | Macheng City | 麻城 市 | ||||
District | ||||||
10 | Huangzhou District | 黄州 区 | ||||
Other Areas | ||||||
11 | Longganhu Administrative District | 龙感湖 管理区 | ||||
12 | Huanggang Economonic Development Area | 黄冈 经济开发区 |
Climate data for Huanggang (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) | 20.7 (69.3) | 28.7 (83.7) | 30.0 (86.0) | 33.9 (93.0) | 36.1 (97.0) | 37.8 (100.0) | 39.7 (103.5) | 40.0 (104.0) | 39.3 (102.7) | 34.9 (94.8) | 29.7 (85.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 40.0 (104.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 16.0 (60.8) | 22.4 (72.3) | 27.2 (81.0) | 30.1 (86.2) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.9 (91.2) | 29.0 (84.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 17.2 (63.0) | 11.0 (51.8) | 21.8 (71.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) | 7.4 (45.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 17.8 (64.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 24.6 (76.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 7.0 (44.6) | 17.6 (63.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) | 4.4 (39.9) | 8.4 (47.1) | 14.1 (57.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.4 (77.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 15.5 (59.9) | 9.4 (48.9) | 4.0 (39.2) | 14.4 (57.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) | −7.4 (18.7) | −1.9 (28.6) | 3.1 (37.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.3 (55.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 11.7 (53.1) | 4.4 (39.9) | −2.8 (27.0) | −8.0 (17.6) | −8.0 (17.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55.3 (2.18) | 74.8 (2.94) | 104.8 (4.13) | 149.8 (5.90) | 174.5 (6.87) | 217.6 (8.57) | 228.6 (9.00) | 119.9 (4.72) | 70.7 (2.78) | 67.9 (2.67) | 56.6 (2.23) | 32.4 (1.28) | 1,352.9 (53.27) |
Average precipitation days (≥0.1 mm) | 10.3 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 126.7 |
Average snowy days | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 7.7 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 77 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 106.5 | 108.5 | 132.0 | 161.7 | 175.7 | 165.5 | 218.0 | 233.6 | 189.8 | 168.0 | 145.5 | 131.2 | 1,936 |
Percent possible sunshine | 33 | 34 | 35 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 51 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 43 |
Source:China Meteorological Administration [8] [9] |
Huanggang is home to several significant cultural sites of historical interest,such as the Buddhist Ancestral Hall of Sakyamuni at Doufang Mountain,Wuzu Temple and its Changchun Nunnery,and Dongpo Red Cliff.[ citation needed ]
Huanggang Normal University is a full-time institution of higher education located in the city of Huanggang.
Huanggang has a diversified economy,ranging from bio- and herbal medicine to manufacturing,agriculture,and tourism. Since ancient times,Huanggang has been renowned for local specialties such as the "Qichun Four Treasures" (snake,turtle,bamboo,and moxa),Huangmei "tiaohua" embroidery,and Wuxue "zhangshuiqian" bamboo products. Today,Huanggang at large is recognized for organic vegetables. With its "Guihuaxiang" brand of chestnuts,Luotian is the leading chestnut-growing county in all of China. Yingshan is famous for its "cloud mist" green tea. Qichun,of course,is famous for herbal medicine. Macheng is a national model county for cattle breeding. Huangmei is a major center of freshwater shrimp and fragrant jade rice production. And Hong'an peanut production ranks the first in Hubei Province.[ citation needed ]
Huanggang enjoys an excellent transportation infrastructure. Wuhan airport is 90 kilometers (56 mi) to the west,while Jiujiang Airport in Jiangxi to the east is 160 kilometers (99 mi) away. Being on the Yangtze River,Wuhan main port is located 80 kilometers (50 mi) away,and Huangzhou District has a small bulk-handling port. There is an extensive road network,with three north–south and seven east–west major roads within the main city area. The city also is served by several new expressways,including the north–south "Jingzhu" (Beijing to Zhuhai,Guangdong) expressway and the east–west Wuhan to Shanghai expressway. Huanggang also is on the main north–south "Jingjiu" (Beijing to Hong Kong) and "Jingguang" (Beijing to Guangzhou,Guangdong) railway lines.[ citation needed ]
Two bridges connect Huanggang across the Yangtze to the Ezhou on the south bank of the river:
Other river crossings near Huanggang include:
Huanggang is served by the Beijing–Kowloon Railway,which has several stations within the prefecture-level city. The Huangzhou Station,located within Huangzhou District some 20 km (12 mi) northeast from downtown Huanggang,has the best service of all,with several trains a day to Beijing,Nanchang,and Shenzhen. [10] Huanggang travelers can also use the Huangshi station on the Wuhan–Jiujiang Railway,across the river.[ citation needed ]
Huanggang prefecture is the birthplace of numerous famous Chinese inventors,scientists,and scholars,including:
As well,Huanggang is famous for producing military and political leaders. Hong'an County is known as the "County of Generals" in that more than 400 Chinese army generals have been born there,a total far greater than for any other county in all of China. In addition,former military leader and President of China,Li Xiannian (1909–1992),was born in Hong'an. The family of Taiwanese author Kuo Cheng came from Huanggang. [12]
Wuchang is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan,the capital of Hubei Province,China. It is the oldest of the three cities that merged into modern-day Wuhan,and stood on the right (southeastern) bank of the Yangtze River,opposite the mouth of the Han River. The two other cities,Hanyang and Hankou,were on the left (northwestern) bank,separated from each other by the Han River.
Yichang,alternatively romanized as Ichang,is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province,China. Yichang had a population of 3.92 million people at the 2022 census,making it the third most populous city in Hubei. The city is famous for the Three Gorges,the Three Gorges Dam and the Gezhouba Dam,all three of which are located in Yiling District,one of the city's districts.
Qichun County is a county of eastern Hubei province,People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Huanggang City.
Huangmei County falls under the administration of Huanggang City in eastern Hubei province,People's Republic of China,and borders Anhui to the east and Jiangxi to the south across the Yangtze. It also administers Shanjia Islet (单家洲) in the Yangtze.
Wuxue,formerly Guangji County,is a county-level city on the north shore of the Yangtze River in eastern Hubei province,People's Republic of China. Wuxue falls under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huanggang.
Xishui County is a county of eastern Hubei province,People's Republic of China. The county extends over an area of 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi) and is under the administration of Huanggang City.
Hong'an County,formerly named Huang'an County,located to the north of provincial capital Wuhan,is a county under jurisdiction of Huanggang,Hubei province,People's Republic of China.
Tuanfeng County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huanggang,in the east of Hubei province,situated on the north (left) bank of the Yangtze River. There is a famous high school,named Tuanfeng High School. It provides many good students to universities all over China.
Ezhou is a prefecture-level city in eastern Hubei Province,China. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 1,079,353,of which 695,697 lived in the core Echeng District. The Ezhou - Huanggang built-up area was home to 1,152,559 inhabitants made of the Echeng and Huangzhou,Huanggang Districts.
Huangshi,alternatively romanized as Hwangshih,is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Hubei province,People's Republic of China. Its population was 2,469,079 inhabitants at the 2020 census;1,567,108 of whom lived in the built-up area made up of 4 urban districts plus the city of Daye,now being part of the agglomeration.
Xianning is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Hubei province,People's Republic of China,bordering Jiangxi to the southeast and Hunan to the southwest. It is known as the "City of Osmanthus".
Yangxin County is a county within the prefecture-level city of Huangshi in southeastern Hubei province,People's Republic of China. The county is mostly rural but is more prosperous than its neighbor,Tongshan County. According to the Fifth Population Census of China (2000),the county's population was 949,102 giving it a population density of 341 people per square kilometer.
Huangpi District is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan,the capital of Hubei Province,China,situated on the northern (left) bank of the Yangtze River. The Sheshui enters the Yangtze at Huangpi. The district is primarily rural,but also includes important infrastructure facilities,such as Wuhan Tianhe International Airport and Wuhan North Railway Station,which is one of the main freight stations and classification yards on the Beijing–Guangzhou Railway. It is the northernmost of Wuhan's districts as well as the most spacious. On the left bank of the Yangtze,it borders the districts of Xinzhou to the east,and Jiang'an to the south,and Dongxihu to the southwest;on the opposite bank,it borders Hongshan. It also borders the prefecture-level cities of Huanggang to the northeast and Xiaogan to the northwest. The Sheshui enters the Yangtze River at Shekou in Huangpi.
Huangzhou District is an urban district of Huanggang,Hubei province,China.
Huarong District is a district of the city of Ezhou,Hubei province,People's Republic of China. The district is named after Huarong Town,the name of which is of disputed origin. Huarong (華容) is mentioned in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
The Wuhan–Jiujiang railway or Wujiu railway,is a double-track,electrified railroad in central China between Wuhan in Hubei Province and Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province. The line is 258 km (160 mi) long and follows the south bank of the Yangtze River from Wuchang District in Wuhan to Lushan Station in Jiujiang. Major cities and towns along the route include Wuhan,Huarong,Huanggang,Ezhou,Huangshi,Daye Yangxin,Ruichang and Jiujiang.
Wuhan Metropolitan Area intercity railway or Wuhan Metropolitan Area intercity railway system is a network of higher-speed commuter railways in and around Wuhan,the capital of the Chinese province Hubei. The first line of the system opened at the end of 2013,two more in mid-2014,one in 2016.
The Dabie Mountain Regional Medical Centre is a hospital campus in Huangzhou District,Huanggang,Hubei,China. Originally constructed as a new campus for the eventual relocation of Huanggang Central Hospital,it was rapidly converted into a quarantine facility as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic which originated in Wuhan.
The Huanggang–Huangmei high-speed railway is a high-speed railway line in Hubei,China. It is part of the Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) corridor and have a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph).
Huanggang East railway station is a railway station in Huangzhou District,Huanggang,Hubei,China. It was built as a terminus station at the eastern end of the Wuhan–Huanggang intercity railway. With the completion of the Huanggang–Huangmei high-speed railway,it became an intermediate stop on the railway between Wuhan and Huangmei.
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2010年第六次人口普查,黄冈市常住总人口6162069人,其中:黄州区366769人,团风县338609人,红安县602148人,罗田县544650人,英山县357296人,浠水县872649人,蕲春县727805人,黄梅县858806人,麻城市849090人,武穴市644247人。
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