Shizuishan 石嘴山市 · شِظُوِشًا شِ Shihtsuishan | |
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Coordinates(Shizuishan municipal government): 38°59′05″N106°22′58″E / 38.9846°N 106.3828°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Autonomous region | Ningxia |
Municipal seat | Dawukou District |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 5,208.13 km2 (2,010.87 sq mi) |
• Urban (2018) [1] | 233 km2 (90 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Prefecture-level city | 730,400 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
• Urban (2018) [2] | 720,000 |
• Urban density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi) |
GDP [3] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 48.3 billion US$ 7.7 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 61,844 US$ 9,929 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
ISO 3166 code | CN-NX-02 |
Website | www |
Shizuishan | |||||||||
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Chinese | 石嘴山 | ||||||||
Postal | Shetsuishan | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Stony Beak Mountain | ||||||||
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Shizuishan, formerly Shizuizi,is a prefecture-level city in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost prefecture in Ningxia and the second most populous,after the regional capital Yinchuan,bordered by Inner Mongolia to all directions except the south. Shizuishan sits on the western bank of the Yellow River on the western side of the Ordos Loop. It was formerly a center for caravans traveling the northern routes to and from Beijing across the Ordos Desert.
Shizuishan was formerly romanized as Shetsuishan [4] and Shihchu Shan. [5]
It was also formerly known as "Shizuizi",which was romanized Shihtsuitzu [5] [6] and Chetsouidze. [7]
Shizuishan used to be a center of local trade and eventually became a mining town. [8] In 1934,Shizuishan was occupied by the army of warlord Sun Dianying during his attempt to conquer Ningxia from the Ma clique. Sun set up a rival provincial government in the town, [9] but he was eventually defeated by Ningxia's official governor Ma Hongkui. Shizuishan was consequently returned to Ma's control. [10]
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Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Xiao'erjing | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
Dawukou District | 大武口区 | Dàwǔkǒu Qū | دَاوُکِوٿِيُوِ | 230,000 | 1,007 | 228 |
Huinong District | 惠农区 | Hùinóng Qū | خُوِنْوٿِيُوِ | 200,000 | 1,088 | 184 |
Pingluo County | 平罗县 | PíngluóXiàn | پِئٍلُوَثِيًا | 290,000 | 2,608 | 111 |
Shizuishan is located on the western bank of the Yellow River between latitudes 38°21′and 39°25′N and longitudes 105°58′and 106°39′E,spanning 88.8 km (55.2 mi) from east to west and 119.5 km (74.3 mi) from south to north.
Shizuishan experiences a cool arid climate (Köppen BWk) with freezing and very dry winters,alongside very warm to hot and somewhat wetter summers.
Climate data for Shizuishan,elevation 1,127 m (3,698 ft),(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) | 10.3 (50.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 27.9 (82.2) | 35.3 (95.5) | 35.7 (96.3) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.5 (103.1) | 36.8 (98.2) | 36.5 (97.7) | 27.7 (81.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 39.5 (103.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) | 5.1 (41.2) | 12.3 (54.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 25.7 (78.3) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.8 (89.2) | 29.7 (85.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 8.7 (47.7) | 1.2 (34.2) | 17.2 (63.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) | −2.6 (27.3) | 4.9 (40.8) | 12.9 (55.2) | 18.7 (65.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.1 (62.8) | 9.7 (49.5) | 1.7 (35.1) | −5.7 (21.7) | 10.1 (50.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) | −8.9 (16.0) | −1.7 (28.9) | 5.4 (41.7) | 10.9 (51.6) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 17.0 (62.6) | 11.2 (52.2) | 3.4 (38.1) | −3.8 (25.2) | −11.2 (11.8) | 3.6 (38.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −26.6 (−15.9) | −26.8 (−16.2) | −16.2 (2.8) | −9.5 (14.9) | −0.3 (31.5) | 6.8 (44.2) | 11.6 (52.9) | 7.1 (44.8) | 0.0 (32.0) | −8.5 (16.7) | −17.4 (0.7) | −25.6 (−14.1) | −26.8 (−16.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.06) | 1.9 (0.07) | 4.0 (0.16) | 4.8 (0.19) | 13.6 (0.54) | 27.0 (1.06) | 51.1 (2.01) | 31.8 (1.25) | 25.9 (1.02) | 8.1 (0.32) | 2.9 (0.11) | 0.7 (0.03) | 173.3 (6.82) |
Average precipitation days (≥0.1 mm) | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 45.4 |
Average snowy days | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 10.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 51 | 42 | 36 | 31 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 58 | 61 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 48 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 192.2 | 202.9 | 246.5 | 261.0 | 288.7 | 281.0 | 265.7 | 248.0 | 218.9 | 229.2 | 195.1 | 183.3 | 2,812.5 |
Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 63 |
Source:China Meteorological Administration [11] [12] |
Shizuishan was once described[ by whom? ] as the best place to make a film about the end of the world.[ citation needed ] In 2005,the Chinese government blacklisted the city for its pollution problem and told local leaders to shut down the worst polluting industrial plants.[ citation needed ] Recently,the city has attempted to reinvent itself by initiating eco-friendly programs to reduce pollution,improving medical services,increasing tourism,and improve certain industries but pollution is still taking its toll on the people. [8]
The economy of Shizuishan is mainly based on coal mining,coking,and metallurgy. Agriculture,tourism,and viticulture also contribute to Shizuishan's economy. [8]
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