Ruzhou
Ruzhou
汝州市 | |
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  Ruzhou Location in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°10′01″N 112°50′38″E / 34.167°N 112.844°E / 34.167; 112.844 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Pingdingshan |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 1,573 km2 (607 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 968,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 467599 |
Ruzhou (Chinese: 汝州; pinyin: Rǔzhōu) is a county-level city in the west-central part of Henan province,[2] China, and is under the administration of Pingdingshan.[3] It was called Linru County (simplified Chinese: 临汝县; traditional Chinese: 臨汝縣; pinyin: Línrǔ Xiàn) until 1988.[4] It has more than 100,000 inhabitants. The Fengxue Temple of Ruzhou features the Qizu Pagoda, built in 738 during the Tang dynasty (618–907).
The town is best well known for the porcelain made there in the Song dynasty period.[5]
Yan Yanming murdered students at Ruzhou No. 2 High School in 2004.[5]
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts, 4 towns and 11 townships.[6]
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Climate
| Climate data for Ruzhou (1991–2019 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) | 21.2 (70.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
41.2 (106.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
34.3 (93.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.0 (0.39) |
12.3 (0.48) |
22.9 (0.90) |
38.0 (1.50) |
57.6 (2.27) |
67.0 (2.64) |
118.7 (4.67) |
95.6 (3.76) |
78.0 (3.07) |
41.4 (1.63) |
27.4 (1.08) |
8.6 (0.34) |
577.5 (22.73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 85.1 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 12.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 142.7 | 142.4 | 174.1 | 202.2 | 217.1 | 210.2 | 190.3 | 181.9 | 158.4 | 164.5 | 146.3 | 152.0 | 2,082.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 45 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
Education
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- Ruzhou No. 2 High School
- Ruzhou Wangzhai Country Shangzhai Primary School
Transportation
References
- ^ a b 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Discover Ruzhou, Home of Ru Porcelain". henan.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ "Welcome to Pingdingshan". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ "Ruzhou City (Linru Co.), Pingdingshan, Henan, China". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ a b Forney, Matthew (2004-11-29). "China's School Killings". TIME. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ 平顶山市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
7. Ruzhou Wangzhai Country Shangzhai Primary School source
