Dangshan
砀山县 | |
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A nighttime streetscape in Dangshan | |
Location of Dangshan in Suzhou | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Suzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,193 km2 (461 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,002,141 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 235300 |
Dangshan County (simplified Chinese: 砀山县; traditional Chinese: 碭山縣; pinyin: Dàngshān Xiàn) is a county in the far north of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Suzhou city and is famous for fruits (pear, peach, plum and watermelon).
Dangshan County administers 13 towns and 3 other township-level divisions.
Dangshan County's 13 towns are as follows:
Dangshan County has the following 3 areas which function as township-level divisions:
| Climate data for Dangshan, elevation 44 m (144 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) | 17.1 (62.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.3 (102.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.7 (94.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
14.7 (58.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.4 (6.1) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.6 (0.57) |
20.3 (0.80) |
27.5 (1.08) |
39.3 (1.55) |
62.5 (2.46) |
95.6 (3.76) |
186.8 (7.35) |
165.6 (6.52) |
69.3 (2.73) |
37.3 (1.47) |
34.5 (1.36) |
14.7 (0.58) |
768 (30.23) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 79.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 9.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 66 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 81 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 137.0 | 143.8 | 184.2 | 212.1 | 225.3 | 209.9 | 194.7 | 184.8 | 173.5 | 174.3 | 151.1 | 142.0 | 2,132.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 43 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Dangshan calls itself "China's pear capital", and is home to the 'Dangshan Su' pear variety. Pears and other fruits are canned and juiced, both domestically and for export.
A disabled young woman entrepreneur has increased local pear sales by selling online.
The Dangshan South railway station of the Zhengzhou–Xuzhou high-speed railway opened in 2016.
34°26′28″N 116°22′05″E / 34.441°N 116.368°E