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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).

CountryPeople's Republic of China
TimezoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
235300
Quick facts 砀山县, Country ...
Dangshan
砀山县
County
A nighttime streetscape in Dangshan
A nighttime streetscape in Dangshan
Location of Dangshan in Suzhou
Location of Dangshan in Suzhou
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level citySuzhou
Area
 • Total
1,193 km2 (461 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
1,002,141
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
235300
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Administrative divisions

Dangshan County administers 13 towns and 3 other township-level divisions.[1]

Towns

Dangshan County's 13 towns are as follows:[1]

  • Dangcheng [zh] (砀城镇)
  • Zhaotun [zh] (赵屯镇)
  • Lizhuang (李庄镇)
  • Xuanmiao [zh] (玄庙镇)
  • Guanzhuangba [zh] (官庄坝镇)
  • Zhouzhai [zh] (周寨镇)
  • Caozhuang [zh] (曹庄镇)
  • Guandimiao [zh] (关帝庙镇)
  • Liangli [zh] (良梨镇)
  • Zhulou [zh] (朱楼镇)
  • Chengzhuang [zh] (程庄镇)
  • Tangzhai (唐寨镇)
  • Geji [zh] (葛集镇)

Other township-level divisions

Dangshan County has the following 3 areas which function as township-level divisions:[1]

  • Dangshan Economic Development Zone [zh] (砀山经济开发区)
  • Dangshan High Speed Railway New Area (砀山高铁新区)
  • Xuelou Plate Processing Plant [zh] (薛楼板材加工园)

Climate

More information Climate data for Dangshan, elevation 44 m (144 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010), Month ...
Climate data for Dangshan, elevation 44 m (144 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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[2][3]
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Economy

Dangshan calls itself "China's pear capital", and is home to the 'Dangshan Su' pear variety.[4][5][6][7] Pears and other fruits are canned and juiced, both domestically and for export.[8][9]

A disabled young woman entrepreneur has increased local pear sales by selling online.[4][10]

Transportation

The Dangshan South railway station of the Zhengzhou–Xuzhou high-speed railway opened in 2016.[11]

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