Gaochun, Nanjing
District in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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Gaochun District (simplified Chinese: 高淳区; traditional Chinese: 高淳區; pinyin: Gāochún Qū), formerly Gaochun County (高淳县; 高淳縣; Gāochún Xiàn) until January 2013, is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China. The southernmost of Nanjing's districts, bordering the province of Anhui to the south and west, it spans an area of 802 km2 (310 sq mi), with a total population of 430,000.
Gaochun
高淳区 Kaoshun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Gaochun Location in Jiangsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 31°21′29″N 118°57′34″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | People's Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Province | Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sub-provincial city | Nanjing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | 790.23 km2 (305.11 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Population (2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | 439,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Density | 556/km2 (1,440/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal code | 211300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nanjing district map |
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Culture
Gaochun is known for its traditional style shopping area known as Gaochun Old Street. The local language is the Xuanzhou dialect of Wu Chinese, unlike the rest of Nanjing, where mostly Lower Yangtze Mandarin is spoken.
Administrative divisions
There are 8 towns that fall under the jurisdiction of Gaochun District. They are:
- Chunxi (淳溪镇)
- Qiqiao (漆桥镇)
- Yaxi (桠溪镇)
- Yangjiang (阳江镇)
- Gucheng (固城镇)
- Dongba (东坝镇)
- Gubai (古柏镇)
- Zhuanqiang (砖墙镇)
- Dingbu (定埠镇)- is former town which is merged to other.
Climate
| Climate data for Gaochun, elevation 17 m (56 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.7 (103.5) |
39.1 (102.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.7 (14.5) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.2 (2.72) |
71.7 (2.82) |
102.0 (4.02) |
100.2 (3.94) |
116.4 (4.58) |
218.3 (8.59) |
205.3 (8.08) |
150.6 (5.93) |
92.8 (3.65) |
57.8 (2.28) |
59.0 (2.32) |
43.9 (1.73) |
1,287.2 (50.66) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.9 | 10.6 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 129.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 115.2 | 116.9 | 141.9 | 169.7 | 184.5 | 155.2 | 209.7 | 206.1 | 170.1 | 167.0 | 140.9 | 131.3 | 1,908.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 36 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 43 | 37 | 49 | 51 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] all-time January high[3] | |||||||||||||
Education
- Jiangsu Gaochun High School (1923)
