Zouping
County-level city in Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Zouping (simplified Chinese: 邹平市; traditional Chinese: 鄒平市; pinyin: Zōupíng Shì) is a county-level city of Shandong province, under the administration of Binzhou. The population in 2020 was 774,517.[2]
Zouping
邹平市 | |
|---|---|
  Zouping Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′47″N 117°44′35″E | |
| County-level city | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Binzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,250 km2 (480 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 774,517 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal Code | 256200 |
| Website | www |
Geography
The city is located on the northern edge of the mountainous central portion of the province. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Binzhou, but is only 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of downtown Zibo.
Administrative divisions
As of 2012[update], this city is divided to 3 subdistricts and 13 towns.[3]
- Subdistricts
- Daixi Subdistrict (黛溪街道)
- Huangshan Subdistrict (黄山街道)
- Gaoxin Subdistrict (高新街道)
- Towns
- Changshan (长山镇)
- Weiqiao (魏桥镇)
- Xidong (西董镇)
- Haosheng (好生镇)
- Linchi (临池镇)
- Jiaoqiao (焦桥镇)
- Handian (韩店镇)
- Sunzhen (孙镇镇)
- Jiuhu (九户镇)
- Qingyang (青阳镇)
- Mingji (明集镇)
- Taizi (台子镇)
- Matou (码头镇)
Climate
| Climate data for Zouping, elevation 47 m (154 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) | 21.0 (69.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
35.2 (95.4) |
38.1 (100.6) |
43.0 (109.4) |
40.6 (105.1) |
37.9 (100.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
43.0 (109.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
20.1 (68.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
0.7 (33.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.5 (−3.1) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.6 (0.26) |
11.5 (0.45) |
12.0 (0.47) |
29.2 (1.15) |
64.4 (2.54) |
81.3 (3.20) |
166.2 (6.54) |
164.9 (6.49) |
58.7 (2.31) |
30.4 (1.20) |
27.0 (1.06) |
8.1 (0.32) |
660.3 (25.99) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 73.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 10.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 53 | 48 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 73 | 78 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 167.5 | 172.0 | 222.7 | 246.6 | 274.5 | 246.8 | 206.9 | 205.1 | 203.3 | 204.4 | 168.3 | 166.2 | 2,484.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 54 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 56 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration)[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Zouping is one of the richest counties in the country.[6] Its economic prosperity has depended on the development of the aluminum industry.[6]
The Qixing Group and Hongqiao Group, two large players in the aluminum production industry and pillars of local industry are based in the county.[6]