Yudu County

Yudu County
于都县
Yutu
County
Location in Jiangxi
Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 25°57′27″N 115°29′13″E / 25.95750°N 115.48694°E / 25.95750; 115.48694
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityGanzhou
Area
 • Total
2,893 km2 (1,117 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census[1])
 • Total
1,046,769
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Postal Code
342300
Area code0797
Websitehttp://www.yudu.gov.cn/

Yudu County (Chinese: 于都县; pinyin: Yúdū Xiàn, 雩都) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ganzhou, located in the south of Jiangxi province, China. It is located in the east of Ganzhou City. It is adjacent to Ruijin City to the east, Huichang County and Anyuan County to the south, Ganxian District to the west, and Xingguo County and Ningdu County to the north. With a total area of 2893 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 9 towns and 14 townships, with a total registered population of 1.115 million. The county government is stationed in Gongjiang Town .

The territory belongs to the Hakka Culture (Southern Jiangxi) Ecological Protection Experimental Zone. In 2019, the total production value was 26.62 billion yuan. The "Master Plan for the Development of Ruixing in the Economic Revitalization Pilot Zone" was officially approved by the National Development and Reform Commission. The pilot zone covers the three counties/cities of Ruijin, Xingguo and Yudu, with a total population of approximately 2.3 million. The plan envisages that Ruixing will be built in the experimental zone into a "special economic zone in the old revolutionary base areas" and "experimental zone in the special zone".

In March 2019, it ranked among the first batch of counties in the revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization area. On May 20, 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Jiangxi for investigation. During the investigation, he went to Yudu County to present a flower basket to the Monument to the Long March of the Central Red Army. On April 26, 2020, Yudu County was removed from the list of poverty-stricken counties.

History

Yudu County was established in the year 201 BC (Han Dynasty). It is known as the "mother of six counties" and "the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Hunan". The name Yudu (雩都) came from its highest mountain, Yushan Mountain (雩山), and was renamed to "于都" in 1951.[2] In 1934 the county was the starting point of the Long March for the First Red Army.[citation needed]

Administrative divisions

Yudu County has 9 towns and 14 townships.[3]

9 towns
14 townships
  • Luojiang (罗江乡)
  • Xiaoxi (小溪乡)
  • Licun (利村乡)
  • Xinbei (新陂乡)
  • Jingshi (靖石乡)
  • Huanglin (黄麟乡)
  • Shaxin (沙心乡)

Climate

Climate data for Yudu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.9
(82.2) 		32.3
(90.1) 		32.3
(90.1) 		34.7
(94.5) 		36.7
(98.1) 		37.9
(100.2) 		41.0
(105.8) 		40.7
(105.3) 		38.6
(101.5) 		36.3
(97.3) 		33.3
(91.9) 		28.0
(82.4) 		41.0
(105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.3
(55.9) 		16.1
(61.0) 		19.2
(66.6) 		25.4
(77.7) 		29.3
(84.7) 		31.9
(89.4) 		34.8
(94.6) 		34.3
(93.7) 		31.3
(88.3) 		27.1
(80.8) 		21.8
(71.2) 		15.8
(60.4) 		25.0
(77.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8) 		11.4
(52.5) 		14.7
(58.5) 		20.6
(69.1) 		24.6
(76.3) 		27.4
(81.3) 		29.7
(85.5) 		29.1
(84.4) 		26.5
(79.7) 		21.9
(71.4) 		16.4
(61.5) 		10.6
(51.1) 		20.1
(68.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8) 		8.3
(46.9) 		11.7
(53.1) 		17.1
(62.8) 		21.2
(70.2) 		24.2
(75.6) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.4
(77.7) 		22.9
(73.2) 		18.1
(64.6) 		12.7
(54.9) 		7.2
(45.0) 		16.7
(62.1)
Record low °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		5.0
(41.0) 		12.2
(54.0) 		15.7
(60.3) 		19.5
(67.1) 		20.0
(68.0) 		14.8
(58.6) 		6.2
(43.2) 		1.2
(34.2) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−5.0
(23.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 70.3
(2.77) 		98.1
(3.86) 		182.3
(7.18) 		163.8
(6.45) 		245.1
(9.65) 		224.8
(8.85) 		143.9
(5.67) 		152.7
(6.01) 		83.0
(3.27) 		55.1
(2.17) 		62.5
(2.46) 		52.2
(2.06) 		1,533.8
(60.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.3 12.7 18.7 16.3 17.5 17.4 12.9 14.2 9.2 6.3 7.6 8.5 152.6
Average snowy days 1.0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 1.9
Average relative humidity (%) 76 77 80 77 77 77 70 73 73 69 73 73 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 84.8 83.2 75.2 104.3 125.7 139.1 229.0 206.7 167.8 163.9 137.5 125.7 1,642.9
Percent possible sunshine 25 26 20 27 30 34 55 52 46 46 43 39 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
  • Cityscape of Yudu from Gong River.
    Cityscape of Yudu from Gong River.
  • Hongqi Avenue in Yudu.
    Hongqi Avenue in Yudu.
  • View of town center across the Gong River.
    View of town center across the Gong River.
  • Paranoma view of town center.
    Paranoma view of town center.
  • A church in Yudu.
    A church in Yudu.
  • Night scene of Yudu.
    Night scene of Yudu.
  • the jijie bridge of yudu
    the jijie bridge of yudu

Transport

References

  1. ^ "2012年于都县国民经济和社会发展统计公报 (translated: 2012 Yudu County National Economic and Social Development Statistical Bulletin)" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-03-25.
  2. ^ "history of yudu". government site of yudu county. yudu government.
  3. ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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