Zhuozhou (Chinese: 涿州; pinyin: Zhuōzhōu), is a county-level city with 628,000 inhabitants in central Hebei province, southwest of Beijing. It is administered by Baoding prefecture-level city. Zhuozhou has 3 subdistricts, 6 towns, 5 townships, and 1 development zone.[2]
Zhuozhou 涿州市 | |
|---|---|
 "Best Prefecture Under Heaven" paifang | |
 Location in Baoding | |
  Zhuozhou Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 39°29′06″N 115°58′26″E / 39.485°N 115.974°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoding |
| City seat | Shuangta Subdistrict (双塔街道) |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 751.3 km2 (290.1 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 52.20 km2 (20.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (122 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • County-level city | 718,000 |
| • Urban | 354,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 072750 |
| Area code | 0312 |
| Vehicle registration | 冀F |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:[2]
- Shuangta Subdistrict (双塔街道), Taoyuan Subdistrict (桃园街道), Qingliangsi Subdistrict (清凉寺街道)
Towns:[2]
- Songlindian (松林店镇), Matou (码头镇), Dongchengfang (东城坊镇), Gaoguanzhuang (高官庄镇), Dongxianpo (东仙坡镇), Baichigan (百尺竿镇)
Townships:[2]
- Yihezhuang Township (义和庄乡), Lintun Township (林屯乡), Sunzhuang Township (孙庄乡), Douzhuang Township (豆庄乡), Diaowo Township (刁窝乡)
Climate
Zhuozhou is at a high risk of floods. It was heavily impacted by the 2023 China floods, and more than a sixth of the city's 600,000 residents had to evacuate. [3]
Zhuozhou has been described by Hebei communist party secretary Ni Yuefeng as being able to "serve as a moat for the capital" using flood storage and detention areas in the aftermath of flooding in Beijing as a result of Typhoon Doksuri.[4]
| Climate data for Zhuozhou (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) | 14.3 (57.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.5 (88.7) | 37.5 (99.5) | 40.4 (104.7) | 40.4 (104.7) | 36.2 (97.2) | 34.3 (93.7) | 30.8 (87.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 14.8 (58.6) | 40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) | 6.0 (42.8) | 13.8 (56.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.4 (86.7) | 26.5 (79.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 10.3 (50.5) | 3.4 (38.1) | 18.6 (65.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) | −0.5 (31.1) | 7.3 (45.1) | 14.8 (58.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 25.1 (77.2) | 26.9 (80.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 12.7 (54.9) | 4.1 (39.4) | −2.7 (27.1) | 12.5 (54.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) | −5.7 (21.7) | 1.3 (34.3) | 8.3 (46.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 21.2 (70.2) | 15.4 (59.7) | 7.4 (45.3) | −0.7 (30.7) | −7.2 (19.0) | 7.2 (45.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −17.0 (1.4) | −8.6 (16.5) | −1.8 (28.8) | 6.1 (43.0) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 5.8 (42.4) | −5.0 (23.0) | −9.8 (14.4) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −22.0 (−7.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.3 (0.09) | 5.3 (0.21) | 7.8 (0.31) | 25.2 (0.99) | 36.5 (1.44) | 78.3 (3.08) | 173.4 (6.83) | 110.3 (4.34) | 50.7 (2.00) | 30.3 (1.19) | 12.7 (0.50) | 2.4 (0.09) | 535.2 (21.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 67.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 10.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 53 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 75 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 64 | 57 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 181.1 | 184.6 | 236.2 | 251.9 | 274.0 | 231.8 | 203.0 | 212.4 | 210.3 | 195.6 | 166.4 | 168.0 | 2,515.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 52 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 57 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Railroads
- Beijing–Guangzhou Railway: Zhuozhou Railway Station
- Beijing–Shijiazhuang High-Speed Railway: Zhuozhou East Railway Station
Highways
Places of interest
- Zhidu Temple Pagoda: A pagoda built in the Liao Dynasty.