Yingtan 鹰潭市 | |
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.gif')) Location of Yingtan City jurisdiction in Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates (Yingtan municipal government): 28°16′20″N 117°02′22″E / 28.2721°N 117.0395°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Municipal seat | Yuehu District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yu Xiuming |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,554 km2 (1,372 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,124,906 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 335000 |
| Area code(s) | 0701 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JX-06 |
| Website | yingtan |
Yingtan (simplified Chinese: 鹰潭; traditional Chinese: 鷹潭; pinyin: Yīngtán; lit. 'Eagle Pond') is a prefecture-level city in the east of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Fujian to the southeast. Its location near the trisection of Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang has made it a strategically important city for centuries. Today, it continues to be a major rail transport hub. It is best known as the Capital of Copper, and here placed Jiangxi Copper and its smelting factory.
Near the city of Yingtan is the resort area Mount Longhu which purports to be the birthplace of Taoism and hence has great symbolic value to Taoists. The region has many interesting temples, cave complexes, mountains and villages.
Administration
The municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are in Yuehu District (月湖区), together with the CPC and Public Security bureaux.
Yingtan oversees two districts and a county-level city:
- Yuehu District (月湖区)
- Yujiang District (余江区)
- Guixi City (贵溪市)
Tourism Zone
- Longhu Mountain Scenic Area (龙虎山风景旅游区)
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 Yuehu Yujiang Guixi (city) |
Climate
| Climate data for Yingtan (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) | 12.6 (54.7) | 16.7 (62.1) | 23.3 (73.9) | 28.2 (82.8) | 30.7 (87.3) | 35.0 (95.0) | 34.2 (93.6) | 30.6 (87.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 18.8 (65.8) | 12.7 (54.9) | 23.2 (73.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 5.9 (42.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 15.0 (59.0) | 19.7 (67.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 22.2 (72.0) | 16.9 (62.4) | 10.7 (51.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 15.2 (59.4) |
| Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA[1] | |||||||||||||
Notes and references
- ^ . China Meteorological Administration http://www.nmc.cn/publish/forecast/AJX/yingtan.html. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
External links
- (in Chinese) Official Yingtan city website