Guangyuan

Guangyuan (simplified Chinese: 广元; traditional Chinese: 廣元; pinyin: Gǔangyúan; Wade–Giles: Kuang-yüan) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Shaanxi to the northeast and Gansu to the northwest. It has an area of 16313.78 square kilometers and a population of 2,484,123 in 2010 (3,037,600 in 2002.[1])

Guangyuan 广元市
Prefecture-level city
Location of Guangyuan in Sichuan
Guangyuan Location of the city center in Sichuan
Coordinates (Guangyuan municipal government): 32°26′10″N 105°50′38″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Sichuan
Municipal seat	Lizhou District
Area
• Total	16,313.78 km^2 (6,298.79 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,484,123
• Density	150/km^2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	628017
Area code(s)	0839
ISO 3166 code	CN-SC-08
Website	www.cngy.gov.cn

Guangyuan's economy is based on a diverse array of heavy industry, as well as mining and agriculture. It is an ancient city, notable for its relics and tombs. Plant 821, a large plutonium producing reactor is located near Guangyuan.

History

Formerly known as Lizhou (利州), Guangyuan was the birthplace of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to bear the title Empress Regent.

On May 12, 2008 a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurred. 4,822 people were killed, 28,245 injured, and 125 missing in the city as of June 7, 2008.[2]

Administrative divisions

Map
Lizhou Zhaohua Chaotian Wangcang County Qingchuan County Jiange County Cangxi County
Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
Lizhou District	利州区	Lìzhōu Qū	516,424	1,482	348
Zhaohua District	昭化区	Zhāohuà Qū	168,489	1,435	117
Chaotian District	朝天区	Cháotiān Qū	174,333	1,618	108
Wangcang County	旺苍县	Wàngcāng Xiàn	385,787	2,976	130
Qingchuan County	青川县	Qīngchuān Xiàn	222,253	3,269	68
Jiange County	剑阁县	Jiàngé Xiàn	457,656	3,204	142
Cangxi County	苍溪县	Cāngxī Xiàn	559,181	2,330	240

Climate

Climate data for Guangyuan (1981−2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	19.5 (67.1)	26.0 (78.8)	30.4 (86.7)	34.4 (93.9)	36.8 (98.2)	38.7 (101.7)	40.5 (104.9)	37.7 (99.9)	36.6 (97.9)	31.0 (87.8)	26.3 (79.3)	19.2 (66.6)	40.5 (104.9)
Average high °C (°F)	9.7 (49.5)	12.1 (53.8)	16.7 (62.1)	22.7 (72.9)	27.5 (81.5)	29.9 (85.8)	31.2 (88.2)	30.8 (87.4)	26.0 (78.8)	21.0 (69.8)	16.2 (61.2)	10.7 (51.3)	21.2 (70.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.4 (41.7)	7.8 (46.0)	11.8 (53.2)	17.0 (62.6)	21.6 (70.9)	24.6 (76.3)	26.2 (79.2)	25.6 (78.1)	21.4 (70.5)	16.6 (61.9)	11.6 (52.9)	6.6 (43.9)	16.3 (61.4)
Average low °C (°F)	2.3 (36.1)	4.6 (40.3)	8.1 (46.6)	12.7 (54.9)	17.1 (62.8)	20.5 (68.9)	22.5 (72.5)	22.0 (71.6)	18.4 (65.1)	13.8 (56.8)	8.5 (47.3)	3.6 (38.5)	12.8 (55.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−4.5 (23.9)	−2.9 (26.8)	−3.2 (26.2)	2.7 (36.9)	8.3 (46.9)	14.5 (58.1)	16.0 (60.8)	15.0 (59.0)	11.7 (53.1)	1.7 (35.1)	−0.8 (30.6)	−5.7 (21.7)	−5.7 (21.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4.3 (0.17)	8.3 (0.33)	16.0 (0.63)	45.7 (1.80)	88.7 (3.49)	112.2 (4.42)	256.6 (10.10)	170.5 (6.71)	158.9 (6.26)	46.4 (1.83)	17.5 (0.69)	3.8 (0.15)	928.9 (36.58)
Average relative humidity (%)	64	64	62	63	63	68	75	75	76	74	69	66	68
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3]

Transport

• China National Highway 212
• G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway
• G5012 Enguang Expressway
• G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway
• Baoji–Chengdu Railway (part of the main route from Chengdu to Xi'an and Beijing)
• Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway (completed in December 2017)
• Lanzhou–Chongqing High-Speed Railway
• Guangyuan Panlong Airport

References

1. (in Chinese) Profile of Guangyuan, official website of Guangyuan Government, visited on May 13, 2008.
2. "Guangyuan Government Held 20th News Conference for the Earthquake on June 7" (in Chinese). Official website of Guangyuan Government. 2008-06-08. Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
3. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

External links

• Official website of Guangyuan Government