Pingdu (Chinese: 平度; pinyin: Píngdù) is the largest county-level city of Qingdao sub-provincial city, Shandong Province, China.

Pingdu
平度市
Pingtu
Location of Pingdu within Qingdao
Location of Pingdu within Qingdao
Pingdu is located in Shandong
Pingdu

Pingdu

Location of the city center in Shandong

Coordinates: 36°46′37″N 119°59′18″E / 36.7769°N 119.9884°E / 36.7769; 119.9884
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityQingdao
Area
 • Total3,166.54 km2 (1,222.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,377,900
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
266700
Website平度政务 (in Simplified Chinese)

It is located in the east of the Shandong Peninsula (Jiaodong Peninsula), the heart of peninsula. It borders Yantai and Weifang, and it has an area of 3,166 km2 (1,222 sq mi) and a population of 1,360,000 people.[citation needed]

Administration

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The administrative divisions of Pingdu have undergone a relatively large number of changes in the past thirty years.[1][2][3] As of 2016, Pingdu had five subdistricts, 12 towns and one other area:[4][5]

As 2016, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts, 12 towns and 1 other.

Subdistricts
  • Dongge Subdistrict (东阁街道)
  • Liyuan Subdistrict (李园街道)
  • Tonghe Subdistrict (同和街道)
  • Fengtai Subdistrict (凤台街道)
  • Baishahe Subdistrict (白沙河街道)
Towns
  • Guxian (古岘镇)
  • Renzhao (仁兆镇)
  • Nancun (南村镇)
  • Liaolan (蓼兰镇)
  • Cuijiaji (崔家集镇)
  • Mingcun (明村镇)
  • Tianzhuang (田庄镇)
  • Xinhe (新河镇)
  • Dianzi (店子镇)
  • Dazeshan (大泽山镇)
  • Jiudian (旧店镇)
  • Yunshan (云山镇)
Others
  • Pingdu Export-oriented Industrial Processing Zone (平度外向型工业加工区)
NBS Area No. Chinese (Simp.) Postal Code[6]
Subdistricts
370283001000 东阁街道 (formerly 城关街道) 266752
370283002000 李园街道 266708, 266709
370283003000 同和街道 266706
370283004000 凤台街道 (formerly 香店街道) 266705
370283005000 白沙河街道 266738
Towns
370283100000 麻兰镇 266743
370283101000 古岘镇 266742
370283102000 仁兆镇 266739, 266741
370283103000 张戈庄镇 266738
370283104000 郭庄镇 266737
370283105000 南村镇 266734, 266735, 266736
370283106000 兰底镇 266734
370283107000 万家镇 266729
370283108000 蓼兰镇 266731, 266732, 266733
370283109000 崔家集镇 266727, 266728
370283110000 明村镇 266723, 266724
370283111000 白埠镇 266725, 266726
370283112000 门村镇 266708
370283113000 田庄镇 266749, 266719, 266721
370283114000 马戈庄镇 266722
370283115000 张舍镇 266719
370283116000 新河镇 266717
370283117000 灰埠镇 266715, 266716
370283118000 长乐镇 266714
370283119000 店子镇 266711, 266753
370283120000 大泽山镇 266714
370283121000 大田镇 266749
370283122000 旧店镇 266747, 266749
370283123000 祝沟镇 266746
370283124000 云山镇 266744, 266745
370283125000 崔召镇 266752
former 蟠桃镇 266704
Other Areas
370283400000 平度外向型工业加工区 266705

Sports

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The Pingdu Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, which has a capacity of 15,000, is the largest sports venue by capacity in Pingdu.[7]

Transportation

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Pingdu West railway station opened in 2015 on the Haitian−Qingdao railway. There are two departures and two arrivals per day.[8] A second station, Pingdu railway station, opened with the Weifang–Laixi high-speed railway in 2020.

Climate

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Climate data for Pingdu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4)
22.0
(71.6)
29.0
(84.2)
33.1
(91.6)
36.4
(97.5)
38.7
(101.7)
37.1
(98.8)
35.5
(95.9)
37.8
(100.0)
32.1
(89.8)
25.6
(78.1)
17.7
(63.9)
38.7
(101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)
6.5
(43.7)
12.6
(54.7)
19.3
(66.7)
25.0
(77.0)
28.9
(84.0)
30.7
(87.3)
30.0
(86.0)
26.7
(80.1)
20.6
(69.1)
12.5
(54.5)
5.3
(41.5)
18.4
(65.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)
0.8
(33.4)
6.3
(43.3)
12.8
(55.0)
18.7
(65.7)
23.0
(73.4)
26.0
(78.8)
25.6
(78.1)
21.4
(70.5)
14.8
(58.6)
7.1
(44.8)
0.3
(32.5)
12.9
(55.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4)
−3.6
(25.5)
1.2
(34.2)
7.4
(45.3)
13.3
(55.9)
18.3
(64.9)
22.4
(72.3)
22.0
(71.6)
16.8
(62.2)
9.9
(49.8)
2.7
(36.9)
−3.5
(25.7)
8.4
(47.1)
Record low °C (°F) −18.3
(−0.9)
−17.1
(1.2)
−10.0
(14.0)
−4.2
(24.4)
2.1
(35.8)
8.4
(47.1)
14.2
(57.6)
12.7
(54.9)
3.7
(38.7)
−3.8
(25.2)
−9.8
(14.4)
−17.0
(1.4)
−18.3
(−0.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.6
(0.30)
12.3
(0.48)
14.6
(0.57)
30.7
(1.21)
50.7
(2.00)
72.7
(2.86)
153.3
(6.04)
174.2
(6.86)
56.6
(2.23)
25.0
(0.98)
24.0
(0.94)
9.4
(0.37)
631.1
(24.84)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.9 3.6 3.4 5.6 6.9 7.8 11.8 11.4 6.3 5.3 5.2 4.2 74.4
Average snowy days 5.0 3.5 1.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 4.5 15.6
Average relative humidity (%) 67 63 57 59 64 70 80 81 72 68 69 68 68
Mean monthly sunshine hours 180.8 182.3 232.0 243.2 265.8 230.8 200.3 211.9 223.4 212.6 176.9 177.8 2,537.8
Percent possible sunshine 58 59 62 62 61 53 45 51 61 62 58 60 58
Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10]

See also

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References

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(一)^ 2009 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2018.   370283001000  370283002000  370283003000  370283004000  370283100000  370283101000  370283102000  370283103000  370283104000  370283105000  370283106000  370283107000  370283108000  370283109000  370283110000  370283111000  370283112000  370283113000  370283114000  370283115000  370283116000  370283117000  370283118000  370283119000  370283120000  370283121000  370283122000  370283123000  370283124000  370283125000  370283400000 

(二)^  (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 2012-10-25. Retrieved 30 January 2018. 1372010426

(三)^  (in Simplified Chinese). . Retrieved 30 January 2018. 

(四)^  (in Simplified Chinese). Pingdu Municipal Government. Retrieved 30 January 2018.                  

(五)^ 2016 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2018.   370283001000  370283002000  370283003000  370283004000  370283005000  370283101000  370283102000  370283105000  370283108000  370283109000  370283110000  370283113000  370283116000  370283119000  370283120000  370283122000  370283124000  370283400000 

(六)^ 簿(2015). China Post [China Post Group]. 2015. p. 470.

(七)^ "Olympic Sports Center of Pingdu Qingdao / Shanghai Jiao Tong University Urban Planning & Architectural Design Co.LTD". 10 January 2019.

(八)^ "71  - ". news.qingdaonews.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.

(九)^   WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

(十)^   (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.