Jump to content

Yidu

Coordinates: 30°22′41″N 111°27′00″E / 30.378°N 111.450°E / 30.378; 111.450
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yidu
宜都市
Itu
Chinese Yidu
Chinese Yidu
Yidu is located in Hubei
Yidu

Yidu

Location in Hubei

Coordinates (Yidu government): 30°22′41″N 111°27′00″E / 30.378°N 111.450°E / 30.378; 111.450
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityYichang
Founded196 BC
Area
 • County-level city1,357 km2 (524 sq mi)
 • Urban221.50 km2 (85.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • County-level city384,598
 • Estimate 
(2017)
410,000
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
 • Urban179,600
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.yidu.gov.cn

Yidu (Chinese: 宜都; pinyin: Yídū) is a county-level city in western Hubei Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang. It has a population of 395,000 residents, and covers an area of 1,357 square kilometres (524 sq mi), divided into 1 subdistrict, 8 towns, and 1 township. Its GDP in 2015 was 50 billion yuan.[3]

Yidu was established as a county in 196 BC during the Western Han dynasty, then called Yidao (夷道). In 210 AD, Liu Bei established Yidu Commandery.[3]

Administrative divisions

[edit]

[1][4][5]

The only subdistrict is Lucheng Subdistrict (陆城街道)

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

[edit]
Climate data for Yidu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1)
29.1
(84.4)
34.8
(94.6)
36.3
(97.3)
38.7
(101.7)
39.6
(103.3)
40.8
(105.4)
40.6
(105.1)
39.1
(102.4)
33.7
(92.7)
30.7
(87.3)
24.0
(75.2)
40.8
(105.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)
11.6
(52.9)
16.6
(61.9)
23.0
(73.4)
27.4
(81.3)
30.4
(86.7)
33.0
(91.4)
32.6
(90.7)
28.4
(83.1)
22.9
(73.2)
16.9
(62.4)
11.1
(52.0)
21.9
(71.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.0
(41.0)
7.4
(45.3)
11.8
(53.2)
17.7
(63.9)
22.3
(72.1)
25.8
(78.4)
28.3
(82.9)
27.9
(82.2)
23.8
(74.8)
18.4
(65.1)
12.6
(54.7)
7.1
(44.8)
17.3
(63.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.2
(36.0)
4.2
(39.6)
8.2
(46.8)
13.6
(56.5)
18.4
(65.1)
22.3
(72.1)
24.8
(76.6)
24.5
(76.1)
20.5
(68.9)
15.2
(59.4)
9.4
(48.9)
4.2
(39.6)
14.0
(57.1)
Record low °C (°F) −6.1
(21.0)
−3.6
(25.5)
−1.3
(29.7)
2.0
(35.6)
9.5
(49.1)
13.7
(56.7)
19.0
(66.2)
16.4
(61.5)
11.8
(53.2)
3.5
(38.3)
−1.1
(30.0)
−5.3
(22.5)
−6.1
(21.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 36.3
(1.43)
47.2
(1.86)
72.0
(2.83)
127.4
(5.02)
162.1
(6.38)
172.5
(6.79)
216.3
(8.52)
165.1
(6.50)
101.6
(4.00)
89.0
(3.50)
55.3
(2.18)
23.4
(0.92)
1,268.2
(49.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.8 9.7 12.5 12.9 14.0 13.2 13.6 11.7 10.2 10.8 9.7 7.9 135
Average snowy days 3.9 2.7 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.1 8.8
Average relative humidity (%) 75 74 74 75 75 78 79 77 75 75 77 74 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 78.0 82.8 115.4 142.5 156.8 154.4 193.1 201.1 143.6 126.6 109.7 93.5 1,597.5
Percent possible sunshine 24 26 31 37 37 37 45 50 39 36 35 30 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

References

[edit]


(一)^ abc沿 [Yidu City Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2018. 19961357{...}2010384598{...}2013[2013]53181

(二)^ abMinistry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 66. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

(三)^ ab"About Yidu". Yidu Government. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

(四)^  [Yidu City Administrative Divisions Map] (in Simplified Chinese). Yidu People's Government. Retrieved 30 October 2018.          

(五)^ 2017 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Yidu City]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2018.   420581001000  420581100000  420581101000  420581102000  420581103000  420581104000  420581105000  420581106000  420581107000  420581200000  420581400000 

(六)^   WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

(七)^   (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.