Doumen, Zhuhai
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Doumen 斗门区 | |
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Coordinates: 22°12′52″N 113°15′33″E / 22.21444°N 113.25917°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Zhuhai |
Area | |
• Total | 806 km2 (311 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Doumen District (simplified Chinese: 斗门区; traditional Chinese: 斗門區; pinyin: Dǒumén Qū; Jyutping: dau2mun4 keoi1; lit. 'Bucket Gate') is a district of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China. Doumen town is the home of the Zhaozhen Museum, named after U.S. Army Colonel, John C. Young (Chinese: 容兆珍), whose father was born near there.
Subdistricts[edit]
Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[1] | Area (km2) |
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Baiteng Subdistrict | 白藤街道 | Báiténg Jiēdào | 172,732 | 17.00 |
Jing'an town | 井岸镇 | Jǐng'àn Zhèn | 142.00 | |
Baijiao town | 白蕉镇 | Báijiāo Zhèn | 104,568 | 184.00 |
Qianwu town | 乾务镇 | Qiánwù Zhèn | 57,352 | 190.60 |
Doumen town | 斗门镇 | Dòumén Zhèn | 46,549 | 105.77 |
Lianzhou town | 莲洲镇 | Liánzhōu Zhèn | 34,681 | 88.60 |
Climate[edit]
Climate data for Doumen (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) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 32.8 (91.0) | 34.5 (94.1) | 36.8 (98.2) | 38.5 (101.3) | 37.3 (99.1) | 35.7 (96.3) | 34.5 (94.1) | 32.9 (91.2) | 29.1 (84.4) | 38.5 (101.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 29.4 (84.9) | 31.2 (88.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.3 (88.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 25.0 (77.0) | 20.4 (68.7) | 26.4 (79.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) | 16.2 (61.2) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.8 (83.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 23.0 (73.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.8 (69.4) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.3 (77.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 14.1 (57.4) | 20.6 (69.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) | 3.1 (37.6) | 2.7 (36.9) | 9.4 (48.9) | 14.8 (58.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 17.4 (63.3) | 10.7 (51.3) | 5.2 (41.4) | 2.2 (36.0) | 2.2 (36.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.4 (1.51) | 42.3 (1.67) | 81.6 (3.21) | 195.1 (7.68) | 328.9 (12.95) | 465.5 (18.33) | 347.5 (13.68) | 407.5 (16.04) | 266.1 (10.48) | 77.9 (3.07) | 45.5 (1.79) | 31.7 (1.25) | 2,328 (91.66) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.3 | 9.6 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 16.5 | 19.7 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 13.7 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 145.3 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 79 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 79 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 116.4 | 81.0 | 68.0 | 87.1 | 132.7 | 156.0 | 207.7 | 185.5 | 168.9 | 177.3 | 153.5 | 139.1 | 1,673.2 |
Percent possible sunshine | 34 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 38 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] |
References[edit]
- ^ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.