Putuo District is a district of Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China with a population of 378,805.
Putuo
普陀区 | |
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 Putuo District is in pink here on the map. | |
  Putuo Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 29°54′N 122°23′E / 29.900°N 122.383°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhoushan |
| Area | |
• Total | 461.48 km2 (178.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 458.6 km2 (177.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,284,700 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 200333 |
| Putuo (the former county) | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 普陀 | ||||||||
| Postal | Puto | ||||||||
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The district used to be a county. In 1987, it was combined with the neighbouring county of Dinghai to form the city of Zhoushan.
Basic Information
edit- District Seat: Shenjiamen Sub-District
- Population: 378,805[1] as of November 1, 2010
- Area: 6,730 km2 (2,600 sq mi) (459 km2 or 177 sq mi terrestrial, 6,271 km2 or 2,421 sq mi marine)
- Population Density: 825/km2 (2,140/sq mi)
- Gross Domestic Product: 24.6 billion yuan [2] as of 2011
- Per capita GDP: 64,941 yuan (approximately 10,443 US Dollars)
Geography
editPutuo District occupies the southeastern part of Zhoushan archipelago. It includes the eastern end of the archipelago Zhoushan Island, which is the largest island of the archipelago, and many dozens of smaller islands. Among them:
- the small, but famous Putuo Island (Putuo Shan, i.e. "Mount Putuo"). Putuo Island with nearby small islets is administratively organized as Putuo Town within Putuo District.
- Zhujiajian Island, connected to Zhoushan Island by a bridge, and administratively organized as Zhujiajian Town.
- Dengbu Island, organized as an eponymous township
- Mayi Island (literally, "Ant Island"), organized as an eponymous township
- Zhongjieshan Island Chain (中街山列岛), organized as Dongji.
- many others, with half a dozen towns and townships on them
Administrative divisions
editSubdistricts:[3]
- Shenjiamen Subdistrict (沈家门街道), Goushan Subdistrict (勾山街道), Donggang Subdistrict (东港街道), Zhanmao Subdistrict (展茅街道), Zhujiajian Subdistrict (朱家尖街道)
Towns:
Townships:
- Baisha Township (白沙乡), Dengbu Township (登步乡), Mayidao Township (蚂蚁岛乡)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Putuo (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
32.9 (91.2) |
38.1 (100.6) |
39.1 (102.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
20.3 (68.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
17.0 (62.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.1 (3.04) |
81.3 (3.20) |
126.4 (4.98) |
105.0 (4.13) |
124.7 (4.91) |
203.1 (8.00) |
93.1 (3.67) |
133.7 (5.26) |
151.4 (5.96) |
99.2 (3.91) |
88.4 (3.48) |
76.6 (3.02) |
1,360 (53.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.8 | 11.5 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 16.6 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 146.7 |
| Average snowy days | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 84 | 90 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 113.1 | 113.1 | 133.8 | 157.5 | 162.4 | 121.4 | 236.6 | 234.3 | 179.2 | 176.4 | 125.5 | 129.9 | 1,883.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 35 | 36 | 36 | 41 | 38 | 29 | 55 | 58 | 49 | 50 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] all-time extreme temperature[6] | |||||||||||||
Sister cities
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