Guangde is a county-level city in the southeast of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Jiangsu to the north and Zhejiang to the east. It is the easternmost county-level division of Anhui and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city Xuancheng within Anhui Province. The city has a population of 510,000[when?] and an area of 2,165 km2 (836 sq mi). The seat of government is at Taozhou Town.

Guangde
广德市
Kwangteh
Taijidong, Guangde, Anhui
Taijidong, Guangde, Anhui
Guangde is the easternmost division in this map of Xuancheng
Guangde is the easternmost division in this map of Xuancheng
Xuancheng in Anhui
Xuancheng in Anhui
Coordinates: 30°52′41″N 119°25′16″E / 30.878°N 119.421°E / 30.878; 119.421
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityXuancheng
Area
 • Total2,165 km2 (836 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total508,000
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
242200
Guangde
Simplified Chinese广德
Traditional Chinese廣德

Guangde has jurisdiction over six towns and ten townships.

Administrative divisions edit

Guangde City is divided to 5 towns and 4 townships.[1]

Towns
  • Taozhou (桃州镇)
  • Xinhang (新杭镇)
  • Qiucun (邱村镇)
  • Baidian (柏垫镇)
  • Shijie (誓节镇)
Townships
  • Lucun Township (卢村乡)
  • Sihe Township (四合乡)
  • Yangtan Township (杨滩乡)
  • Dongting Township (东亭乡)

Industry edit

Guangde provides the terrain for the 5.67-square-kilometer automobile proving ground (31°02′39″N 119°25′33″E / 31.044266°N 119.425751°E / 31.044266; 119.425751) with 60 km (37 mi) of test roads, opened on September 22, 2012, and managed by Shanghai GM and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), both joint ventures of SAIC Motor with GM China.[2][3]

Climate edit

Climate data for Guangde (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)
28.3
(82.9)
32.6
(90.7)
35.1
(95.2)
36.7
(98.1)
39.2
(102.6)
39.5
(103.1)
39.6
(103.3)
38.3
(100.9)
34.6
(94.3)
29.6
(85.3)
24.9
(76.8)
39.6
(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2)
10.6
(51.1)
15.5
(59.9)
21.9
(71.4)
26.7
(80.1)
29.2
(84.6)
33.2
(91.8)
32.5
(90.5)
28.2
(82.8)
23.1
(73.6)
17.1
(62.8)
10.6
(51.1)
21.4
(70.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)
5.7
(42.3)
10.0
(50.0)
16.0
(60.8)
21.1
(70.0)
24.5
(76.1)
28.2
(82.8)
27.6
(81.7)
23.2
(73.8)
17.6
(63.7)
11.5
(52.7)
5.4
(41.7)
16.2
(61.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0)
2.0
(35.6)
5.8
(42.4)
11.1
(52.0)
16.5
(61.7)
20.9
(69.6)
24.4
(75.9)
24.1
(75.4)
19.6
(67.3)
13.5
(56.3)
7.3
(45.1)
1.6
(34.9)
12.2
(54.0)
Record low °C (°F) −12.4
(9.7)
−9.9
(14.2)
−4.0
(24.8)
0.1
(32.2)
6.9
(44.4)
12.5
(54.5)
17.9
(64.2)
17.6
(63.7)
9.2
(48.6)
0.9
(33.6)
−5.5
(22.1)
−12.2
(10.0)
−12.4
(9.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 82.8
(3.26)
79.2
(3.12)
119.3
(4.70)
106.6
(4.20)
121.9
(4.80)
240.7
(9.48)
201.6
(7.94)
170.5
(6.71)
98.4
(3.87)
74.1
(2.92)
66.5
(2.62)
52.1
(2.05)
1,413.7
(55.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.3 11.8 14.6 13.0 13.5 15.1 14.1 14.5 10.6 8.6 10.6 9.5 148.2
Average snowy days 3.8 2.4 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 1.3 8.6
Average relative humidity (%) 79 78 76 74 75 81 81 82 82 79 80 78 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 106.9 107.7 128.5 152.2 165.2 133.8 192.8 183.5 147.0 153.2 133.7 124.7 1,729.2
Percent possible sunshine 33 34 34 39 39 32 45 45 40 44 43 40 39
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Transport edit

Chinese manned space program edit

On July 19, 1964, China launched and recovered its first successful experimental biological rocket carrying eight white mice from the Chinese Academy of Sciences Base 603 launch site in Shijie Town (誓节镇) within the city.[6]

Culture edit

Prior to the late 19th century, most residents spoke a Jianghuai Mandarin dialect. Thereafter many people in the southern and eastern parts of the city began to speak Old Guangde dialect, a Taihu Wu Chinese dialect closely related to that of Suzhou dialect and Shanghainese. Most residents also speak the Southwestern Mandarin Guangde dialect.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ "SGM/PATAC Guangde Proving Ground Opened". patac.com.cn (Press release). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  3. ^ "About GM China". gmchina.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ^ 军事史话 <第七部> 导弹部队史话 [Military History Part 7 - History of the Rocket Division] (in Chinese). March 1, 2008. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2011.