County-level city in Ningxia, China
Train station sign Qingtongxia (simplified Chinese : 青铜峡 ; traditional Chinese : 青銅峽 ; pinyin : Qīngtóngxiá Wade–Giles : Ch’ing-t’ong-hsia lit. Xiao'erjing : ٿٍْطْوثِيَا شِ) is a city in north-central Ningxia , China. Administratively, Qingtongxia is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Wuzhong . It is located on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yellow River , opposite and a bit upstream of Wuzhong main urban area, and borders Inner Mongolia to the west.
Qingtongxia had 264,717 residents in 2010. Many[quantify residents of Qingtongxia are Hui Muslim .
Places of interest
On the bank of the Yellow River outside the city of Qingtongxia is the site of 108 Buddhist stupas which were constructed during the Western Xia period.
Economy
Qingtongxia Dam on the Yellow River (37°53′05″N 105°59′25″E / 37.88472°N 105.99028°E / 37.88472; 105.99028
Administrative divisions
Qingtongxia City has 1 subdistrict, 8 towns and 1 farm.[ 1]
1 subdistrict Yumin (裕民街道 ۋِمٍ ڭِيَدَوْ 7 towns Xiaoba (小坝镇 ثِيَوْبَا جٍ Chenyuantan (陈袁滩镇 چٍیُوًاتًا جٍ Xiakou (峡口镇 ثِيَاکِوْ جٍ Qujing (瞿靖镇 ٿِيُوِڭٍْ جٍ Yesheng (叶盛镇 يَشٍْ جٍ Qingtongxia (青铜峡镇 ٿٍْطْوثِيًا جٍ
Daba (大坝镇 دَابَا جٍ Shaogang (邵岗镇 1 other
Climate
Climate data for Qingtongxia, elevation 1,126 m (3,694 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
12.3
21.8
27.4
35.5
35.9
36.5
37.7
35.6
35.3
28.3
23.7
16.3
37.7
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
0.9
5.9
12.9
20.6
25.0
28.7
30.2
28.4
23.9
17.8
9.3
2.2
17.2
Daily mean °C (°F)
−6.0
−1.7
5.2
12.8
17.9
22.2
23.9
22.0
16.7
10.0
2.8
−4.0
10.2
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−11.4
−7.5
−1.0
5.6
10.8
15.6
18.1
16.5
11.2
4.1
−2.0
−8.7
4.3
Record low °C (°F)
−25.0
−23.7
−17.9
−6.5
−4.3
6.1
10.4
6.6
−0.7
−8.7
−14.3
−23.6
−25.0
Average precipitation mm (inches)
1.4
1.7
4.6
8.1
17.9
26.7
41.4
41.4
28.6
11.8
3.8
0.6
188
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
1.5
1.0
2.1
3.5
4.4
6.3
7.6
8.0
7.2
3.8
1.9
0.7
48
Average snowy days
2.7
1.7
1.4
0.6
0
0
0
0
0
0.3
1.7
1.2
9.6
Average relative humidity (%)
47
41
40
37
45
53
61
66
67
58
54
49
52
Mean monthly sunshine hours
214.8
215.8
252.6
275.2
304.3
301.1
293.4
268.9
231.6
247.7
222.7
218.1
3,046.2
Percent possible sunshine
70
70
68
69
69
68
66
65
63
72
74
74
69
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 2] [ 3]
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