Wudang District (simplified Chinese: 乌当区; traditional Chinese: 烏當區; pinyin: Wūdāng Qū) is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, Southwest China.
Wudang 乌当区 | |
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  Wudang Location of the seat in Guizhou  Wudang Wudang (Southwest China) | |
| Coordinates (Wudang District government): 26°37′51″N 106°45′03″E / 26.6309°N 106.7507°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Guiyang |
| District seat | Guanxilu Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 686 km2 (265 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 336,363 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Wudang District is divided into 5 subdistricts, 6 towns and 2 ethnic townships:[2]
- Guanxilu Subdistrict (观溪路街道)
- Xinguanglu Subdistrict (新光路街道)
- Xinchuanglu Subdistrict (新创路街道)
- Longguanglu Subdistrict (龙广路街道)
- Gaoxinlu Subdistrict (高新路街道)
- Dongfeng Town (东风镇)
- Shuitian Town (水田镇)
- Yangchang Town (羊昌镇)
- Xiaba Town (下坝镇)
- Xinchang Town (新场镇)
- Baiyi Town (百宜镇)
- Xinbao Bouyei Ethnic Township (新堡布依族乡)
- Pianpo Bouyei Ethnic Township (偏坡布依族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Wudang (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) | 30.2 (86.4) | 31.3 (88.3) | 34.1 (93.4) | 34.4 (93.9) | 34.5 (94.1) | 35.2 (95.4) | 34.7 (94.5) | 34.2 (93.6) | 31.1 (88.0) | 26.2 (79.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 35.2 (95.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 15.8 (60.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.5 (83.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 20.0 (68.0) | 15.9 (60.6) | 10.9 (51.6) | 19.6 (67.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) | 6.6 (43.9) | 10.7 (51.3) | 15.6 (60.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.2 (73.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.3 (52.3) | 6.5 (43.7) | 14.9 (58.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) | 3.8 (38.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.4 (66.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 12.7 (54.9) | 8.2 (46.8) | 3.6 (38.5) | 11.6 (52.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) | −5.8 (21.6) | −4.1 (24.6) | 1.9 (35.4) | 4.3 (39.7) | 9.8 (49.6) | 10.4 (50.7) | 12.8 (55.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 1.9 (35.4) | −3.0 (26.6) | −7.0 (19.4) | −7.0 (19.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.7 (0.93) | 25.6 (1.01) | 35.5 (1.40) | 85.1 (3.35) | 148.0 (5.83) | 202.1 (7.96) | 190.6 (7.50) | 134.7 (5.30) | 81.7 (3.22) | 90.8 (3.57) | 45.2 (1.78) | 20.4 (0.80) | 1,083.4 (42.65) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.4 | 12.7 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 14.1 | 10.8 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 12.9 | 171.5 |
| Average snowy days | 4.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 35.0 | 55.4 | 81.6 | 107.7 | 120.0 | 98.8 | 156.1 | 171.3 | 131.5 | 82.0 | 77.1 | 53.6 | 1,170.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 11 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 37 | 43 | 36 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 26 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Three railway stations are situated in the District:
- Guiyang East railway station, one of two major railway stations in Guiyang and an interchange between multiple lines
- Luowansanjiang and Baiyi, both intermediate stops on the Guiyang–Kaiyang intercity railway