County-level city in Sichuan, China
Chongzhou (Chinese: 崇州; pinyin: Chóngzhōu), known as Chongqing County (simplified Chinese: 崇庆县; traditional Chinese: 崇慶縣) until 1994, is a county-level city of Sichuan Province, Southwest China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu, located about 37 km (23 mi) west-southwest of downtown Chengdu.[citation needed] The first Catholic synod in China was held in this city in 1803, convened by Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse.[2]
Overview
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Chongzhou is accessible by road from central Chengdu via the 65.1 km (40.5 mi)-long S8 Chengdu–Wenjiang–Qionglai Expressway, just outside the Chengdu greater ring road. The largest sports venue by capacity in the city is the 22,000-capacity Chongzhou Sports Centre Stadium. It is used mostly for football matches.[citation needed]
Administrative divisions
Chongzhou administers 6 subdistricts and 9 towns:[3]
- subdistricts
- Chongyang 崇阳街道
- Yangma 羊马街道
- Sanjiang 三江街道
- Jiangyuan 江源街道
- Dahua 大划街道
- Chongqing 崇庆街道
- towns
- Liaojia 廖家镇
- Yuantong 元通镇
- Guansheng 观胜镇
- Huaiyuan 怀远镇
- Jiezi 街子镇
- Wenjingjiang 文井江镇
- Baitou 白头镇
- Daoming 道明镇
- Longxing 隆兴镇
Climate
Climate data for Chongzhou, elevation 542 m (1,778 ft), (1981–2010 normals)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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17.3 (63.1)
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23.1 (73.6)
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30.1 (86.2)
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31.8 (89.2)
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34.8 (94.6)
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35.3 (95.5)
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35.6 (96.1)
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36.0 (96.8)
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35.5 (95.9)
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29.0 (84.2)
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25.2 (77.4)
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18.3 (64.9)
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36.0 (96.8)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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9.1 (48.4)
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11.4 (52.5)
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15.8 (60.4)
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21.4 (70.5)
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26.0 (78.8)
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27.6 (81.7)
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29.4 (84.9)
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29.1 (84.4)
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25.5 (77.9)
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20.4 (68.7)
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15.8 (60.4)
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10.4 (50.7)
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20.2 (68.3)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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5.8 (42.4)
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7.9 (46.2)
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11.5 (52.7)
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16.6 (61.9)
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21.1 (70.0)
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23.6 (74.5)
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25.3 (77.5)
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24.7 (76.5)
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21.6 (70.9)
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17.1 (62.8)
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12.4 (54.3)
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7.1 (44.8)
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16.2 (61.2)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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3.1 (37.6)
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5.1 (41.2)
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8.1 (46.6)
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12.8 (55.0)
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17.2 (63.0)
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20.5 (68.9)
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22.1 (71.8)
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21.5 (70.7)
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19.0 (66.2)
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14.8 (58.6)
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10.0 (50.0)
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4.6 (40.3)
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13.2 (55.8)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−4.7 (23.5)
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−3.9 (25.0)
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−1.4 (29.5)
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3.9 (39.0)
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6.9 (44.4)
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14.3 (57.7)
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16.1 (61.0)
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15.7 (60.3)
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12.6 (54.7)
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2.9 (37.2)
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1.0 (33.8)
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−4.4 (24.1)
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−4.7 (23.5)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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10.7 (0.42)
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15.4 (0.61)
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27.9 (1.10)
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49.6 (1.95)
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80.1 (3.15)
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119.5 (4.70)
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218.4 (8.60)
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249.3 (9.81)
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136.3 (5.37)
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43.2 (1.70)
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19.3 (0.76)
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8.1 (0.32)
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977.8 (38.49)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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8.2
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8.8
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12.1
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13.7
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14.6
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16.1
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16.4
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15.9
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16.6
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15.5
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8.8
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6.7
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153.4
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Average snowy days
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1.2
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0.4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.3
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1.9
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Average relative humidity (%)
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83
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82
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81
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79
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75
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81
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85
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85
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84
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84
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83
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83
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82
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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48.6
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55.2
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82.2
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109.5
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110.2
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98.9
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115.2
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122.9
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60.1
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45.9
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50.4
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47.7
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946.8
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Percent possible sunshine
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15
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17
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22
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28
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26
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24
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27
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30
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16
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13
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16
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15
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21
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Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[4][5]
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References