County-level city in Anhui, China
Tongcheng (Chinese: 桐城; pinyin: Tóngchéng) is a county-level city and former county in the southwest of Anhui province and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Anqing. Its population is 744,000 and its area is 1,571 km2 (607 sq mi). Tongcheng is noted for the Tongcheng School.
Administrative divisions
Tongcheng City has jurisdiction over 3 subdistricts, 12 towns and 2 others.[1]
- Subdistricts
- Towns
- Others
Climate
Climate data for Tongcheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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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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19.9 (67.8)
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26.0 (78.8)
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30.0 (86.0)
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32.4 (90.3)
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34.5 (94.1)
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36.8 (98.2)
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38.7 (101.7)
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39.0 (102.2)
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35.9 (96.6)
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32.4 (90.3)
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28.3 (82.9)
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21.4 (70.5)
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39.0 (102.2)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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7.6 (45.7)
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10.4 (50.7)
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15.2 (59.4)
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21.5 (70.7)
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26.3 (79.3)
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28.8 (83.8)
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31.8 (89.2)
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31.5 (88.7)
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27.7 (81.9)
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22.6 (72.7)
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16.6 (61.9)
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10.2 (50.4)
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20.8 (69.5)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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3.5 (38.3)
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6.0 (42.8)
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10.4 (50.7)
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16.4 (61.5)
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21.4 (70.5)
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24.6 (76.3)
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27.7 (81.9)
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27.3 (81.1)
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23.2 (73.8)
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17.6 (63.7)
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11.5 (52.7)
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5.5 (41.9)
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16.3 (61.3)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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0.3 (32.5)
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2.6 (36.7)
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6.4 (43.5)
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12.0 (53.6)
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17.0 (62.6)
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21.1 (70.0)
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24.4 (75.9)
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24.0 (75.2)
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19.8 (67.6)
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13.9 (57.0)
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7.7 (45.9)
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2.1 (35.8)
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12.6 (54.7)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−9.7 (14.5)
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−8.1 (17.4)
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−5.3 (22.5)
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1.5 (34.7)
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6.3 (43.3)
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12.6 (54.7)
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17.9 (64.2)
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16.5 (61.7)
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11.3 (52.3)
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1.4 (34.5)
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−5.4 (22.3)
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−10.8 (12.6)
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−10.8 (12.6)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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45.0 (1.77)
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59.8 (2.35)
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96.6 (3.80)
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125.9 (4.96)
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140.9 (5.55)
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239.6 (9.43)
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222.6 (8.76)
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166.3 (6.55)
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79.5 (3.13)
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52.5 (2.07)
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46.3 (1.82)
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31.8 (1.25)
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1,306.8 (51.44)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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9.3
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9.8
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12.3
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11.3
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12.1
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13.3
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12.8
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12.9
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8.6
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7.8
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8.4
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7.4
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126
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Average snowy days
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4.8
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2.6
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0.9
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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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0.4
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1.6
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10.3
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Average relative humidity (%)
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72
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72
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72
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72
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75
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82
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83
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82
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78
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73
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72
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70
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75
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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109.0
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107.8
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125.4
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154.9
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167.4
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141.1
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180.4
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182.8
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155.5
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153.7
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137.8
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128.5
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1,744.3
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Percent possible sunshine
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34
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34
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34
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40
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39
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33
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42
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45
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42
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44
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44
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41
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39
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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Notable people
- Zhang Tingyu, advisor to three Qing Dynasty emperors
- Chu Bo, the former governor of Hunan Province, and currently party chief in Inner Mongolia, was born in Tongcheng.
- Fang Bao, author
- Fang Lanfen, author
- Fang Quan, author, Qing prefect
- Fang Chih, Chinese diplomat
- Gui Congyou, diplomat, appointed China's ambassador to Sweden in 2017[4]
- Wang Wenbin, diplomat, one of the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Zuo Guangdou, late Ming Dynasty censorate official
References
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