District of Chengdu, Sichuan, China
District in Sichuan, China
Xindu District (Chinese : 新都区 ; pinyin : Xīndū Qū ; lit. 'new metropolis district') is a district of the City of Chengdu , capital of Sichuan , China . It covers part of the city's northern suburbs.
Overview
The Xindu District borders the prefecture-level city of Deyang to the north. The population of the district is 600,000, residing in an area of 481 square kilometres (186 sq mi), only 32.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi) of which is part of the city's urban area. Xindu District was founded as an administrative district in 2001. It is a historical and cultural region encompassing 13 towns and 255 villages.
The Sichuan Conservatory of Music and the associated Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts have a campus here.[3]
Nicknames
Xindu District is known as the "Tianfu Pearl" (天府明珠 ) and "Fragrant City" (香城 ).
Administrative divisions
Xindu District administers 7 subdistricts and 2 towns:[4]
Dafeng Subdistrict 大丰街道
Sanhe Subdistrict 三河街道
Xindu Subdistrict 新都街道
Xinfan Subdistrict 新繁街道
Shibantan Subdistrict 石板滩街道
Banzhuyuan Subdistrict 斑竹园街道
Guihu Subdistrict 桂湖街道
Qingliu Town 清流镇
Juntun Town 军屯镇
Climate
Climate data for Xindu, elevation 515 m (1,690 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)
18.7 (65.7)
23.1 (73.6)
31.6 (88.9)
35.5 (95.9)
36.3 (97.3)
35.8 (96.4)
37.0 (98.6)
37.3 (99.1)
36.1 (97.0)
30.3 (86.5)
26.1 (79.0)
18.4 (65.1)
37.3 (99.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
9.5 (49.1)
12.5 (54.5)
17.4 (63.3)
23.2 (73.8)
27.1 (80.8)
29.0 (84.2)
30.5 (86.9)
30.3 (86.5)
26.1 (79.0)
21.1 (70.0)
16.4 (61.5)
10.9 (51.6)
21.2 (70.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)
5.9 (42.6)
8.5 (47.3)
12.7 (54.9)
17.9 (64.2)
21.9 (71.4)
24.5 (76.1)
26.1 (79.0)
25.6 (78.1)
22.0 (71.6)
17.5 (63.5)
12.7 (54.9)
7.4 (45.3)
16.9 (62.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
3.3 (37.9)
5.7 (42.3)
9.3 (48.7)
13.9 (57.0)
17.9 (64.2)
21.1 (70.0)
22.7 (72.9)
22.3 (72.1)
19.3 (66.7)
15.1 (59.2)
10.1 (50.2)
4.9 (40.8)
13.8 (56.8)
Record low °C (°F)
−4.1 (24.6)
−2.7 (27.1)
−1.9 (28.6)
4.1 (39.4)
5.7 (42.3)
14.5 (58.1)
16.5 (61.7)
15.7 (60.3)
12.7 (54.9)
2.6 (36.7)
0.7 (33.3)
−4.6 (23.7)
−4.6 (23.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
7.8 (0.31)
9.7 (0.38)
20.4 (0.80)
41.8 (1.65)
66.8 (2.63)
109.1 (4.30)
195.1 (7.68)
200.3 (7.89)
110.5 (4.35)
38.9 (1.53)
14.1 (0.56)
5.6 (0.22)
820.1 (32.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
6.9
7.1
10.3
12.0
13.1
14.6
16.1
14.6
14.5
13.7
6.7
5.4
135
Average snowy days
1.3
0.4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
0.3
2.1
Average relative humidity (%)
80
77
74
73
70
76
82
82
82
82
81
81
78
Mean monthly sunshine hours
48.8
53.8
85.6
112.5
117.4
105.2
121.3
130.6
71.2
56.5
58.8
44.2
1,005.9
Percent possible sunshine
15
17
23
29
28
25
28
32
19
16
19
14
22
Source: China Meteorological Administration [5] [6]
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