Changtai District

Changtai District[1] is a District in Zhangzhou in southern Fujian Province in the People's Republic of China. It is located just outside the Zhangzhou's central urban area.

Map including Changtai (labeled as CH'ANG-T'AI 長泰) (1954)
Changtai District[1]
长泰区
Changtai is located in Fujian
Changtai
Changtai
Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates: 24°41′N 117°47′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityZhangzhou
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Changtai District
Maps of "Kien-ning-fou" and "Tchang-tai-hien" from Du Halde's 1735 Description of China, based on Jesuit accounts
Traditional Chinese長泰
Simplified Chinese长泰

Local Dialect

The one and only local dialect of Changtai District is Hokkien, which is spoken with a unique Changtai accent that falls under the Zhangzhou Hokkien accent umbrella, but bears significant differences in pronunciation of certain Chinese characters from the well-known Zhangzhou city accent.

Climate

Climate data for Changtai (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3)
31.3
(88.3)
33.3
(91.9)
35.4
(95.7)
37.7
(99.9)
38.4
(101.1)
39.6
(103.3)
38.4
(101.1)
37.4
(99.3)
36.3
(97.3)
35.2
(95.4)
29.4
(84.9)
39.6
(103.3)
Average high °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0)
19.5
(67.1)
21.7
(71.1)
25.9
(78.6)
29.1
(84.4)
31.7
(89.1)
34.1
(93.4)
33.7
(92.7)
32.2
(90.0)
29.1
(84.4)
25.5
(77.9)
21.0
(69.8)
26.9
(80.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.7
(56.7)
14.4
(57.9)
16.7
(62.1)
20.9
(69.6)
24.5
(76.1)
27.3
(81.1)
29.1
(84.4)
28.7
(83.7)
27.3
(81.1)
24.0
(75.2)
20.2
(68.4)
15.6
(60.1)
21.9
(71.4)
Average low °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7)
11.3
(52.3)
13.6
(56.5)
17.7
(63.9)
21.4
(70.5)
24.4
(75.9)
25.6
(78.1)
25.4
(77.7)
23.9
(75.0)
20.2
(68.4)
16.4
(61.5)
12.0
(53.6)
18.5
(65.3)
Record low °C (°F) 0.9
(33.6)
0.8
(33.4)
1.8
(35.2)
7.5
(45.5)
12.7
(54.9)
16.1
(61.0)
21.0
(69.8)
22.3
(72.1)
17.2
(63.0)
10.6
(51.1)
4.2
(39.6)
−1.6
(29.1)
−1.6
(29.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 49.6
(1.95)
74.3
(2.93)
116.4
(4.58)
133.5
(5.26)
194.7
(7.67)
280.8
(11.06)
210.3
(8.28)
243.4
(9.58)
160.1
(6.30)
51.5
(2.03)
39.1
(1.54)
45.4
(1.79)
1,599.1
(62.97)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.4 11.3 13.9 13.8 16.3 17.5 12.5 15.1 11.0 4.5 5.2 6.7 136.2
Average relative humidity (%) 76 79 79 78 80 82 77 79 76 71 73 74 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 136.2 105.2 106.7 123.5 137.3 157.3 234.7 209.1 191.8 195.7 165.5 155.4 1,918.4
Percent possible sunshine 41 33 29 32 33 39 56 52 52 55 51 47 43
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Administrative divisions

Towns:[4]

  • Wu'an (武安镇), Yanxi (岩溪镇), Chenxiang (陈巷镇), Fangyang (枋洋镇)

The only township is Banli Township (坂里乡)

References

  1. "撤县(市)设区 漳州和三明部分行政区划调整". 2021-02-04.
  2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. "漳州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.


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