Dongchuan District

Dongchuan District[lower-alpha 1] is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. The district was approved to form from the former Dongchuan City by the State Council on December 6, 1998.[2]

Dongchuan
东川区
District
Luoxianggou
Luoxianggou
Location of Dongchuan (pink) within Kunming (yellow), Yunnan (light grey)
Location of Dongchuan (pink) within Kunming (yellow), Yunnan (light grey)
Dongchuan is located in Yunnan
Dongchuan
Dongchuan
Location of the district seat in Yunnan
Coordinates (Dongchuan government): 26°04′58″N 103°11′16″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
PrefectureKunming
Area
 • Total1,858 km2 (717 sq mi)
Population
 • Total302,000
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Postal code
654100
Area code0871
Websitewww.kmdc.gov.cn
Dongchuan District
Traditional Chinese東川區
Simplified Chinese东川区
Literal meaningEast River District

History

Dongchuan was upgraded to a city in 1958. In 1998 Dongchuan was merged into Kunming and became one of its districts.

Geography

Dongchuan is in the north of Kunming's administrative area and borders Sichuan to the north.

The district's highest point, Jiaozi Snow Mountain, is 4330 meters high, and its lowest point is 695 meters. As of 2000 Dongchuan has a population of 275,564. As of 2006, the population was 302,000.[3]

The area around Huagou in the Wumeng mountains has become famous through photographers who discovered the unique local landscape and its Red Earth scenery in the 1990s.[4]

Administrative divisions

Th administrative divisions of Dongchuan District are:

  • Tongdu Subdistrict (铜都街道)
  • Bigu Subdistrict (碧谷街道)
  • Tangdan Town (汤丹镇)
  • Yinmin Town (因民镇)
  • Awang Town (阿旺镇)
  • Wulong Town (乌龙镇)
  • Hongtudi Town (红土地镇)
  • Tuobuka Town (拖布卡镇)
  • Shekuai Village (舍块乡)

Climate
Climate data for Dongchuan District (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30.3
(86.5)		 33.0
(91.4)		 35.8
(96.4)		 37.9
(100.2)		 40.1
(104.2)		 38.5
(101.3)		 38.1
(100.6)		 37.3
(99.1)		 37.9
(100.2)		 33.9
(93.0)		 31.2
(88.2)		 29.7
(85.5)		 40.1
(104.2)
Average high °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)		 23.3
(73.9)		 27.7
(81.9)		 30.3
(86.5)		 31.0
(87.8)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 28.4
(83.1)		 25.1
(77.2)		 23.4
(74.1)		 20.0
(68.0)		 26.7
(80.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2)		 16.0
(60.8)		 20.2
(68.4)		 23.1
(73.6)		 24.5
(76.1)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.4
(75.9)		 22.6
(72.7)		 19.4
(66.9)		 16.5
(61.7)		 12.7
(54.9)		 20.2
(68.3)
Average low °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8)		 10.1
(50.2)		 14.1
(57.4)		 17.3
(63.1)		 19.5
(67.1)		 20.8
(69.4)		 21.1
(70.0)		 20.4
(68.7)		 18.8
(65.8)		 15.5
(59.9)		 11.4
(52.5)		 7.3
(45.1)		 15.3
(59.5)
Record low °C (°F) −2.8
(27.0)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 5.9
(42.6)		 8.3
(46.9)		 13.0
(55.4)		 14.9
(58.8)		 14.5
(58.1)		 9.8
(49.6)		 7.5
(45.5)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −7.5
(18.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.4
(0.65)		 10.8
(0.43)		 14.6
(0.57)		 23.4
(0.92)		 68.7
(2.70)		 153.0
(6.02)		 138.4
(5.45)		 110.8
(4.36)		 89.2
(3.51)		 65.1
(2.56)		 21.6
(0.85)		 6.8
(0.27)		 718.8
(28.29)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.7 3.7 4.7 6.4 10.9 16.2 17.7 15.9 13.5 12.6 4.6 2.7 112.6
Average snowy days 0.9 0.7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.3 2.1
Average relative humidity (%) 51 43 39 42 52 67 72 71 70 70 60 57 58
Mean monthly sunshine hours 211.2 207.2 240.9 232.3 195.4 132.7 126.5 138.5 125.3 134.3 187.4 197.3 2,129
Percent possible sunshine 64 65 64 60 47 32 30 35 34 38 58 61 49
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

Ethnic groups

Yi ethnic subgroups in Dongchuan are Black Yi 黑彝, White Yi 白彝, and Dry Yi 干彝 (Dongchuan City Gazetteer 1995:744). The Black Yi and Dry Yi speak Eastern Yi dialects, while the White Yi speak Chinese. Autonyms of Yi subgroups in Dongchuan are Nisepu 尼色普 and Gepu 戈普.

Other ethnic groups in Dongchuan are Miao (Big Flowery Miao 大花苗 subgroup), Hui, and Han (Dongchuan City Gazetteer 1995).

Economy

Dongchuan Special Industrial Park.[7]

The Dongchuan mineral resource is rich and it has one of six biggest copper deposits in China. It is verified that there are 3.35 million tons of copper, accounting for a third of the copper reserves in the province.[3]

  • Red earth at Hongtudi
    Red earth at Hongtudi
  • Red earth
    Red earth
  • Pyrite concretion in shale
    Pyrite concretion in shale
  • Chrysocolla and Malachite from Dongchuan
    Chrysocolla and Malachite from Dongchuan

Notes
  1. Also formerly romanized as Tung-chuen or Tung-chuen-foo.[1]

References

Citations
  1. EB (1878), Vol. V, "China".
  2. 东川区历史沿革 (in Simplified Chinese). xzqh.org. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  3. "Kunming Pengcheng Trade Co. Ltd". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  4. Dongchuan Red Soil at Chinatrekking
  5. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  6. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.

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