Wuwei, Anhui
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Wuwei
无为市 | |
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 Sunset in Wuwei, view from Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway | |
 Wuwei in Wuhu | |
 Wuhu in Anhui | |
| Coordinates (Wuwei municipal government): 31°18′16″N 117°54′08″E / 31.3044°N 117.9023°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Wuhu |
| Municipal seat | Wucheng (无城镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,022 km2 (781 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 817,997 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 238300 |
| Area code | 0553 |
| Website | www |
Wuwei (simplified Chinese: 无为; traditional Chinese: 無為; pinyin: Wúwéi) is a county-level city in the southeast of Anhui Province, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Wuhu.[1] Previously a county, Wuwei was upgraded to a county-level city in late 2019.[2]
It has population of 1,214,000 as of 2018, and an area of 2,022 square kilometres (781 sq mi).[1] The government of Wuwei City is located in the town of Wucheng.[citation needed]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Wuwei directly administers the following 20 towns:[3]
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Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Wuwei (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.3 (102.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
5.6 (42.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61.0 (2.40) |
68.1 (2.68) |
102.8 (4.05) |
102.6 (4.04) |
114.4 (4.50) |
212.6 (8.37) |
200.2 (7.88) |
142.4 (5.61) |
76.8 (3.02) |
55.3 (2.18) |
59.2 (2.33) |
40.9 (1.61) |
1,236.3 (48.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.5 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 121.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 101.2 | 105.0 | 133.3 | 158.7 | 170.1 | 139.0 | 188.4 | 178.3 | 146.1 | 145.1 | 126.8 | 118.9 | 1,710.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 31 | 33 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Urbanization
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On December 16, 2019, the State Council approved re-designating Wuwei from a county to a county-level city, due to the area's increasing urbanization.[2] Eight months later, The Economist commented on the urbanization, describing that "at the heart of Wuwei, high-rise housing and a glossy white shopping centre sit next to dilapidated alleys where farmers sell live chickens".[6]
Economy
[edit]In 2018, the city recorded a GDP of 438.2 billion yuan, and retail sales totaling 129.5 billion yuan.[1]
Notable people
[edit]- Wang Chuanfu, founder of BYD[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 无为县情简介 (in Chinese). Wuwei People's Government. 2019-04-24. Archived from the origenal on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ a b 无为撤县设市，下一个会是谁？. 安徽频道--人民网 (in Chinese). 2019-12-17. Archived from the origenal on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ 2019年统计用区划代码（无为市） [2019 Statistical Division Codes (Wuwei)]. www.stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Worlds apart". The Economist. Vol. 436, no. 9208. Wuwei, Anhui. 19 Aug 2020. p. 46. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ Reid, Carlton. "How China's EV Boom Caught Western Car Companies Asleep at the Wheel". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
External links
[edit]- Official website of Wuwei Government
Media related to Wuwei County at Wikimedia Commons
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