Jiangdu District

Jiangdu District (simplified Chinese: 江都区; traditional Chinese: 江都區; pinyin: Jiāngdū Qū) is one of three districts of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China. The district had approximately 1,017,000 inhabitants as of 2018.[2]

Jiangdu

江都区

Kiangtu
Jiangdu
Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 32°32′46″N 119°41′02″E[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Prefecture-level cityYangzhou
Population
 (2018)
  Total1,017,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, which serves the cities of Yangzhou and Taizhou, is located in Dinggou town, Jiangdu.

History

Human agricultural production in the area has been dated back to approximately five to six thousand years ago, according to government sources.[2] During the Three Kingdoms Period, the district belonged to the Wu Kingdom.[2] During the last years of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of Sui fled to Jiangdu to escape from rebellions in the north, and stayed until he was murdered in a coup.

During the Japanese Invasion of China, most of the district was occupied by Japanese forces.[2]

In November 1950, Gao Feng, the local communist party secretary, organized a large rally at the Fairy Temple for the purpose of denouncing local landlords. At they rally, PLA soldiers executed two men, aged about 80 and 30, respectively, with gunshots to the head for "refus[ing] to reform themselves ".[3]

Jiangdu was a county-level city under the administration of Yangzhou until November 2011, when it was converted into a district.[4]

Geography

Jiangdu District is located within the Jiangsu province.

Climate data for Jiangdu District
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3)
3.7
(38.7)
11.0
(51.8)
16.7
(62.1)
21.3
(70.3)
25.3
(77.5)
28.8
(83.8)
28.7
(83.7)
23.9
(75.0)
16.0
(60.8)
11.4
(52.5)
5.3
(41.5)
16.1
(61.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 94.0
(3.70)
30.7
(1.21)
73.6
(2.90)
30.9
(1.22)
261.1
(10.28)
62.7
(2.47)
227.6
(8.96)
183.3
(7.22)
38.2
(1.50)
20.2
(0.80)
96.4
(3.80)
109.0
(4.29)
1,227.7
(48.33)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 103.2 149.1 164.4 193.0 150.3 203.6 227.1 236.8 148.3 215.0 112.4 82.2 1,985.4
Source: [5]

Administrative divisions

In the present, Jiangdu District has 13 towns.[6]

13 towns
  • Xiannü (仙女镇)
  • Xiaoji (小纪镇)
  • Hongjian (武坚镇)
  • Fanchuan (樊川镇)
  • Zhenwu (真武镇)
  • Yiling (宜陵镇)
  • Dinggou (丁沟镇)
  • Guocun (郭村镇)
  • Shaobo (邵伯镇)
  • Dinghuo (丁伙镇)
  • Daqiao (大桥镇)
  • Wuqiao (吴桥镇)
  • Putou (浦头镇)

References

  1. Google (2014-07-02). "Jiangdu" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. 江都概况 (in Chinese). Jiangdu District People's Government.
  3. Xu, Hongci (2017). No Wall too High: One Man's Daring Escape from Mao's Darkest Prison. Translated by Hoh. New York: Sarah Crichton Books. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978 - 0 - 374 - 21262 - 9.
  4. 江苏扬州行政区划调整 江都市改区维扬区被撤销 (in Chinese). China Network Television. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  5. 江都概况 (in Chinese). Jiangdu District People's Government. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  6. "扬州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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