Dachang Hui Autonomous County
Dachang County
大厂县 · دَاچْا | |
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大厂回族自治县 · دَاچْا خُوِذُو ذِجِشِیًا
Dachang Hui Autonomous County | |
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![]() Dachang in Langfang | |
![]() Langfang in Hebei | |
Coordinates: 39°53′11″N 116°59′23″E / 39.8865°N 116.9896°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Langfang |
County seat | Dachang Town (大厂镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 176 km2 (68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 134,000 |
• Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 065300 |
Area code | 0316 |
Website | http://www.lfdc.gov.cn/ |
Dachang Hui Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 大厂回族自治县; traditional Chinese: 大廠回族自治縣; pinyin: Dàchǎng Huízú Zìzhìxiàn; Xiao'erjing: دَاچْا خُوِذُو ذِجِشِیًا) is a Hui autonomous county of Hebei province. It is under the administration of Langfang prefecture-level city, and was established in 1955. The Hui Muslim county of Dachang was subjected to slaughter by the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War.[1]
Together with Sanhe City, and Xianghe County, it forms the Northern three counties , an exclave of Hebei province surrounded by the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin, and itself borders Beijing to the west.
A Dachang Hui Imam, Ma Zhenwu, wrote a Qur'an translation into Chinese including Chinese characters and Xiao'erjing.[2]
The county spans an area of 176 square kilometres (68 sq mi), and has a population of about 134,000 people as of 2019.[3]
Administrative divisions
[edit]The county administers one subdistrict and five towns.[4] The county also administers the Hebei Dachang High-tech Industrial Development Zone, which serves as a township-level division.[4] These township-level divisions then administer 16 residential communities, and 105 administrative villages.[3]
Dachang's sole subdistrict is Beichen Subdistrict .[4]
Dachang's five towns are Dachang , Xiadian , Qigezhuang , Shaofu, and Chenfu.[4]
Geography
[edit]The county is bounded by the Chaobai River, across from which is Tongzhou District in Beijing.[3]
Dachang's county center lies 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Tiananmen Square, and 107 kilometres (66 mi) from the center of Tianjin.[3]
34.2% of the county is forested.[3]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Dachang (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) | 13.9 (57.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
37.8 (100.0) |
39.6 (103.3) |
40.6 (105.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
34.8 (94.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
40.6 (105.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
18.2 (64.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
6.8 (44.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −22.3 (−8.1) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.7 (0.11) |
4.7 (0.19) |
7.8 (0.31) |
21.9 (0.86) |
40.4 (1.59) |
76.4 (3.01) |
175.1 (6.89) |
119.6 (4.71) |
54.4 (2.14) |
30.6 (1.20) |
14.7 (0.58) |
2.5 (0.10) |
550.8 (21.69) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 63.7 |
Average snowy days | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 9.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 47 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 52 | 60 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.8 | 185.4 | 230.1 | 240.6 | 269.2 | 222.7 | 185.6 | 207.7 | 210.9 | 198.7 | 165.9 | 172.6 | 2,472.2 |
Percent possible sunshine | 61 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 60 | 56 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] |
Demographics
[edit]As of 2019, Dachang is home to about 27,400 Hui people, comprising approximately 20.45% of the county's population.[3]
Economy
[edit]As of 2019, Dachang's gross domestic product totaled ¥16.48 billion.[3] The county's urban residents have an annual per capita disposable income of ¥45,044, and the county's rural residents have an annual per capita disposable income of ¥18,418.[3]
Transportation
[edit]A number of expressways pass through the county, including the Jingping Expressway, the Jingqin Expressway, the Beijing–Harbin Expressway, and the G95 Capital Area Loop Expressway.[3]
Five passenger bus lines link Dachang to Beijing.[3]
The Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway is planned to run through the county, but is still under construction as of 2021.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "China's Islamic Communities Generate Local Histories | China Heritage Quarterly". China Heritage Newsletter (5). China Heritage Project, The Australian National University. March 2006. ISSN 1833-8461.
- ^ Garnaut, Anthony (March 2006). "The Islamic Heritage in China: A General Survey". China Heritage Newsletter (5).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 县情概览 [County Overview] (in Chinese). Dachang Hui Autonomous County People's Government. 2021-01-11. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ a b c d 2019年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.