Zhumadian

Zhumadian 驻马店
—  Prefecture-level city  —
驻马店市
Zhumadian in Henan
Zhumadian Location in China
Coordinates: 32°59′N 114°02′E / 32.983°N 114.033°E / 32.983; 114.033Coordinates: 32°59′N 114°02′E / 32.983°N 114.033°E / 32.983; 114.033
Country	China
Province	Henan
Area
– Prefecture-level city	14,974 km2 (5,781.5 sq mi)
– Urban	770 km2 (297.3 sq mi)
– Metro	770 km2 (297.3 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
– Prefecture-level city	7,230,744
– Density	482.9/km2 (1,250.7/sq mi)
– Urban	508,312
– Urban density	660.1/km2 (1,709.8/sq mi)
– Metro	508,312
– Metro density	660.1/km2 (1,709.8/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	463000
Area code(s)	396
GDP	¥4,184 per capita (2003)
Major Nationalities	Han
County-level divisions	10
Mayor	Guoqing Liu
Township-level divisions	Unknown
License plate prefixes	豫Q
Website	http://www.zhumadian.gov.cn

Zhumadian (simplified Chinese: 驻马店; traditional Chinese: 駐馬店; pinyin: Zhùmǎdiàn; Postal map spelling: Chumatien) is a prefecture-level city in southern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders Xinyang to the south, Nanyang to the west, Pingdingshan to the northwest, Luohe to the north, Zhoukou to the northeast, and the province of Anhui to the east.

Its population is 7,230,744 at the 2010 census whom 503,812 live in the built up area.

Administrative divisions

The prefecture-level city of Zhumadian administers 1 district and 9 counties.

• Yicheng District (驿城区)
• Runan County (汝南县)
• Pingyu County (平舆县)
• Xincai County (新蔡县)
• Shangcai County (上蔡县)
• Xiping County (西平县)
• Suiping County (遂平县)
• Queshan County (确山县)
• Zhengyang County (正阳县)
• Biyang County (泌阳县)

History

Zhumadian was previously known as Yicheng, for it used to be a relay station. In the Tang Dynasty, the emperor ordered his soldiers carry lychees from Guangdong to his charming princess Yang who loved to eat lychees. And Zhumadian was one of the relay stations.

Geography

Zhumadian is situated at 32° 18' -- 33° 35' N latitude, and 113° 10' -- 115° 12' E longitude, with a maximum east-west width of 191.5 kilometres (119.0 mi), and at most 137.5 kilometres (85.4 mi) long from south to north. The area of the prefecture is 15,083 square kilometres (5,824 sq mi), occupying 8.9% of the total provincial area. Neighbouring prefectures are:

• Fuyang, Anhui (E)
• Xinyang (S)
• Nanyang (W)
• Pingdingshan (NW)
• Luohe (N)
• Zhoukou (NE)

The terrain is dominated by mountains, hills, hillocks, and plains.

Climate

Zhumadian has a four-season, monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Koppen Cwa), with cold, somewhat damp, winters, and hot, humid summers. Monthly mean temperatures range from 1.3 °C (34.3 °F) in January to 27.2 °C (81.0 °F) in July, with an annual mean of 14.9 °C (58.8 °F). Sunshine amounts are moderate and precipitation is concentrated from June to September.

Climate data for Zhumadian (1971−2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	6.4 (43.5)	8.9 (48.0)	13.8 (56.8)	21.2 (70.2)	26.4 (79.5)	30.9 (87.6)	31.9 (89.4)	30.8 (87.4)	26.9 (80.4)	21.7 (71.1)	14.8 (58.6)	8.9 (48.0)	20.2
Average low °C (°F)	−2.7 (27.1)	−0.8 (30.6)	3.6 (38.5)	9.9 (49.8)	15.0 (59.0)	20.3 (68.5)	23.4 (74.1)	22.3 (72.1)	17.2 (63.0)	11.3 (52.3)	4.8 (40.6)	−0.8 (30.6)	10.3
Precipitation mm (inches)	21.4 (0.843)	25.0 (0.984)	51.3 (2.02)	58.2 (2.291)	84.3 (3.319)	130.0 (5.118)	194.4 (7.654)	180.5 (7.106)	106.7 (4.201)	71.8 (2.827)	39.2 (1.543)	16.4 (0.646)	979.2 (38.551)
% humidity	69	69	71	71	71	70	81	83	78	73	71	67	72.8
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.3	5.9	8.6	7.9	9.8	9.2	12.7	11.3	9.5	8.7	6.2	4.9	100.0
Sunshine hours	129.8	122.6	144.0	178.9	192.9	194.9	183.8	176.4	159.4	157.8	144.4	141.8	1,926.7
Source: China Meteorological Administration

Agriculture

Mainly wheat, maize, peanut, sesame, green beans and tobacco.

Culture

Zhumadian has a rich cultural history and the birthplace of many great people in ancient times^{[citation needed]}. There is an old site of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai who are the characters in the Butterfly Lovers, a famous Chinese story.

Dams

Zhumadian has 62 different dams including Banqiao Dam within its territory.

Transportation

One of the Chinese main highways, China National Highway 107, runs through Zhumadian. Zhumadian also has its own transportation system.

External links

• Government website of Zhumadian (in Simplified Chinese)