Wanshan, Tongren

Wanshan District (simplified Chinese: 万山区; traditional Chinese: 萬山區; pinyin: Wànshān Qū) is a district of the city of Tongren, Guizhou province, China, bordering Hunan province to the southeast and east. Wanshan was known as Wanshan Special District (万山特区) until November 2011, when it was renamed Wanshan District.^[1] The district has an area of 338 square kilometres (131 sq mi) and in 2002 had a population of 60,000.

Wanshan 万山区
District
Wanshan Location of the seat in Guizhou Show map of Guizhou Wanshan Wanshan (Southwest China) Show map of Southwest China
Coordinates (Wanshan Central Square): 27°31′06″N 109°12′42″E
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture-level city	Tongren
District seat	Xieqiao
Area
• Total	338 km2 (131 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	47,844
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	554200

Administrative divisions

Wanshan District is divided into 4 subdistricts, 1 town and 6 ethnic townships:^[2]

subdistricts

• Xieqiao Subdistrict 谢桥街道
• Chadian Subdistrict 茶店街道
• Renshan Subdistrict 仁山街道
• Dandu Subdistrict 丹都街道

towns

• Wanshan Town 万山镇

ethnic townships

• Gaolouping Dong Ethnic Township 高楼坪侗族乡
• Huangdao Dong Ethnic Township 黄道侗族乡
• Aozhai Dong Ethnic Township 敖寨侗族乡
• Xiaxi Dong Ethnic Township 下溪侗族乡
• Yutang Dong and Miao Ethnic Township 鱼塘侗族苗族乡
• Daping Dong, Tujia and Miao Ethnic Township 大坪侗族土家族苗族乡

Climate

Climate data for Wanshan, elevation 884 m (2,900 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.9 (71.4)	27.4 (81.3)	31.3 (88.3)	31.0 (87.8)	31.7 (89.1)	33.3 (91.9)	34.3 (93.7)	34.2 (93.6)	33.9 (93.0)	30.6 (87.1)	28.3 (82.9)	21.0 (69.8)	34.3 (93.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.8 (40.6)	7.5 (45.5)	12.0 (53.6)	18.2 (64.8)	22.2 (72.0)	25.0 (77.0)	27.8 (82.0)	27.8 (82.0)	24.0 (75.2)	18.3 (64.9)	13.4 (56.1)	7.5 (45.5)	17.4 (63.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.1 (35.8)	4.4 (39.9)	8.5 (47.3)	14.3 (57.7)	18.5 (65.3)	21.6 (70.9)	24.2 (75.6)	23.8 (74.8)	20.2 (68.4)	14.9 (58.8)	10.1 (50.2)	4.6 (40.3)	13.9 (57.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.4 (32.7)	2.4 (36.3)	6.1 (43.0)	11.5 (52.7)	15.8 (60.4)	19.3 (66.7)	21.6 (70.9)	21.1 (70.0)	17.6 (63.7)	12.6 (54.7)	7.8 (46.0)	2.6 (36.7)	11.6 (52.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−8.0 (17.6)	−7.4 (18.7)	−4.3 (24.3)	0.4 (32.7)	6.5 (43.7)	10.9 (51.6)	14.4 (57.9)	13.6 (56.5)	8.4 (47.1)	1.5 (34.7)	−5.6 (21.9)	−8.2 (17.2)	−8.2 (17.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	55.0 (2.17)	60.6 (2.39)	102.5 (4.04)	132.7 (5.22)	206.9 (8.15)	229.7 (9.04)	213.7 (8.41)	132.3 (5.21)	99.1 (3.90)	100.6 (3.96)	74.7 (2.94)	47.0 (1.85)	1,454.8 (57.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	15.2	15.3	19.0	18.5	19.3	17.5	14.2	12.5	11.8	15.0	13.2	13.2	184.7
Average snowy days	6.6	4.4	0.9	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	3.0	15.3
Average relative humidity (%)	82	83	84	83	83	87	84	82	81	81	79	77	82
Mean monthly sunshine hours	46.7	45.0	62.9	89.5	106.3	99.5	170.1	176.3	127.1	92.3	88.1	70.8	1,174.6
Percentage possible sunshine	14	14	17	23	25	24	40	44	35	26	27	22	26
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]