Yuci District

Yuci District (simplified Chinese: 榆次区; traditional Chinese: 榆次區; pinyin: Yúcì Qū) is a district in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China.

Yuci 榆次区 Yutze
District
Yingbin Street (迎宾街), Yuci
Yuci Location in Shanxi
Coordinates: 37°37′N 112°51′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shanxi
Prefecture-level city	Jinzhong
Area
• Total	1,327 km2 (512 sq mi)
Population  (2020[1])
• Total	904,518
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	030600
Area code	0354
Website	www.yuci.gov.cn

Administrative Divisions

Subdistricts:^[2]

• Beiguan Subdistrict (北关街道), Jinlun Subdistrict (锦纶街道), Xinhua Subdistrict (新华街道), Xinan Subdistrict (西南街道), Luxi Subdistrict (路西街道), Anning Subdistrict (安宁街道), Jingwei Subdistrict (经纬街道), Xinjian Subdistrict (新建街道), Jinhua Subdistrict (晋华街道)

Towns:

• Wujinshan (乌金山镇), Dongyang (东阳镇), Shitie (什贴镇), Changning (长凝镇), Beitian (北田镇), Xiuwen (修文镇)

Townships:

• Guojiabao Township (郭家堡乡), Zhangqing Township (张庆乡), Zhuangzi Township (庄子乡), Dongzhao Township (东赵乡)

Climate

Climate data for Yuci, elevation 854 m (2,802 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)	12.4 (54.3)	19.3 (66.7)	28.2 (82.8)	37.1 (98.8)	35.6 (96.1)	39.6 (103.3)	39.5 (103.1)	36.3 (97.3)	35.8 (96.4)	28.5 (83.3)	23.6 (74.5)	16.0 (60.8)	39.6 (103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.2 (36.0)	6.5 (43.7)	13.1 (55.6)	20.5 (68.9)	26.2 (79.2)	29.8 (85.6)	30.7 (87.3)	28.9 (84.0)	24.4 (75.9)	18.2 (64.8)	10.1 (50.2)	3.4 (38.1)	17.8 (64.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−5.1 (22.8)	−1.0 (30.2)	5.6 (42.1)	12.9 (55.2)	18.9 (66.0)	22.8 (73.0)	24.4 (75.9)	22.7 (72.9)	17.4 (63.3)	10.8 (51.4)	3.1 (37.6)	−3.4 (25.9)	10.8 (51.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−10.7 (12.7)	−6.9 (19.6)	−0.9 (30.4)	5.8 (42.4)	11.6 (52.9)	16.2 (61.2)	19.1 (66.4)	17.7 (63.9)	12.1 (53.8)	5.1 (41.2)	−2.2 (28.0)	−8.5 (16.7)	4.9 (40.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−21.0 (−5.8)	−20.6 (−5.1)	−15.7 (3.7)	−7.0 (19.4)	0.3 (32.5)	7.1 (44.8)	11.6 (52.9)	9.2 (48.6)	−0.2 (31.6)	−6.9 (19.6)	−18.2 (−0.8)	−22.3 (−8.1)	−22.3 (−8.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.0 (0.08)	3.6 (0.14)	8.6 (0.34)	25.1 (0.99)	29.1 (1.15)	51.4 (2.02)	99.9 (3.93)	90.9 (3.58)	57.9 (2.28)	32.5 (1.28)	11.4 (0.45)	1.9 (0.07)	414.3 (16.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1.7	2.4	3.2	5.1	5.7	9.3	11.0	10.4	7.4	5.9	3.3	1.8	67.2
Average snowy days	3.0	3.7	2.0	0.6	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	2.5	2.5	14.4
Average relative humidity (%)	48	45	42	43	44	54	67	70	68	62	56	49	54
Mean monthly sunshine hours	174.4	179.1	216.7	240.3	264.0	239.8	230.0	221.3	198.7	195.6	174.8	174.9	2,509.6
Percentage possible sunshine	57	58	58	61	60	54	52	53	54	57	58	59	57
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Universities

Yuci District is home to several new university campuses, as well as many others under construction, for major universities based in Shanxi, including Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi University of Traditional Medicine and Shanxi Medical University and Taiyuan Normal University. For this reason, Yuci is known in Shanxi as a university city.

Sister cities

• Quezon City, Philippines (since 2006)^[5]