Enshi (Chinese: 恩施; pinyin: Ēnshī) is a county-level city in and the seat of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in western Hubei province, People's Republic of China. The prefecture's legislature, executive and judiciary are seated here, as well as its CPC and Public security bureau.
Enshi
恩施市 Enshih | |
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County-level city | |
Enshi Location in Hubei | |
Coordinates (Enshi City government): 30°17′42″N 109°28′47″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hubei |
Autonomous prefecture | Enshi |
Area | |
• County-level city | 3,972 km2 (1,534 sq mi) |
• Urban | 52.00 km2 (20.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
Population (2010)[2] | |
• County-level city | 749,574 |
• Estimate (2017) | 857,000 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
• Urban | 260,700 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 445000 |
Area code(s) | 0718 |
Website | hbenshi |
Enshi | |||||||||
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Chinese | 恩施 | ||||||||
Postal | Enshih | ||||||||
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Former name | |||||||||
Chinese | 施南 | ||||||||
Postal | Shihnan | ||||||||
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The entire county-level city of Enshi has an area of 3,967 square kilometres (1,532 sq mi) and a population of 780,000.[4]
The oldest records of Enshi date the Spring and Autumn Period of 776BC. At that time the area was a state known as Bazi, which lasted until 476BC.[5] Enshi then became a county from 475 to 221, prior to it being absorbed into the Chinese Dynasties during the Qi period. [citation needed] In 1925, the city of Enshi formed the Exi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, which in 1935 became the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.[5]
Five towns:
Eight townships:
Other area:
The city is built alongside the Qing River and is surrounded by forest-covered mountains. The city has many hotels, restaurants and spas. Restaurants here in general cater for Chinese tastes; however there is one western style restaurant called "Mac Home" in the city center. The food in Enshi is spicy and includes many "Hot Pot" style dishes as well as smoked pork and chirzo style sausage meat, spicy fried potatoes and lamb skewers.[citation needed]
There is a beautiful Forest Park in Enshi which offers splendid scenery and views of the city as well as an amusement park. there is an out-door cafe in the park with hammocks which sells fresh ground coffee. During the summer months there is white water rafting tours available on the river.[citation needed]
The City Center has a shopping district catering for most tastes. There is a local night club located under the "shelter bridge" called the "Soho Times".
According to Chinese Agency Enshi's economy depends on its people who almost all are workers call (人民) in Traditional Chinese Language.Statistics show in 2018 July city was known by many chinese businessmen because of its scenery and upcoming demands.In that era of time the city has developed most of its parts and is visiting point for people in Hubei and nearby counties.In the Enshi City there is a university (湖北民族大学)where various departments are taught and Researchers time by time visit its laboratories to find clue.[citation needed]
Enshi has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with short, cool winters, hot, humid summers, and high humidity year-round. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 5.0 °C (41.0 °F) in January to 26.7 °C (80.1 °F) in August, while the annual mean is 16.18 °C (61.1 °F). More than two-thirds of the annual precipitation of 1,470 millimetres (58 in) occurs from May to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 12% in January to 50% in August, the city receives only 1,212 hours of bright sunshine annually; winter is especially overcast while July thru September is the sunniest period of the year.
Climate data for Enshi City, Hubei (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.4 (90.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
13.0 (55.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.4 (1.20) |
42.0 (1.65) |
61.2 (2.41) |
132.0 (5.20) |
183.8 (7.24) |
207.1 (8.15) |
263.3 (10.37) |
163.8 (6.45) |
131.0 (5.16) |
113.9 (4.48) |
67.4 (2.65) |
28.8 (1.13) |
1,424.7 (56.09) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.5 | 11.4 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 166.0 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 78 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 80 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 37.9 | 44.6 | 63.1 | 105.7 | 124.8 | 124.4 | 166.5 | 204.1 | 125.7 | 96.5 | 69.4 | 49.2 | 1,211.9 |
Percent possible sunshine | 12 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 34 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 27.3 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1971–2000)[7][8] |
国土面积3972平方公里,辖13个乡镇、4个办事处、
1996年,恩施市面积3814平方千米,{...}2010年第六次人口普查,恩施市常住总人口749574人,其中:舞阳坝街道168902人,六角亭街道53889人,小渡船街道56394人,龙凤镇61862人,崔坝镇34250人,板桥镇14174人,三岔乡30816人,新塘乡37258人,红土乡36179人,沙地乡26019人,白杨坪乡49580人,太阳河乡18275人,屯堡乡39190人,白果乡21789人,芭蕉侗族乡49875人,盛家坝乡30659人,沐抚办事处20463人。 2013年,经省政府批准,省民政厅(鄂民政发[2013]22号)同意恩施市白杨坪乡撤乡建镇。调整后,全市辖3个街道、4个镇、9个乡:舞阳坝街道、六角亭街道、小渡船街道、龙凤镇、崔家坝镇、板桥镇、白杨坪镇、三岔乡、新塘乡、红土乡、沙地乡、太阳河乡、屯堡乡、白果乡、芭蕉侗族乡、盛家坝乡。
统计用区划代码 名称 422801001000 舞阳坝街道办事处 422801002000 六角亭街道办事处 422801003000 小渡船街道办事处 422801100000 龙凤镇 422801101000 崔坝镇 422801102000 板桥镇 422801103000 白杨坪镇 422801104000 三岔镇 422801201000 新塘乡 422801202000 红土乡 422801203000 沙地乡 422801204000 太阳河乡 422801205000 屯堡乡 422801206000 白果乡 422801207000 芭蕉侗族乡 422801208000 盛家坝乡 422801400000 沐抚办事处
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