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Wenchuan County is a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Wenchuan County
汶川县 · ཝུན་ཁྲོན་རྫོང་། | |
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County | |
 Wenchuan panorama in 2013 | |
 Location of Wenchuan County (red) in Ngawa Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 31°28′37″N 103°35′24″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture | Ngawa |
| County seat | Weizhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,804 km2 (1,855 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 100,771 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| • Major nationalities | Qiang - 39.5% Han - 38.7% Tibetan - 20.4% Hui - 1.1% Others - 0.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 623000 |
| Area code(s) | 0837 |
| Wenchuan County | |||||||
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| Chinese | 汶川 | ||||||
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| Tibetan | ཝུན་ཁྲོན། | ||||||
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The county has an area of 4,084 square kilometres (1,577 sq mi),[4] and a population of 100,771 as of 2010.[5]
Wolong National Nature Reserve is a protected area located in Wenchuan County, which houses more than 150 highly endangered giant pandas. The Wolong Special Administrative Region is also located here.
The county was the site of the epicentre and one of the areas most severely hit by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, also known as the Wenchuan earthquake.[6]
Toponymy
The county is named after the Wenshui River (Chinese: 汶水), now known as the Min River.[4]
History
Wenchuan County was established in 1958, when the former Maowen Qiang Autonomous County (Chinese: 茂汶羌族自治县; pinyin: Màowèn Qiāng Zú Zìzhì Xiàn) was split into Mao County and Wenchuan County.[5]
Wenchuan earthquake
On May 12, 2008, an earthquake with moment magnitude 7.9 hit the Sichuan Province, with epicentre located in the town of Yingxiu, in Wenchuan county. The county was therefore one of the areas most severely affected by the earthquake. In Chinese, the earthquake is named after the county (the Wenchuan earthquake, 汶川地震), which made its name resonate across the nation. In the county, 15,941 people died, 34,583 were injured, and 7,474 were still missing as of June 6, 2008.[7][8] The seismic intensity was the highest, reaching level XI in the China Seismic Intensity Scale.[9] After the earthquake, the central government enforced stricter requirements for seismic design in this area.[10] The earthquake also caused many landslides, some of which remained active for years and generated destructive debris flows during the summer rainstorms, which increased the death toll and slowed reconstruction and recovery of the communities in the county.[6][11]
Subdivisions
Wenchuan County administers nine towns: Weizhou, Bazhou, Miansi, Yingxiu, Xuankou, Shuimo, Sanjiang, Gengda, and Wolong.[4]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96,054 | — |
| 1996 | 104,000 | +1.33% |
| 2000 | 111,935 | +1.86% |
| 2005 | 106,238 | −1.04% |
| 2010 | 100,771 | −1.05% |
According to a 2021 publication by the county government, Wenchuan County's ethnic composition is 39.5% Qiang, 38.7% Han, 20.4% Tibetan, 1.1% Hui, and 0.3% belonging to other ethnic minorities.[4]
The 2010 Chinese Census reported the county's population as 100,771 people.[5]
In 2005, the county reported a population of 106,238, with 34.16% of the population being ethnically Qiang.[12]
The 2000 Chinese Census reported the county's population as 111,935.[5]
In 1996, the county's population was estimated to be about 104,000, up from the 96,054 reported in 1990.[5]
Economy
As of 2019, Wenchuan County's gross domestic product totaled ¥7.264 billion, a 6.2% increase from the previous year.[4] Consumer retail sales totaled ¥1.082 billion.[4] The annual per capita disposable income of the county reached ¥34,513 for its urban residents, and ¥15,049 for its rural residents, an increase of 8.2% and 12.0%, respectively.[4]
According to the county government, there were 4,440 people in the county living in poverty in 2014.[4] The county government claims that all its citizens were lifted out of poverty in 2019.[4]
Tourism
Wenchuan County is home to the Wolong National Nature Reserve, as well as the Sichuan Caopo Nature Reserve (Chinese: 四川草坡自然保护区).[4] Other tourist attractions in the county include the AAAAA-rated Wenchuan Special Tourist Area (Chinese: 汶川特别旅游区) and the AAAA-rated Yu the Great Cultural Tourist Area (Chinese: 大禹文化旅游区).[4]
In 2019, the county received 6,277,800 visitors, bringing the county ¥2.87 billion in revenue.[4]
Transport
Numerous expressways run through the county, including China National Highway 213, China National Highway 317, China National Highway 350, and the Rongchang Expressway.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Wenchuan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
35.1 (95.2) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
37.1 (98.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.2 (0.13) |
6.4 (0.25) |
20.3 (0.80) |
51.4 (2.02) |
69.1 (2.72) |
78.8 (3.10) |
69.4 (2.73) |
81.0 (3.19) |
64.2 (2.53) |
35.4 (1.39) |
11.1 (0.44) |
1.4 (0.06) |
491.7 (19.36) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 64 | 67 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[13] | |||||||||||||
References
- 现代汉语词典(第七版). [A Dictionary of Current Chinese (Seventh Edition).]. 北京. Beijing: 商务印书馆. The Commercial Press. 1 September 2016. p. 1376. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8.
2 汶川（Wèn- chuān），地名，在四川。
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汶 wèn{...}2 用于地名。如汶川，在四川。
- 夏征农; 陈至立, eds. (September 2009). 辞海：第六版彩图本 [Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color)] (in Chinese). 上海. Shanghai: 上海辞书出版社. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. p. 2389. ISBN 9787532628599.
- 汶川简介 [Wenchuan Introduction] (in Chinese). Wenchuan County People's Government. 2021-05-06. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- 汶川县历史沿革 [Wenchuan County Organizational History]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2015-03-27. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- Fan, Xuanmei; Juang, C. Hsein; Wasowski, Janusz; Huang, Runqiu; Xu, Qiang; Scaringi, Gianvito; van Westen, Cees J.; Havenith, Hans-Balder (2018-07-26). "What we have learned from the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake and its aftermath: A decade of research and challenges". Engineering Geology. 241: 25–32. doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2018.05.004. ISSN 0013-7952. S2CID 134786927.
- "Casualties in Wenchuan Earthquake" (in Chinese). Sina.com. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- "Death Toll in Ngawa Prefecture Rose to 20,258 as of June 6, 18:00 CST" (in Chinese). Official website of Ngawa Prefecture Government. 2008-06-07. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- "Seismic intensity map of the M8.0 Wenchuan earthquake (汶川8.0级地震烈度分布图)" (in Simplified Chinese). CEA. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- XU, Zhengzhong; WANG, Yayong; et al. (徐正忠、王亚勇等) (2001). "Code for seismic design of buildings (GB 500011-2001) (partially revised in 2008), Appendix A ( 《建筑抗震设计规范》（GB 500011－2001） （2008 年局部修订） 附录 A 我国主要城镇抗震设防烈度、设计基本地震加速度和设计地震分组)" (in Simplified Chinese). Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of PRC (MOHURD, 中华人民共和国住房和城乡建设部). Retrieved 2008-09-29.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Fan, Xuanmei; Scaringi, Gianvito; Yang, Fan; Domènech, Guillem; Guo, Xiaojun; Dai, Lanxin; He, Chaoyang; Xu, Qiang; Huang, Runqiu (2018-09-20). "Two multi-temporal datasets to track the enhanced landsliding after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake". Earth System Science Data. 11 (1): 35–55. doi:10.5194/essd-2018-105. ISSN 1866-3508.
- 县情概况 [County Overview] (in Chinese). Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture People's Government. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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