Yingtan (simplified Chinese: 鹰潭; traditional Chinese: 鷹潭; pinyin: Yīngtán; lit. 'Eagle Pond') is a prefecture-level city in the east of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Fujian to the southeast. Its location near the trisection of Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang has made it a strategically important city for centuries. Today, it continues to be a major rail transport hub. It is best known as the Capital of Copper, and here placed Jiangxi Copper and its smelting factory.
Yingtan
鹰潭市 | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
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![]() Location of Yingtan City jurisdiction in Jiangxi | |
Coordinates (Yingtan municipal government): 28°16′20″N 117°02′22″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jiangxi |
Municipal seat | Yuehu District |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yu Xiuming |
Area | |
• Total | 3,554 km2 (1,372 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,124,906 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 335000 |
Area code | 0701 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-JX-06 |
Website | yingtan |
Near the city of Yingtan is the resort area Mount Longhu which purports to be the birthplace of Taoism and hence has great symbolic value to Taoists. The region has many interesting temples, cave complexes, mountains and villages.
The municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are in Yuehu District (月湖区), together with the CPC and Public Security bureaux.
Yingtan oversees two districts and a county-level city:
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Climate data for Yingtan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.3 (95.5) |
36.5 (97.7) |
38.1 (100.6) |
40.1 (104.2) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.6 (99.7) |
32.8 (91.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
40.4 (104.7) |
Average high °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.2 (93.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
23.2 (73.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
18.6 (65.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 78 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 76 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1] |
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