Zunyi
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Zunyi 遵义市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
Zunyi skyline
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.png) Location of Zunyi City jurisdiction in Guizhou |
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 Zunyi
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| Coordinates: 27°41′N 106°54′E / 27.683°N 106.900°ECoordinates: 27°41′N 106°54′E / 27.683°N 106.900°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Government | |
| • Party Secretary | Wang Xiaoguang |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 30,763 km2 (11,878 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,304 km2 (503 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,304 km2 (503 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 865 m (2,838 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 6,127,009 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,095,189 |
| • Urban density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,095,189 |
| • Metro density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 563000 |
| Area code(s) | 0851 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 贵C |
| Website | zunyi |
Zunyi (simplified Chinese: 遵义; traditional Chinese: 遵義; pinyin: Zūnyì) is a prefecture-level city in northern Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, situated between the provincial capital Guiyang to the south and Chongqing to the north, also bordering Sichuan to the northwest. Along with Guiyang and Liupanshui, it is one of the most important cities of the province. The built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts of the city, Huichuan and Honghuagang, had a population of 1,095,189 people, and the whole prefecture, including 14 county-level administration area as a whole, has a population of 6,127,009 at the 2010 census.
Zunyi is known for being the location where Mao Zedong was first elected to the leadership of the Communist Party of China during the Long March. After this famous Zunyi Conference, Mao Zedong and other two leaders formed a group to control the procedure of the Long March. Chinese tourists come to take photographs in the meeting hall where this historic election took place. This historical meeting hall once belonged to a local warlord and after being occupied by the Red Army served as the temporary headquarters.
Zunyi is located in northern Guizhou at an elevation of 865 m (2,838 ft); it is situated in the transition from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to the Sichuan Basin and hill country of Hunan.
Zunyi has a four-season, monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), slightly modified by elevation. It has fairly mild winters and hot, humid summers; close to 60% of the year's 1,070 mm (42 in) of precipitation occurs from May to August. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 4.5 °C (40.1 °F) in January to 25.1 °C (77.2 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 15.33 °C (59.6 °F). Rain is common throughout the year, with 182 days annually precipitation, though it does not actually accumulate to much in winter, the cloudiest time of year; summer, in contrast, is the sunniest. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from around 9% in January and February to 45% in August, the city receives only 1,051 hours of bright sunshine annually; only a few locations in neighbouring Sichuan receive less sunshine on average.
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