Doumen, China
Doumen District (simplified Chinese: 斗门区; traditional Chinese: 斗門區; pinyin: Dǒumén Qū; Jyutping: dau2mun4 keoi1; literally: ‘Bucket Gate’) is a district of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China. Doumen town is the home of the Zhaozhen Museum, named after U.S. Army Colonel, John C. Young whose father was born near there.
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Doumen
斗门区
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Jintai Temple
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 Doumen
Location in Guangdong
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| Coordinates: 22°12′52″N 113°15′33″E | |
| Country | People’s Republic of China |
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| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhuhai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 806 km2 (311 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
SubdistrictsEdit
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[1] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baiteng Subdistrict | 白藤街道 | Báiténg Jiēdào | 172,732 | 17.00 |
| Jing’an town | 井岸镇 | Jǐng’àn Zhèn | 142.00 | |
| Baijiao town | 白蕉镇 | Báijiāo Zhèn | 104,568 | 184.00 |
| Ganwu town | 乾务镇 | Gānwù Zhèn | 57,352 | 190.60 |
| Doumen town | 斗门镇 | Dòumén Zhèn | 46,549 | 105.77 |
| Lianzhou town | 莲洲镇 | Liánzhōu Zhèn | 34,681 | 88.60 |
ClimateEdit
| Climate data for Doumen (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
22.5 (72.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
20.1 (68.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
2.2 (36.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.4 (1.04) |
60.0 (2.36) |
91.2 (3.59) |
210.1 (8.27) |
320.0 (12.60) |
394.8 (15.54) |
341.6 (13.45) |
383.0 (15.08) |
276.3 (10.88) |
83.8 (3.30) |
44.9 (1.77) |
31.2 (1.23) |
2,263.3 (89.11) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 80 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
ReferencesEdit
- shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people’s republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
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