Suining
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | |
| other_name | Sui-ning |
| native_name | 遂宁市 |
| native_name_lang | zh-Hans |
| settlement_type | Prefecture-level city |
| total_type | |
| motto | |
| image_skyline | Suining 8022.jpg |
| image_map | Sichuan subdivisions - Suining.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Suining in Sichuan |
| pushpin_mapsize | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Sichuan |
| subdivision_type2 | County-level divisions |
| seat_type | Municipal seat |
| seat | Chuanshan District |
| parts_style | |
| parts | |
| p2 | |
| leader_title | CPC Secretary |
| leader_name | Li Jiang |
| leader_title1 | Mayor |
| leader_name1 | Liu Huiyin |
| established_title | Prefecture-level city established |
| established_date | February 1985 |
| established_title1 | |
| established_title2 | |
| named_for | |
| area_magnitude | |
| unit_pref | |
| area_total_km2 | 5326 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_blank1_km2 | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_min_m | |
| population_as_of | 2020 census |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 2814196 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_metro | 1612641 |
| demographics_type2 | GDP |
| demographics2_title1 | Prefecture-level city |
| demographics2_info1 | CN¥ 91.6 billion |
| US$ 14.7 billion | |
| demographics2_title2 | Per capita |
| demographics2_info2 | CN¥ 27,868 |
| US$ 4,474 | |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| coor_pinpoint | Suining municipal government |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | |
| postal_code | 629000 |
| area_code | (0)825 |
| iso_code | CN-SC-09 |
| blank2_name | Licence Plate Prefixes |
| blank2_info | 川J |
| blank3_name | |
| :: |
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Suining (; Sichuanese Pinyin: Xu4nin2; Sichuanese pronunciation: ; ) is a prefecture-level city of eastern Sichuan province in Southwest China. According to the 2020 census, Suining had a population of 2,814,196, with 1,612,641 living in built up(or metro) areas.
Geography and climate
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Suining is located in the center of the Sichuan Basin and on the central reaches of the Fu River, bordering Chongqing, Guang'an and Nanchong to the east, Neijiang and Ziyang to the south, the provincial capital of Chengdu to the west, and Deyang and Mianyang to the north. Its prefecture, or administrative, area ranges in latitude from 30° 10' 50" to 31° 10' 50" N, or 108.9 km and in longitude from 105° 03' 26" to 106° 59' 49" E, or 90.3 km. While much of the prefecture is mountainous, the urban area itself, which occupies 40 km2, is located on flat land.
Suining has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) and is largely mild and humid, with four distinct seasons. Winter is short, mild, and foggy, though actual precipitation is low. January averages 6.6 °C, and while frost may occur, snow is rare. Summers are long, hot and humid, with the daily average in July and August around 27 °C, with August being slightly warmer. Rainfall is light in winter and can be heavy in summer, and 75% of the annual total occurs from May to September.
| width = auto | metric first = y | single line = y | collapsed = Y | location = Suining, elevation 355 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present) | Jan high C = 9.7 | Feb high C = 12.9 | Mar high C = 17.9 | Apr high C = 23.6 | May high C = 27.1 | Jun high C = 29.2 | Jul high C = 32.0 | Aug high C = 32.2 | Sep high C = 27.0 | Oct high C = 21.2 | Nov high C = 16.5 | Dec high C = 10.8 | Jan mean C = 6.6 | Feb mean C = 9.2 | Mar mean C = 13.5 | Apr mean C = 18.5 | May mean C = 22.1 | Jun mean C = 24.7 | Jul mean C = 27.4 | Aug mean C = 27.2 | Sep mean C = 22.9 | Oct mean C = 17.8 | Nov mean C = 13.1 | Dec mean C = 8.0 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 4.3 | Feb low C = 6.6 | Mar low C = 10.3 | Apr low C = 14.7 | May low C = 18.4 | Jun low C = 21.4 | Jul low C = 24.0 | Aug low C = 23.6 | Sep low C = 20.1 | Oct low C = 15.5 | Nov low C = 10.7 | Dec low C = 6.0 | Jan record high C = 19.3 | Jan record low C = −3.1 | Feb record high C = 23.2 | Feb record low C = −2.1 | Mar record high C = 32.3 | Mar record low C = −0.7 | Apr record high C = 35.0 | Apr record low C = 3.4 | May record high C = 37.1 | May record low C = 9.1 | Jun record high C = 36.4 | Jun record low C = 13.8 | Jul record high C = 40.5 | Jul record low C = 18.2 | Aug record high C = 42.7 | Aug record low C = 16.9 | Sep record high C = 40.1 | Sep record low C = 13.5 | Oct record high C = 33.7 | Oct record low C = 2.9 | Nov record high C = 26.2 | Nov record low C = 0.7 | Dec record high C = 18.5 | Dec record low C = −3.8 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 14.0 | Feb precipitation mm = 16.2 | Mar precipitation mm = 30.4 | Apr precipitation mm = 59.2 | May precipitation mm = 95.8 | Jun precipitation mm = 168.8 | Jul precipitation mm = 187.7 | Aug precipitation mm = 148.7 | Sep precipitation mm = 111.8 | Oct precipitation mm = 71.3 | Nov precipitation mm = 26.5 | Dec precipitation mm = 13.5 | Jan humidity = 82 | Feb humidity = 78 | Mar humidity = 74 | Apr humidity = 73 | May humidity = 73 | Jun humidity = 79 | Jul humidity = 79 | Aug humidity = 76 | Sep humidity = 81 | Oct humidity = 85 | Nov humidity = 83 | Dec humidity = 84 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 7.9 | Feb precipitation days = 7.2 | Mar precipitation days = 9.3 | Apr precipitation days = 10.6 | May precipitation days = 12.8 | Jun precipitation days = 13.9 | Jul precipitation days = 12.0 | Aug precipitation days = 10.7 | Sep precipitation days = 13.5 | Oct precipitation days = 14.4 | Nov precipitation days = 8.7 | Dec precipitation days = 7.1 | year precipitation days = | Jan sun = 36.4 | Feb sun = 49.2 | Mar sun = 88.3 | Apr sun = 123.5 | May sun = 125.7 | Jun sun = 107.7 | Jul sun = 154.6 | Aug sun = 164.1 | Sep sun = 92.7 | Oct sun = 58.8 | Nov sun = 49.9 | Dec sun = 27.3 | year sun = | Jan percentsun = 11 | Feb percentsun = 16 | Mar percentsun = 24 | Apr percentsun = 32 | May percentsun = 30 | Jun percentsun = 26 | Jul percentsun = 36 | Aug percentsun = 40 | Sep percentsun = 25 | Oct percentsun = 17 | Nov percentsun = 16 | Dec percentsun = 9 | year percentsun = | Jan snow days = 1.0 | Feb snow days = 0.4 | Mar snow days = 0 | Apr snow days = 0 | May snow days = 0 | Jun snow days = 0 | Jul snow days = 0 | Aug snow days = 0 | Sep snow days = 0 | Oct snow days = 0 | Nov snow days = 0 | Dec snow days = 0.3 | year snow days = | source 1 = China Meteorological Administration | source 2 = Weather China{{cite web | url = http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101270701.shtml? | script-title=zh:遂宁 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 | publisher = Weather China | language = zh | access-date = 21 November 2022}} | source =
Places of interest
According to local legend, Suining is the Hometown of Guanyin and her sisters. A folk song declares that one resides at Lingquan Temple, another at Guangde Temple, while only the third sister is afar, in the Putuo Mountains of Southern China.
There exists Lingquan Temple, Guangde Temple, and the Dead Sea, which are regarded as the 4A scenic zone. And there is also a Celadon Museum of Sichuan, which is referred to as a 3A scenic zone.
The percentage of land-covered forests of Suining is approximately 34%, it's the first Provincial Environmental Protection City in Sichuan. The 30,000-capacity Suining Sports Centre Stadium is located in the city. The stadium opened in 2014 and it is used mostly for football matches.
Administrative divisions
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| Map | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2020) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuanshan District | 船山区 | zh | 822,863 | 618 | 1,331 | |
| Anju District | 安居区 | zh | 431,310 | 1,258 | 343 | |
| Pengxi County | 蓬溪县 | zh | 430,344 | 1,251 | 344 | |
| Shehong | 射洪市 | zh | 732,380 | 1,496 | 490 | |
| Daying County | 大英县 | zh | 387,299 | 703 | 551 | |
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Transport
Highway
Rail
Suining is the junction for the Dazhou–Chengdu and Suining–Chongqing Railways, which collective form the westernmost section of the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway.
Well-known inhabitants
- Chen Zi'ang, Tang dynasty poet (661–702), was a native of the Suining area.
- Chen Wei, a pro-democracy activist born in 1969 who has been arrested in February 2011 and sentenced to 9 years in prison on December 23, 2011 for "inciting subversion of state power" by the Suining intermediate people's court.
- Liu Xianbin, a pro-democracy activist born in 1968 who has been arrested in June 2010 and sentenced to 10 years in prison for inciting subversion of state power.
- Li Bifeng, a pro-democracy activist and friend of Liao Yiwu who is facing 5 years in prison for "economic crimes".
- Ju Jingyi, a well-known Chinese singer and actress. She rose to fame as a member of Chinese idol girl group SNH48 and was part of Team NII until her graduation in December 2017.
References
References
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- "刘会英". the People's Government of Suining Municipal.
- (2021-06-13). "遂宁市第七次全国人口普查公报".
- 四川省统计局、国家统计局四川调查总队. (2016). "《四川统计年鉴－2016》". [[China Statistics Press]].
- link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
- (2007-10-10). "观音三姐妹的传说". 遂宁新闻网.
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