Zhidan County
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Zhidan |
| other_name | Chihtan |
| native_name | 志丹县 |
| native_name_lang | zh-Hans |
| postal_code | 717500 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| settlement_type | County |
| image_map | China Yan'an Zhidan Map.svg |
| map_caption | Zhidan in Yan'an |
| image_map1 | Location of Yan'an Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png |
| map_caption1 | Yan'an in Shaanxi |
| coor_pinpoint | Zhidan County government |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Shaanxi |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture-level city |
| subdivision_name2 | Yan'an |
| area_total_km2 | 3,790.2 |
| population_total | 141,600 |
| population_as_of | 2012 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| website | |
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| name = Zhidan | other_name = Chihtan | native_name = 志丹县 | native_name_lang = zh-Hans | postal_code = 717500 | postal_code_type = Postal code | settlement_type = County | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_map = China Yan'an Zhidan Map.svg | map_caption = Zhidan in Yan'an | image_map1 = Location of Yan'an Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png | map_caption1 = Yan'an in Shaanxi | coor_pinpoint = Zhidan County government | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = People's Republic of China | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Shaanxi | subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city | subdivision_name2 = Yan'an | area_code = | area_land_km2 = | area_total_km2 = 3,790.2 | area_water_km2 = | population_total = 141,600 | population_as_of = 2012 | population_density_km2 = auto | leader_name = | leader_title = | elevation_ft = | elevation_m = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_min_m = | timezone = China Standard | utc_offset = +8 | website = | official_name = Zhidan () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yan'an, in the northwest of Shaanxi Province, China, bordering Gansu Province to the south. The county has an area of 3,790.2 km2, and a population of 141,600 as of 2012. Zhidan County and surrounding areas host oil drilling and industry.
Administrative divisions
Zhidan County is divided into 1 subdistrict and 7 towns.
Bao'an Subdistrict
The county's sole subdistrict is Bao'an Subdistrict, which hosts the county's government.
Towns
Zhidan County is home to the following 7 towns:
Geography
Zhidan County is located in the hilly Loess Plateau, and is approximately 90 km northwest of Yan'an city proper.
Climate
The county's average annual temperature is 7.8 °C, and its average annual precipitation is 524.5 mm.
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Zhidan, elevation 1297 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |Jan high C = 2.6 |Feb high C = 6.5 |Mar high C = 12.6 |Apr high C = 19.6 |May high C = 24.2 |Jun high C = 28.1 |Jul high C = 29.1 |Aug high C = 27.3 |Sep high C = 22.4 |Oct high C = 16.9 |Nov high C = 10.4 |Dec high C = 4.1 |Jan mean C = -6.7 |Feb mean C = -2.4 |Mar mean C = 4.0 |Apr mean C = 10.9 |May mean C = 16.1 |Jun mean C = 20.3 |Jul mean C = 22.1 |Aug mean C = 20.5 |Sep mean C = 15.3 |Oct mean C = 8.6 |Nov mean C = 1.5 |Dec mean C = -5.1 |Jan low C = -13.2 |Feb low C = -8.8 |Mar low C = -2.7 |Apr low C = 3.1 |May low C = 8.3 |Jun low C = 13.1 |Jul low C = 16.5 |Aug low C = 15.5 |Sep low C = 10.4 |Oct low C = 3.0 |Nov low C = -4.3 |Dec low C = -11.2 |Jan record high C = 16.4 |Jan record low C = -25.9 |Feb record high C = 22.6 |Feb record low C = -21.5 |Mar record high C = 28.7 |Mar record low C = -17.9 |Apr record high C = 35.1 |Apr record low C = -7.9 |May record high C = 35.8 |May record low C = -2.8 |Jun record high C = 37.3 |Jun record low C = 2.7 |Jul record high C = 37.1 |Jul record low C = 8.4 |Aug record high C = 34.3 |Aug record low C = 5.5 |Sep record high C = 34.6 |Sep record low C = -3.2 |Oct record high C = 29.2 |Oct record low C = -10.6 |Nov record high C = 24.5 |Nov record low C = -18.0 |Dec record high C = 17.3 |Dec record low C = -28.7 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 4.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 5.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 11.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 24.8 |May precipitation mm = 39.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 62.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 113.7 |Aug precipitation mm = 121.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 69.7 |Oct precipitation mm = 35.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 13.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 3.0 |Jan humidity = 57 |Feb humidity = 54 |Mar humidity = 51 |Apr humidity = 48 |May humidity = 52 |Jun humidity = 60 |Jul humidity = 70 |Aug humidity = 75 |Sep humidity = 76 |Oct humidity = 72 |Nov humidity = 65 |Dec humidity = 59 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 3.1 |Feb precipitation days = 3.4 |Mar precipitation days = 4.7 |Apr precipitation days = 5.5 |May precipitation days = 7.8 |Jun precipitation days = 10.2 |Jul precipitation days = 13.2 |Aug precipitation days = 12.9 |Sep precipitation days = 10.9 |Oct precipitation days = 7.8 |Nov precipitation days = 4.3 |Dec precipitation days = 1.9 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 188.4 |Feb sun = 175.4 |Mar sun = 213.4 |Apr sun = 227.8 |May sun = 245.1 |Jun sun = 232.7 |Jul sun = 216.1 |Aug sun = 196.2 |Sep sun = 166.6 |Oct sun = 175.9 |Nov sun = 175.3 |Dec sun = 186.5 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 61 | Feb percentsun = 57 | Mar percentsun = 57 | Apr percentsun = 57 | May percentsun = 56 | Jun percentsun = 53 | Jul percentsun = 49 | Aug percentsun = 47 | Sep percentsun = 45 | Oct percentsun = 51 | Nov percentsun = 58 | Dec percentsun = 63 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 3.9 |Feb snow days = 4.1 |Mar snow days = 3.0 |Apr snow days = 0.6 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0.5 |Nov snow days = 2.4 |Dec snow days = 2.9 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration
History
The area now known as Zhidan County was formerly known as the town of Bao'an (, Postal Romanization: Paoan) (corresponding to the urban core of today's Zhidan County). The town of Bao'an appears in many contemporaneous works and articles discussing the Chinese Civil War. The historical significance of the town of Bao'an arises due to its having temporarily served as the capital of the Communist-held regions of China in the midst of the Chinese Civil War. From early July 1936 to January 1937 Bao'an was the site of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party headquarters, as well as that of the People's Liberation Army.
Journalist Edgar Snow visited the communist leaders in Bao'an in the summer and fall of 1936, and named the third part of his book Red Star Over China after this town. He described the town as follows: ::quote
Pao An was once a frontier stronghold... Remains of its fortifications, flame-struck in that afternoon sun, could be seen flanking the narrow pass through which once emptied into this valley the conquering legions of the Mongols. There was an inner city, still, where the garrisons were once quartered; and a high defensive masonry, lately improved by the Reds, embraced about a square mile in which the present town was located. ::
In 1937, Yan'an (Wade–Giles: Yenan) replaced Bao'an as the capital of Communist-held China.
The modern name of the county, Zhidan, takes its name from Liu Zhidan, military strategist and high-ranking leader of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army who died while leading the Eastern Expedition in April 1936.
Economy
Zhidan County has a number of mineral deposits, such as petroleum, coal, natural gas, dolomite, oil shale, and mineral water.
References
References
- (2015-06-30). link. XZQH.org
- (2019). link. [[National Bureau of Statistics of China]]
- link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
- Edgar Snow, ''[[Red Star Over China]]''. Multiple editions. Part Three: "In 'Defended Peace'".
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