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County-level city in Sichuan, China
Emeishan 峨眉山市
County-level city
Location of Emeishan City (red) in Leshan City (yellow) and SichuanLocation of Emeishan City (red) in Leshan City (yellow) and Sichuan
Emeishan is located in SichuanEmeishanEmeishanLocation of the city centre in Sichuan
Coordinates: 29°36′04″N 103°28′55″E / 29.601°N 103.482°E / 29.601; 103.482
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityLeshan
Municipal seatSuishan
Area
 • County-level city1,151.4 km (444.6 sq mi)
Highest elevation3,099 m (10,167 ft)
Population
 • County-level city419,107
 • Density360/km (940/sq mi)
 • Urban252,682
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Emeishan
Chinese峨眉山
PostalOmei
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÉméishān
Wade–GilesE-mei-shan

Emeishan (Chinese: 峨眉山市; pinyin: Éméishān Shì) is a county-level city in Sichuan province, China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city Leshan. Its population in 2020 stood at 419,107. It is named after Mount Emei, a famous mountain located within its administration.

Administrative divisions

Emeishan comprises 2 subdistricts, 10 towns and 1 township:

subdistricts
  • Shengli 胜利街道
  • Eshan 峨山街道
towns
  • Suishan 绥山镇
  • Gaoqiao 高桥镇
  • Luomu 罗目镇
  • Jiuli 九里镇
  • Longchi 龙池镇
  • Fuxi 符溪镇
  • Shuangfu 双福镇
  • Guihuaqiao 桂花桥镇
  • Dawei 大为镇
  • Huangwan 黄湾镇
township
  • Longmen 龙门乡

Climate

Climate data for Emeishan City, elevation 424 m (1,391 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.1
(66.4)
23.4
(74.1)
31.3
(88.3)
33.4
(92.1)
35.9
(96.6)
36.1
(97.0)
37.8
(100.0)
39.3
(102.7)
36.5
(97.7)
29.4
(84.9)
25.2
(77.4)
19.5
(67.1)
39.3
(102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)
12.9
(55.2)
17.8
(64.0)
23.4
(74.1)
27.0
(80.6)
29.1
(84.4)
31.2
(88.2)
30.9
(87.6)
26.4
(79.5)
21.2
(70.2)
16.7
(62.1)
11.3
(52.3)
21.5
(70.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8)
9.6
(49.3)
13.7
(56.7)
18.6
(65.5)
22.2
(72.0)
24.6
(76.3)
26.6
(79.9)
26.2
(79.2)
22.5
(72.5)
18.1
(64.6)
13.7
(56.7)
8.6
(47.5)
17.6
(63.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4)
7.2
(45.0)
10.7
(51.3)
15.0
(59.0)
18.6
(65.5)
21.3
(70.3)
23.2
(73.8)
22.9
(73.2)
20.0
(68.0)
16.0
(60.8)
11.7
(53.1)
6.8
(44.2)
14.9
(58.8)
Record low °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)
−0.3
(31.5)
0.2
(32.4)
6.2
(43.2)
10.3
(50.5)
15.1
(59.2)
18.2
(64.8)
16.6
(61.9)
13.6
(56.5)
5.0
(41.0)
2.6
(36.7)
−2.0
(28.4)
−2.0
(28.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 15.7
(0.62)
23.1
(0.91)
42.1
(1.66)
90.9
(3.58)
122.7
(4.83)
151.6
(5.97)
320.4
(12.61)
352.2
(13.87)
156.3
(6.15)
64.8
(2.55)
34.1
(1.34)
16.4
(0.65)
1,390.3
(54.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.9 11.5 14.9 15.6 16.0 17.2 16.7 16.6 17.8 17.6 11.6 10.2 176.6
Average snowy days 0.7 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.1
Average relative humidity (%) 80 77 73 71 69 74 77 78 80 82 80 81 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 31.9 40.3 68.7 95.6 104.8 93.7 118.5 127.8 56.4 33.7 39.8 29.7 840.9
Percent possible sunshine 10 13 18 25 25 22 28 32 15 10 13 9 18
Source: China Meteorological Administration

Transport

References

  1. "Éméishān Shì (County-level City, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  2. 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:峨眉山市 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  3. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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County-level divisions of Sichuan Province
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Prefecture-level cities
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Luzhou
Deyang
Mianyang
Guangyuan
Suining
Neijiang
Leshan
Nanchong
Meishan
Yibin
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