Yuquan, Hohhot

Yuquan
玉泉区ᠢᠦᠢ ᠴᠢᠦᠸᠠᠨ ᠲᠤᠭᠤᠷᠢᠭ
Ih Juu (Dazhao Temple)
Yuquan is located in Inner Mongolia
Yuquan
Yuquan
Yuquan is located in China
Yuquan
Yuquan
Coordinates: 40°45′13″N 111°40′26″E / 40.75361°N 111.67389°E / 40.75361; 111.67389
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityHohhot
District seatZhaojun Road Subdistrict
Area
 • Total179.3 km2 (69.2 sq mi)
Elevation
1,036 m (3,399 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total524,573
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.yuquan.gov.cn
Yuquan, Hohhot
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese玉泉区
Traditional Chinese玉泉區
Literal meaningjade spring
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYùquán Qū
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicЮйчюань тойрог
Mongolian scriptᠢᠦᠢ ᠴᠢᠦᠸᠠᠨ ᠲᠤᠭᠤᠷᠢᠭ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCIui čiuvan toɣoriɣ

Yuquan District (Mongolian: ᠢᠦᠢ ᠴᠢᠦᠸᠠᠨ ᠲᠤᠭᠤᠷᠢᠭ; Chinese: 玉泉区) is one of four districts of the prefecture-level city of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China.

Yuquan means "The spring as beautiful as jade" in Chinese, it was named after a spring nearby Dazhao Temple. The north side of Yuquan District is the old town of Guihua, the middle area was built in 1950-1980s, the south side was built after 1990s. The new campus of the University of Inner Mongolia is in the south side.

Subdivisions

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Yuquan District is made up of 8 subdistricts and 1 town.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Mongolian (Hudum Script) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Bag Jo Omon Road Subdistrict 小召前街街道 Xiǎozhàoqiánjiē Jiēdào ᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠵᠣᠣ ᠡᠮᠦᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Бага жуу өмнө зээлийн зээл гудамж 150104001
Xinglong Alley Subdistrict 兴隆巷街道 Xīnglóngxiàng Jiēdào ᠰᠢᠩ ᠯᠦᠩ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Шин лүн гудамжийн зээл гудамж 150104002
Changhelang Subdistrict 长和廊街道 Chánghéláng Jiēdào ᠴᠠᠩ ᠾᠧ ᠯᠠᠩ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Цан ге лан зээл гудамж 150104003
Shidong Road Subdistrict 石东路街道 Shídōnglù Jiēdào ᠱᠢ ᠳ᠋ᠦᠩ ᠵᠠᠮ ᠤᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Ши дүн замын зээл гудамж 150104004
Danan Street Subdistrict 大南街街道 Dànánjiē Jiēdào ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠡᠮᠦᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Их өмнө зээлийн зээл гудамж 150104005
Ordos Road Subdistrict 鄂尔多斯路街道 È'ěrduōsīlù Jiēdào ᠣᠷᠳᠣᠰ ᠵᠠᠮ ᠳ᠋ᠡᠬᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Ордос зам даахь зээл гудамж 150104006
Xicaiyuan Subdistrict 西菜园街道 Xīcàiyuán Jiēdào ᠰᠢ ᠼᠠᠢ ᠶᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠤ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Ший цай юаны зээл гудамж 150104007
Zhaojun Road Subdistrict 昭君路街道 Zhāojūnlù Jiēdào ᠵᠣᠤ ᠵᠢᠶᠦ᠋ᠨ ᠵᠠᠮ ᠤᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Жуу жион замын зээл гудамж 150104008
Town
Xiaoheihe Town 小黑河镇 Xiǎohēihé Zhèn ᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠾᠧᠢ ᠾᠧ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Бага гей ге балгас 150104100

Climate

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Climate data for Yuquan District (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9)
1.2
(34.2)
8.8
(47.8)
17.5
(63.5)
23.8
(74.8)
28.0
(82.4)
29.3
(84.7)
27.5
(81.5)
22.5
(72.5)
15.0
(59.0)
5.1
(41.2)
−2.8
(27.0)
14.3
(57.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −10.8
(12.6)
−5.7
(21.7)
1.9
(35.4)
10.2
(50.4)
16.8
(62.2)
21.5
(70.7)
23.3
(73.9)
21.4
(70.5)
15.7
(60.3)
8.0
(46.4)
−1.0
(30.2)
−8.7
(16.3)
7.7
(45.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −15.9
(3.4)
−11.1
(12.0)
−3.9
(25.0)
3.3
(37.9)
9.6
(49.3)
15.0
(59.0)
17.7
(63.9)
16.0
(60.8)
10.1
(50.2)
2.6
(36.7)
−5.5
(22.1)
−13.2
(8.2)
2.1
(35.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.2
(0.09)
4.7
(0.19)
9.9
(0.39)
15.6
(0.61)
31.7
(1.25)
52.1
(2.05)
109.6
(4.31)
82.6
(3.25)
58.5
(2.30)
23.4
(0.92)
8.4
(0.33)
3.1
(0.12)
401.8
(15.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.0 2.1 3.5 3.9 7.0 9.9 12.1 10.9 9.6 5.2 2.7 2.4 71.3
Average snowy days 3.7 3.4 3.6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 3.1 4.0 19.2
Average relative humidity (%) 57 48 41 35 38 47 60 62 60 56 55 56 51
Mean monthly sunshine hours 196.8 204.4 249.4 270.6 283.4 266.5 256.4 253.5 231.3 226.2 191.8 182.8 2,813.1
Percent possible sunshine 66 67 67 67 63 59 56 60 63 67 65 64 64
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.