Tonglu
桐庐县
Tunglu
County
Aerial view of Tonglu County
Aerial view of Tonglu County
Tonglu is located in Zhejiang
Tonglu
Tonglu
Location of the seat in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 29°48′N 119°50′E / 29.800°N 119.833°E / 29.800; 119.833
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Sub-provincial cityHangzhou
Area
 • Total1,852 km2 (715 sq mi)
Population
 • Total400,000
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
311500
Area code0571
Websitewww.tonglu.gov.cn

Tonglu County (simplified Chinese: 桐庐县; traditional Chinese: 桐廬縣; pinyin: Tónglú Xiàn) is a county of Zhejiang Province, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang.

The subdivisions of Tonglu County include a She ethnic township.

The county is famous for the home of founders of four separate express delivery and logistics companies, known as Kuaidi in Chinese, including 申通快递 (STO Express), 韵达 (Yunda), 圆通速递(YTO Express) and 中通快递 (ZTO Express). They are called China's Kuaidi Tonglu Gang (桐庐帮).[1]

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:[2]

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

Climate data for Tonglu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.8
(74.8) 		27.8
(82.0) 		34.0
(93.2) 		35.0
(95.0) 		37.1
(98.8) 		38.6
(101.5) 		41.6
(106.9) 		40.7
(105.3) 		40.2
(104.4) 		35.0
(95.0) 		30.6
(87.1) 		24.1
(75.4) 		41.6
(106.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.2
(48.6) 		11.9
(53.4) 		16.5
(61.7) 		22.7
(72.9) 		27.4
(81.3) 		29.6
(85.3) 		34.4
(93.9) 		33.7
(92.7) 		28.9
(84.0) 		23.8
(74.8) 		18.0
(64.4) 		11.7
(53.1) 		22.3
(72.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.9
(40.8) 		7.0
(44.6) 		11.2
(52.2) 		17.0
(62.6) 		21.9
(71.4) 		25.0
(77.0) 		29.1
(84.4) 		28.4
(83.1) 		24.1
(75.4) 		18.6
(65.5) 		12.7
(54.9) 		6.8
(44.2) 		17.2
(63.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2) 		3.6
(38.5) 		7.3
(45.1) 		12.6
(54.7) 		17.6
(63.7) 		21.6
(70.9) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.7
(76.5) 		20.6
(69.1) 		14.9
(58.8) 		9.2
(48.6) 		3.4
(38.1) 		13.5
(56.4)
Record low °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		1.0
(33.8) 		8.7
(47.7) 		12.4
(54.3) 		18.4
(65.1) 		18.3
(64.9) 		10.2
(50.4) 		3.1
(37.6) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		−9.5
(14.9) 		−9.5
(14.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 94.2
(3.71) 		98.0
(3.86) 		148.7
(5.85) 		149.7
(5.89) 		157.2
(6.19) 		295.9
(11.65) 		155.0
(6.10) 		161.9
(6.37) 		111.7
(4.40) 		69.5
(2.74) 		80.1
(3.15) 		66.8
(2.63) 		1,588.7
(62.54)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.3 12.7 15.9 15.1 14.8 15.9 12.0 13.9 11.5 8.8 10.9 10.4 155.2
Average snowy days 4.2 2.7 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.8 9.6
Average relative humidity (%) 78 77 75 74 74 80 74 76 79 77 79 77 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 89.7 92.2 113.6 133.0 150.0 120.2 209.1 191.3 142.1 140.6 111.7 109.4 1,602.9
Percent possible sunshine 28 29 30 34 36 29 49 47 39 40 35 35 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Transportation

The county is served by Tonglu railway station.

References

  1. ^ How one Chinese rural county spawned four courier empires. Financial Times.
  2. ^ "杭州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

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