Wugang
武冈
Wukang
County-level city
Tongbao Tower Scenic Area(同保楼景区)
Wugang Wall(武冈城墙)
Tongbao Tower(同保楼)
Qu River(渠水)
Wugang Temple of Confucius(武冈文庙)
Kuiwen Pavilion(奎文阁)
Xuanfeng Gatehouse(宣风楼)
Wugang is located in Hunan
Wugang
Wugang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°43′36″N 110°37′55″E / 26.7266057693°N 110.6319439263°E / 26.7266057693; 110.6319439263[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityShaoyang
Area
[2]
 • County-level city1,549.0 km2 (598.1 sq mi)
 • Urban
40.00 km2 (15.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • County-level city843,000
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
279,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
422400

Wugang (simplified Chinese: 武冈; traditional Chinese: 武岡; pinyin: Wǔgāng) is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Shaoyang prefecture-level city. Located on the southwest of the province and middle of Shaoyang's jurisdiction, the city is bordered to the north by Dongkou and Longhui Counties, to the west by Suining County, to the southwest by Chengbu County, to the southeast by Xinning County, to the northeast by Shaoyang County. Wugang City covers 1,539 km2 (594 sq mi), as of the 2010 census, the city had a registered population of 810,003 and a resident population of 734,870;[3] In 2014, it had a registered population of 834,868 and a resident population of 759,312.[4] The city has four subdistricts, 11 towns and three townships under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Shuiximen Subdistrict.[5]

Administrative divisions

4 subdistricts
11 towns
3 township

Climate

Climate data for Wugang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0) 		11.6
(52.9) 		15.8
(60.4) 		22.5
(72.5) 		26.7
(80.1) 		29.5
(85.1) 		32.6
(90.7) 		32.0
(89.6) 		28.2
(82.8) 		22.8
(73.0) 		17.7
(63.9) 		11.7
(53.1) 		21.7
(71.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1) 		7.9
(46.2) 		11.8
(53.2) 		17.8
(64.0) 		22.1
(71.8) 		25.3
(77.5) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.1
(80.8) 		23.5
(74.3) 		18.4
(65.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		7.8
(46.0) 		17.4
(63.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9) 		5.4
(41.7) 		9.0
(48.2) 		14.4
(57.9) 		18.7
(65.7) 		22.3
(72.1) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.6
(74.5) 		20.2
(68.4) 		15.1
(59.2) 		9.9
(49.8) 		4.9
(40.8) 		14.2
(57.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 68.7
(2.70) 		71.2
(2.80) 		128.1
(5.04) 		143.2
(5.64) 		172.2
(6.78) 		193.8
(7.63) 		138.2
(5.44) 		134.6
(5.30) 		81.5
(3.21) 		83.0
(3.27) 		72.1
(2.84) 		55.2
(2.17) 		1,341.8
(52.82)
Average snowy days 5.1 2.9 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.5 10.6
Average relative humidity (%) 80 79 81 78 78 80 75 76 77 76 77 76 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 52.7 50.9 66.2 98.1 120.5 117.1 199.5 187.8 134.2 112.1 104.4 84.9 1,328.4
Percent possible sunshine 16 16 18 25 29 28 47 47 37 32 32 26 29
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

Language

Map including Wugang (labeled as 武岡 WU-KANG (Walled)) (AMS, 1954)

The Wugang dialect belongs to Xiang Chinese language. The minority languages of Miao people and Yao people are also spoken.

Ethnic groups

Wugang is mostly populated by Xiang-speaking people which is a branch of Han-Chinese.

There are also Miao minority and Yao minority living in Wugang.[8][9] One branch of the Wugang Yao people is known as "Dang" (擋).[10]

Demographics

Wugang has a population of approximately 730,000.

References

  1. ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Wugang" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 68. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ about the population of Wugang City, according to the comprehensive analysis on the 2010 Population Census of Wugang City (10-Feb-12): 邵阳市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报, or doc88.com
  4. ^ about the population of Wugang City in 2014: 武冈人口
  5. ^ about the divisions of Wugang City (December 2, 2015), according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Wugang City on December 2, 2015: rednet.cn: 《湖南省民政厅关于同意武冈市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕119号)
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  8. ^ Original from the University of Michigan Digitized Jul 23, 2011Herold Jacob Wiens (1967). Han Chinese expansion in South China (reprint ed.). Shoe String Press. p. 276. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  9. ^ Herold Jacob Wiens, United States. Office of Naval Research (1952). China's march into the tropics: a discussion of the southward penetration of China's culture, peoples, and political control in relation to the non-Han-Chinese peoples of South China and in the perspective of historical and cultural geography. Defense Technical Information Center. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  10. ^ Richard David Cushman (1970). Rebel haunts and lotus huts: problems in the ethnohistory of the Yao, Part 1. Cornell. p. 111. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
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