Maiji District

Maiji
麦积区
Clockwise from top: Maijishan Grottoes, pedestrian street in Tongshui City, the gate to Jingtu Temple, the Longhai Railway in Yuanlong, and scenery off the Baoji-Tianshui Expressway.
Maiji in Tianshui
Maiji in Tianshui
Tianshui in Gansu
Tianshui in Gansu
Coordinates: 34°34′16″N 105°53′20″E / 34.57111°N 105.88889°E / 34.57111; 105.88889
CountryChina
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityTianshui
District seatDaoshui
Area
 • County3,452 km2 (1,333 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • County556,102
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
 • Urban
200,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
741020
Websitewww.maiji.gov.cn

Maiji District (simplified Chinese: 麦积区; traditional Chinese: 麥積區; pinyin: Màijī Qū) is a district of the prefecture-level city of Tianshui in the southeast of Gansu Province, China, bordering Shaanxi Province to the east. It is best known for, and named after, the Maijishan Grottoes.[1] Before 2005 it was called Beidao District.[2]

Maiji District is subdivided in 17 towns (containing 379 villages), 3 subdistricts (containing 35 residential communities). 69% of the population is rural. 68% of the district's area is covered in forest.[3]

Administrative divisions

Maiji District is divided to 3 subdistricts, 17 towns:[4]

Subdistricts
  • Daobei Subdistrict (道北街道)
  • Beidaobu Subdistrict (北道埠街道)
  • Qiaonan Subdistrict (桥南街道)
Towns
  • Shetang (社棠镇)
  • Mapaoquan (马跑泉镇)
  • Ganquan (甘泉镇)
  • Weinan (渭南镇)
  • Dongcha (东岔镇)
  • Huaniu (花牛镇)
  • Zhongtan (中滩镇)
  • Xinyang (新阳镇)
  • Yuanlong (元龙镇)
  • Boyang (伯阳镇)
  • Maiji (麦积镇)
  • Shifo (石佛镇)
  • Sancha (三岔镇)
  • Hupo (琥珀镇)
  • Liqiao (利桥镇)
  • Wulong (五龙镇)
  • Dangchuan (党川镇)

The towns of Weinan, Zhongtan and Shifo together are also known under the name Sanyuanchuan (三阳川).[5]

Climate

Climate data for Maiji (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5)
21.4
(70.5)
29.9
(85.8)
33.4
(92.1)
34.5
(94.1)
36.3
(97.3)
37.2
(99.0)
35.9
(96.6)
36.3
(97.3)
28.6
(83.5)
22.2
(72.0)
14.0
(57.2)
37.2
(99.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6)
8.7
(47.7)
14.7
(58.5)
21.1
(70.0)
24.9
(76.8)
28.3
(82.9)
29.9
(85.8)
28.7
(83.7)
23.2
(73.8)
17.5
(63.5)
11.6
(52.9)
5.9
(42.6)
18.3
(64.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.6
(29.1)
2.3
(36.1)
7.8
(46.0)
13.6
(56.5)
17.6
(63.7)
21.3
(70.3)
23.6
(74.5)
22.5
(72.5)
17.4
(63.3)
11.4
(52.5)
5.1
(41.2)
−0.7
(30.7)
11.7
(53.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4)
−2.4
(27.7)
2.3
(36.1)
7.1
(44.8)
11.2
(52.2)
15.4
(59.7)
18.3
(64.9)
17.6
(63.7)
13.2
(55.8)
7.1
(44.8)
0.6
(33.1)
−5.1
(22.8)
6.6
(43.9)
Record low °C (°F) −15.1
(4.8)
−14.1
(6.6)
−9.7
(14.5)
−3.4
(25.9)
0.5
(32.9)
5.3
(41.5)
9.2
(48.6)
9.0
(48.2)
2.7
(36.9)
−5.1
(22.8)
−12.1
(10.2)
−17.6
(0.3)
−17.6
(0.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.6
(0.14)
6.0
(0.24)
16.7
(0.66)
35.5
(1.40)
57.3
(2.26)
71.5
(2.81)
97.6
(3.84)
94.6
(3.72)
78.3
(3.08)
45.9
(1.81)
11.4
(0.45)
3.0
(0.12)
521.4
(20.53)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.2 4.3 6.3 7.7 10.0 10.5 11.3 10.6 12.1 10.2 5.3 2.9 95.4
Average snowy days 7.1 5.2 2.3 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2.3 4.5 21.8
Average relative humidity (%) 64 62 58 58 62 66 69 72 77 78 74 68 67
Mean monthly sunshine hours 137.4 130.8 167.6 202.9 214.9 205.4 214.4 198.4 133.7 124.6 128.1 138.8 1,997
Percent possible sunshine 44 42 45 52 50 48 49 48 36 36 42 46 45
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

Economy

Huaniu apples are a speciality agricultural product grown in the area.[8] Other produce grown include forest fruits, vegetables and grapes.[9][10][3]

Industries include machinery manufacturing, electrical appliance production, IT, medicine, food production, and building materials.

See also

References