Ruzhou

Ruzhou
汝州市
Ruzhou is located in Henan
Ruzhou
Ruzhou
Location in Henan
Coordinates: 34°10′01″N 112°50′38″E / 34.167°N 112.844°E / 34.167; 112.844
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityPingdingshan
Area
 • Total1,573 km2 (607 sq mi)
Population
(2019)
 • Total968,400
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
467599

Ruzhou (Chinese: 汝州; pinyin: Rǔzhōu) is a county-level city in the west-central part of Henan province, China, and is under the administration of Pingdingshan. It was called Linru County (simplified Chinese: 临汝县; traditional Chinese: 臨汝縣; pinyin: Línrǔ Xiàn) until 1988. It has more than 100,000 inhabitants. The Fengxue Temple of Ruzhou features the Qizu Pagoda, built in 738 during the Tang dynasty (618–907).

The town is best well known for the porcelain made there in the Song dynasty period.

Yan Yanming murdered students at Ruzhou No. 2 High School in 2004.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts, 4 towns and 11 townships.

Subdistricts
  • Meishan Subdistrict (煤山街道)
  • Fengxue Road Subdistrict (风穴路街道)
  • Zhonglou Subdistrict (钟楼街道)
  • Xi'erhe Subdistrict (洗耳河街道)
  • Runan Subdistrict (汝南街道)
Towns
  • Jiliao (寄料镇)
  • Wenquan (温泉镇)
  • Linru (临汝镇)
  • Xiaotun (小屯镇)
Townships
  • Yanglou Township (杨楼乡)
  • Mangchuan Township (蟒川乡)
  • Wangzhai Township (王寨乡)
  • Lingtou Township (陵头乡)
  • Miaoxia Township (庙下乡)
  • Zhifang Township (纸坊乡)
  • Shangzhuang Township (尚庄乡)
  • Qiling Township (骑岭乡)
  • Dayu Township (大峪乡)
  • Xiadian Township (夏店乡)
  • Jiaocun Township (焦村乡)

Climate

Climate data for Ruzhou (1991–2019 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)
25.3
(77.5)
28.8
(83.8)
36.0
(96.8)
38.3
(100.9)
41.2
(106.2)
40.0
(104.0)
38.9
(102.0)
39.4
(102.9)
34.3
(93.7)
27.4
(81.3)
24.1
(75.4)
41.2
(106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1)
10.1
(50.2)
15.6
(60.1)
22.4
(72.3)
27.5
(81.5)
31.9
(89.4)
32.2
(90.0)
30.8
(87.4)
26.7
(80.1)
21.8
(71.2)
14.7
(58.5)
8.8
(47.8)
20.8
(69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.5
(34.7)
4.5
(40.1)
9.7
(49.5)
16.2
(61.2)
21.5
(70.7)
26.1
(79.0)
27.4
(81.3)
26.0
(78.8)
21.4
(70.5)
16.0
(60.8)
9.2
(48.6)
3.6
(38.5)
15.3
(59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1)
0.0
(32.0)
4.6
(40.3)
10.4
(50.7)
15.8
(60.4)
20.6
(69.1)
23.4
(74.1)
22.1
(71.8)
17.2
(63.0)
11.5
(52.7)
4.7
(40.5)
−0.6
(30.9)
10.6
(51.1)
Record low °C (°F) −15.5
(4.1)
−15.8
(3.6)
−6.0
(21.2)
−1.5
(29.3)
3.3
(37.9)
11.6
(52.9)
15.8
(60.4)
13.5
(56.3)
7.9
(46.2)
−1.3
(29.7)
−6.3
(20.7)
−9.8
(14.4)
−15.8
(3.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.0
(0.39)
12.3
(0.48)
22.9
(0.90)
38.0
(1.50)
57.6
(2.27)
67.0
(2.64)
118.7
(4.67)
95.6
(3.76)
78.0
(3.07)
41.4
(1.63)
27.4
(1.08)
8.6
(0.34)
577.5
(22.73)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.0 4.5 6.0 6.7 7.9 8.2 11.0 11.1 9.3 7.0 5.7 3.7 85.1
Average snowy days 4.3 3.0 1.2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3.0 12.6
Average relative humidity (%) 55 58 59 61 61 62 75 77 73 65 62 55 64
Mean monthly sunshine hours 142.7 142.4 174.1 202.2 217.1 210.2 190.3 181.9 158.4 164.5 146.3 152.0 2,082.1
Percent possible sunshine 45 46 47 51 50 49 44 44 43 47 47 50 47
Source: China Meteorological Administration

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