Shaowu | |
Settlement Type: | County-level city |
Nickname: | Southern Wuyi |
Pushpin Map: | China Fujian |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city center in Fujian |
Coordinates: | 27.3403°N 117.4925°W |
Coor Pinpoint: | Shaowu government |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name1: | Fujian |
Subdivision Name2: | Nanping |
Leader Title: | CPC City Committee Secretary |
Leader Name: | He Guangsong |
Area Total Km2: | 2859.6 |
Population Total: | 300,000 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 354000 |
Area Code: | (86)0599 |
Website: | www.shaowu.gov.cn |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Shaowu is a county-level city in northwestern Fujian province, People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the Wuyi Mountains and bordering Jiangxi province to the west. It has more than 100,000 inhabitants. The local dialect combines elements from Northern Min and Gan Chinese.
Shaowu has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with short, mild winters and very hot, humid summers. The monthly daily mean temperature ranges from 7.5°C in January to in July. There is a marked decline in rainfall in autumn and early winter, and rainfall is both frequent and heavy during spring and early summer.
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