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District in Beijing, People's Republic of China
Mentougou District
(
Chinese
:
????
;
pinyin
:
Mentoug?u Q?
) is a district of the city of
Beijing
. It is at the western part of the city. Spanning 1,321 square kilometres (510 sq mi), with 392,606 inhabitants (2020 Census),
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it is subdivided into 4
subdistricts
and 9
towns
. It borders the Beijing districts of
Changping
to the northeast,
Haidian
and
Shijingshan
to the east,
Fengtai
to the southeast, and
Fangshan
to the south, as well as
Hebei
province to the west and northwest.
It lies in the
Western Hills
of Beijing and is mountainous in terrain. In fact, the mountainous terrain?including a hundred or more peaks?occupy a stunning 93% of the entire area.
Tourism
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Mentougou District is gaining popularity as a tourist destination. Among its main sights are
Jietai Temple
,
Tanzhe Temple
, Longmen Gully (or Canyon), Mount Baihua,
Mount Ling
(the highest mountain in Beijing at 2,303 metres), Mount Miaofeng, and
Cuandixia
Village.
Transport
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Road
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The
6th Ring Road
runs through the eastern part of Mentougou District.
Metro
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Mentougou District is served by one line of the
Beijing Subway
.
Administrative divisions
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There are 4
subdistricts
and 9
towns
(including 3 towns of which carry the "area" label):
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Name
|
Chinese
(
S
)
|
Hanyu Pinyin
|
Population (2010)
[3]
|
Area (km
2
)
|
Dayu Subdistrict
|
大?街道
|
Dayu Ji?dao
|
80,413
|
4.40
|
Chengzi Subdistrict
|
城子街道
|
Chengzi Ji?dao
|
34,555
|
2.90
|
Dongxinfang Subdistrict
|
?辛房街道
|
D?ngx?nfang Ji?dao
|
27,335
|
18.00
|
Datai Subdistrict
|
大台街道
|
Datai Ji?dao
|
11,296
|
81.00
|
Wangping
(town) Area
|
王平(?)地?
|
Wangping (Zhen) Diq?
|
6,513
|
46.00
|
Yongding
(town) Area
|
永定(?)地?
|
Y?ngding (Zhen) Diq?
|
42,446
|
68.60
|
Longquan
(town) Area
|
?泉(?)地?
|
Longquan (Zhen) Diq?
|
32,149
|
49.00
|
Tanzhesi
town
|
潭?寺?
|
Tanzhesi Zhen
|
8,672
|
73.20
|
Junzhuang
town
|
?庄?
|
J?nzhu?ng Zhen
|
12,516
|
34.00
|
Yanchi
town
|
雁翅?
|
Yanchi Zhen
|
6,587
|
239.00
|
Zhaitang
town
|
?堂?
|
Zh?itang Zhen
|
10,817
|
392.40
|
Qingshui
town
|
?水?
|
Q?ngshu? Zhen
|
7,906
|
339.00
|
Miaofengshan
town
|
妙峰山?
|
Miaof?ngsh?n Zhen
|
9,271
|
110.00
|
Education
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Climate
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Mentougou District has a
humid continental climate
(
Koppen climate classification
Dwa
). The average annual temperature in Mentougou is 12.5 °C (54.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 568.1 mm (22.37 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.2 °C (79.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around ?3.4 °C (25.9 °F).
Climate data for Mentougou District (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)
|
19.3
(66.7)
|
28.1
(82.6)
|
32.1
(89.8)
|
37.4
(99.3)
|
39.9
(103.8)
|
41.8
(107.2)
|
37.2
(99.0)
|
34.8
(94.6)
|
30.7
(87.3)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
20.3
(68.5)
|
41.8
(107.2)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
2.4
(36.3)
|
6.1
(43.0)
|
13.0
(55.4)
|
20.9
(69.6)
|
27.1
(80.8)
|
30.6
(87.1)
|
31.4
(88.5)
|
30.4
(86.7)
|
26.2
(79.2)
|
19.2
(66.6)
|
10.4
(50.7)
|
3.8
(38.8)
|
18.5
(65.2)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?3.0
(26.6)
|
0.3
(32.5)
|
7.1
(44.8)
|
14.9
(58.8)
|
21.1
(70.0)
|
24.9
(76.8)
|
26.6
(79.9)
|
25.4
(77.7)
|
20.3
(68.5)
|
13.2
(55.8)
|
4.8
(40.6)
|
?1.4
(29.5)
|
12.9
(55.1)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?7.4
(18.7)
|
?4.7
(23.5)
|
1.4
(34.5)
|
8.5
(47.3)
|
14.5
(58.1)
|
19.4
(66.9)
|
22.2
(72.0)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
15.3
(59.5)
|
8.0
(46.4)
|
0.2
(32.4)
|
?5.6
(21.9)
|
7.7
(45.9)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
?19.8
(?3.6)
|
?16.4
(2.5)
|
?12.1
(10.2)
|
?2.9
(26.8)
|
4.0
(39.2)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
13.7
(56.7)
|
12.3
(54.1)
|
4.2
(39.6)
|
?4.5
(23.9)
|
?11.3
(11.7)
|
?16.0
(3.2)
|
?19.8
(?3.6)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
2.0
(0.08)
|
5.2
(0.20)
|
9.3
(0.37)
|
20.5
(0.81)
|
36.3
(1.43)
|
84.9
(3.34)
|
202.9
(7.99)
|
112.0
(4.41)
|
55.6
(2.19)
|
24.5
(0.96)
|
13.0
(0.51)
|
2.4
(0.09)
|
568.6
(22.38)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 0.1 mm)
|
1.3
|
2.2
|
3.0
|
4.6
|
6.1
|
10.5
|
13.1
|
10.7
|
7.3
|
5.2
|
3.0
|
1.6
|
68.6
|
Average snowy days
|
2.3
|
2.3
|
1.1
|
0.2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.6
|
2.2
|
9.7
|
Average
relative humidity
(%)
|
42
|
41
|
39
|
41
|
47
|
58
|
71
|
73
|
67
|
59
|
52
|
44
|
53
|
Mean monthly
sunshine hours
|
173.4
|
171.7
|
208.9
|
223.5
|
242.8
|
193.1
|
158.7
|
176.5
|
187.9
|
181.6
|
155.5
|
163.3
|
2,236.9
|
Percent
possible sunshine
|
58
|
56
|
56
|
56
|
54
|
43
|
35
|
42
|
51
|
53
|
53
|
56
|
51
|
Source:
China Meteorological Administration
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