Mentougou, Beijing

Mentougou

门头沟区
Mentougou 门头沟区
District
	Tanzhe Temple's Entrance
	Location of Mentougou District in Beijing
	Coordinates (Mentougou government): 39°56′25″N 116°06′05″E / 39.9402°N 116.1014°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Beijing
Township-level divisions	4 subdistricts; 9 towns
Area
• Total	1,321 km2 (510 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	392,606
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code	0010

Mentougou District (Chinese: 门头沟区; pinyin: Méntóugōu Qū) 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),^[1] 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

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

Road

The 6th Ring Road runs through the eastern part of Mentougou District.

Metro

Mentougou District is served by one line of the Beijing Subway.

Line S1 - Shichang, Xiaoyuan, Liyuanzhuang, Shang'an, Qiaohuying, Sidaoqiao

Administrative divisions

There are 4 subdistricts and 9 towns (including 3 towns of which carry the "area" label):^[2]

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)^[3]	Area (km²)
Dayu Subdistrict	大峪街道	Dàyù Jiēdào	80,413	4.40
Chengzi Subdistrict	城子街道	Chéngzi Jiēdào	34,555	2.90
Dongxinfang Subdistrict	东辛房街道	Dōngxīnfáng Jiēdào	27,335	18.00
Datai Subdistrict	大台街道	Dàtái Jiēdào	11,296	81.00
Wangping (town) Area	王平(镇)地区	Wángpíng (Zhèn) Dìqū	6,513	46.00
Yongding (town) Area	永定(镇)地区	Yǒngdìng (Zhèn) Dìqū	42,446	68.60
Longquan (town) Area	龙泉(镇)地区	Lóngquán (Zhèn) Dìqū	32,149	49.00
Tanzhesi town	潭柘寺镇	Tánzhèsì Zhèn	8,672	73.20
Junzhuang town	军庄镇	Jūnzhuāng Zhèn	12,516	34.00
Yanchi town	雁翅镇	Yànchì Zhèn	6,587	239.00
Zhaitang town	斋堂镇	Zhāitáng Zhèn	10,817	392.40
Qingshui town	清水镇	Qīngshuǐ Zhèn	7,906	339.00
Miaofengshan town	妙峰山镇	Miàofēngshān Zhèn	9,271	110.00

Education

Climate

Mentougou District has a humid continental climate (Köppen 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^[4]^[5]

Climate data for Zhaitang, elevation 440 m (1,440 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	14.3 (57.7)	20.1 (68.2)	31.0 (87.8)	34.9 (94.8)	38.9 (102.0)	40.5 (104.9)	40.6 (105.1)	37.9 (100.2)	36.9 (98.4)	31.2 (88.2)	23.9 (75.0)	18.9 (66.0)	40.6 (105.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	1.6 (34.9)	5.4 (41.7)	12.3 (54.1)	20.4 (68.7)	26.5 (79.7)	29.9 (85.8)	30.7 (87.3)	29.7 (85.5)	25.6 (78.1)	18.9 (66.0)	9.8 (49.6)	3.0 (37.4)	17.8 (64.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−6.4 (20.5)	−2.7 (27.1)	4.5 (40.1)	12.9 (55.2)	19.0 (66.2)	22.7 (72.9)	24.4 (75.9)	22.9 (73.2)	17.7 (63.9)	10.6 (51.1)	2.1 (35.8)	−4.6 (23.7)	10.3 (50.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−12.0 (10.4)	−8.8 (16.2)	−2.3 (27.9)	5.4 (41.7)	11.1 (52.0)	15.8 (60.4)	19.0 (66.2)	17.5 (63.5)	11.4 (52.5)	4.3 (39.7)	−3.5 (25.7)	−9.9 (14.2)	4.0 (39.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−22.6 (−8.7)	−19.3 (−2.7)	−16.3 (2.7)	−5.3 (22.5)	0.9 (33.6)	7.4 (45.3)	9.7 (49.5)	9.0 (48.2)	1.0 (33.8)	−7.9 (17.8)	−16.5 (2.3)	−19.5 (−3.1)	−22.6 (−8.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	1.2 (0.05)	4.3 (0.17)	6.9 (0.27)	20.1 (0.79)	38.3 (1.51)	79.0 (3.11)	142.7 (5.62)	86.3 (3.40)	49.9 (1.96)	23.8 (0.94)	9.5 (0.37)	1.5 (0.06)	463.5 (18.25)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1.3	2.4	3.0	5.4	7.5	11.8	13.3	11.6	8.4	5.3	2.5	1.2	73.7
Average snowy days	1.9	2.2	2.3	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	1.7	1.9	10.6
Average relative humidity (%)	45	42	39	40	46	60	73	75	70	60	53	47	54
Mean monthly sunshine hours	196.7	191.5	226.9	234.5	258.1	215.6	195.9	205.6	206.3	207.4	185.9	187.8	2,512.2
Percent possible sunshine	65	63	61	59	58	48	43	49	56	61	63	65	58
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[4]^[6]

References

^ "China: Bĕijīng (Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
^ "中国国家统计局". Archived from the original on 2021-05-10.
^ Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
^ ^a ^b 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

[1] "China: Bĕijīng (Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-09.

[2] "中国国家统计局". Archived from the original on 2021-05-10.

[3] Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.

[cma_graphical-4] 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

[5] 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

[6] 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

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