Place names with Shantou characters in Northeast China

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Shantou, referred to as "Shantou" for short, is a prefecture-level city and special economic zone in Guangdong Province. Located in Chaoshan area of eastern Guangdong, at the southern tip of Hanjiang Delta, it is connected to Chaozhou in the north, Jieyang in the west and Nanhai in the south, facing Taiwan Province Province across the sea, with Hanjiang, Rongjiang and Lianjiang entering the sea. It is the only city in Chinese mainland with an inner bay. As of 20 19, the city has 6 districts 1 county, with a total area of 2 198.7 square kilometers and a permanent population of 5,664,800.

Location context

Shantou is located at 1 16 14' to1719' east longitude and 23 02' to 23 38' north latitude, at the southern end of Hanjiang River Delta, bordering Raoping, Chaozhou in the northeast. Shantou is located at the important node of the "Greater Pearl River Delta" and "Pan-Pearl River Delta" economic circles, and it is an important connection point between Xiamen-Zhang Quan Delta (note: Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou coastal economic open zones), Pearl River Delta and the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait, and has a unique geographical advantage as the gateway to the Asia-Pacific region. The urban area is 0/87 nautical miles from Hongkong/KLOC-and 0/80 nautical miles from Kaohsiung/KLOC-in Taiwan Province Province. Shantou Port is adjacent to the Western Pacific International Golden Waterway, less than 200 nautical miles from Hongkong and Kaohsiung, Taiwan Province Province.

topography

Shantou's landform is dominated by delta alluvial plain, accounting for 63.62% of Shantou's area, followed by hills and mountains, accounting for 30.40% of the land area and terraces accounting for 5.98% of the total area. Shantou City is located in the coastal alluvial plain between Lianhua Mountain in eastern Guangdong and the South China Sea. The terrain in the territory inclines from northwest to southeast. From northwest to southeast, the whole terrain is in turn low mountains and Zhongshan-hills, terraces or terraces-alluvial plains or marine plains-sand ridges and sea cliffs at the front of the coast-islands. There are Lotus Hill in the northeast, Pu Sang in the northwest and Da Nan Shan in the southwest. The southeast coast of the estuary is alluvial plain or marine plain and marine erosion landform, as well as the distribution of harbors and islands. The middle and lower reaches of Hanjiang, Rongjiang and Lianjiang pass through the city, and the outlet of Sanjiang becomes an alluvial plain, which is the largest plain in eastern Guangdong.

Shantou stands because of the sea and prospers because of the sea, and the urban areas and counties (districts) under its jurisdiction are all by the sea. Shantou has a winding coastline and many islands. Shantou coastline and island coastline are 289. 1 km long, and the working area of Shantou marine functional zone is about 6,543.8+0,000 square kilometers, which is five times the land area. Shantou has 40 large and small islands. The largest island is Nan 'ao Island, and the highest peak in the west of the island is 587 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in Shantou. Nan 'ao Island is also the only island county in Guangdong Province, surrounded by Nanpeng Islands, Lemen Islands, Yufeng Island and Huyu Island.

climate

Most of Shantou is subtropical, between the equatorial low pressure area and the subtropical high pressure area, and at the southern edge of the northeast trade wind area. Shantou is located at the southeast end of the Eurasian continent, on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, near the South China Sea. It is often northerly in winter and southerly or southeasterly in summer, which has obvious monsoon climate characteristics. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the northern part of Shantou City.

Shantou is mild and humid, with plenty of sunshine and rain, a long frost-free period and wet and rainy spring. In early summer, the temperature rises and changes, and there are often heavy rains; Although it is hot in midsummer, it is often hit by typhoons. Autumn is cool and dry, the weather is sunny, and the temperature drops obviously; There is no severe cold in winter, but it is cold for a short time. Shantou has 2000 ~ 2500 hours of sunshine all year round, with the shortest sunshine in March. The annual rainfall is 1300 ~ 1800 mm, mostly from April to September. The annual average temperature is 18℃ ~ 22℃, and the minimum temperature is above 0℃. The highest temperature is 35℃ ~ 38℃, which is controlled by the Pacific subtropical high, and mostly occurs from mid-July to early August. There are occasional short-term frosts in winter.

hydrology

Shantou's water resources are mainly composed of atmospheric precipitation, river runoff and groundwater. Surface runoff mainly comes from atmospheric precipitation, with an average runoff depth of 790 mm and an average runoff flow of 65.438+64.2 million cubic meters. The main rivers in China are Hanjiang, Rongjiang, Lianjiang, Haojiang and Lei Ling.

Hanjiang River Basin covers an area of 30 1 12 square kilometers, with a total length of 470 kilometers. It joins Meijiang River and Tingjiang River at Sanheba, flows into Shantou City and Chenghai City through Chaozhou City, and goes out to sea from five entrances. The average annual runoff of Chaoan Station is 25.4 billion cubic meters, the maximum annual runoff is 47.8 billion cubic meters (1983), and the minimum annual runoff is11200 million cubic meters (1963). The five downstream exits are all built with river blocking bridges to store salt and water, and the Hanjiang River is rich in transit water, which is the main water supply source of our city.

Rongjiang river basin covers an area of 4408 square kilometers. The south river, the main stream, and the north river, the tributary, meet at Shuangxizui, Jieyang City, forming Rongjiang River, which flows southward through Chaoyang City, our city, and flows into Niutian Ocean at the official port. Total length 175km (60km long with an area of 334.2438+0km2, belonging to tidal reach). The average annual runoff of Rongjiang River for many years is 3.56 billion cubic meters. Banyan and Chaoshuixi (Banyan) on the south bank of Sanzhou are important water sources for agriculture and water supply in towns and villages in Rongjiang area of Chaoyang City.

Lianjiang, with a drainage area of 1353 square kilometers and a length of 72 kilometers. Originated in Puning City, it flows through Chaoyang City and goes out to sea via Haimen Bay Bridge. Chaoyang covers an area of 838.5 square kilometers. The average annual runoff of Lianjiang for many years is 65.438+0.4 billion cubic meters. There are 7 medium-sized reservoirs, 654.38+08 small reservoirs and a batch of small ponds in Chaoyang City, with a total storage capacity of 256 million cubic meters. It has played an important role in flood control, drainage, irrigation, water supply and power generation.

Haojiang river basin area 137 square kilometers, river length 16 kilometers. Located in Shantou City, it is the tidal channel of the seaport.

Leiling River, which originated in Leiling Town, Chaoyang City, has a drainage area of 444 square kilometers, of which the urban area of Chaoyang is 6 1 square kilometer, and the downstream flows through Huilai County and enters the sea.

The average annual transit water volume of Hanjiang River, Rongjiang River and Lianjiang River flowing through Shantou City is 26.323 billion cubic meters.

This article is edited by headline encyclopedia users Wei Lai, Kakalott in the dark, Lao Liu Ai, Yusheng11,Orange Storm Refueling, and 899 Blue Sky.