Putuo District is a district of Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China with a population of 378,805.

Putuo
普陀区
Putuo District is in pink here on the map.
Putuo District is in pink here on the map.
Putuo is located in Zhejiang
Putuo
Putuo
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 29°54′N 122°23′E / 29.900°N 122.383°E / 29.900; 122.383
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityZhoushan
Area
 • Total461.48 km2 (178.18 sq mi)
 • Land458.6 km2 (177.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total1,284,700
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
200333
Putuo
(the former county)
Chinese普陀
PostalPuto
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPǔtuó
Wade–GilesP'u3-t'o2

The district used to be a county. In 1987, it was combined with the neighbouring county of Dinghai to form the city of Zhoushan.

Basic Information

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  • District Seat: Shenjiamen Sub-District
  • Population: 378,805[1] as of November 1, 2010
  • Area: 6,730 km2 (2,600 sq mi) (459 km2 or 177 sq mi terrestrial, 6,271 km2 or 2,421 sq mi marine)
  • Population Density: 825/km2 (2,140/sq mi)
  • Gross Domestic Product: 24.6 billion yuan [2] as of 2011
  • Per capita GDP: 64,941 yuan (approximately 10,443 US Dollars)

Geography

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Putuo District occupies the southeastern part of Zhoushan archipelago. It includes the eastern end of the archipelago Zhoushan Island, which is the largest island of the archipelago, and many dozens of smaller islands. Among them:

  • the small, but famous Putuo Island (Putuo Shan, i.e. "Mount Putuo"). Putuo Island with nearby small islets is administratively organized as Putuo Town within Putuo District.
  • Zhujiajian Island, connected to Zhoushan Island by a bridge, and administratively organized as Zhujiajian Town.
  • Dengbu Island, organized as an eponymous township
  • Mayi Island (literally, "Ant Island"), organized as an eponymous township
  • Zhongjieshan Island Chain (中街山列岛), organized as Dongji.
  • many others, with half a dozen towns and townships on them

Administrative divisions

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Subdistricts:[3]

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

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Climate data for Putuo (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7)
23.9
(75.0)
28.9
(84.0)
29.9
(85.8)
29.7
(85.5)
32.9
(91.2)
38.1
(100.6)
36.0
(96.8)
36.1
(97.0)
31.8
(89.2)
27.2
(81.0)
23.4
(74.1)
38.1
(100.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3)
10.6
(51.1)
13.6
(56.5)
18.4
(65.1)
22.8
(73.0)
26.0
(78.8)
30.3
(86.5)
31.0
(87.8)
27.6
(81.7)
23.3
(73.9)
18.4
(65.1)
12.5
(54.5)
20.3
(68.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)
7.3
(45.1)
10.1
(50.2)
14.5
(58.1)
19.2
(66.6)
22.8
(73.0)
26.7
(80.1)
27.3
(81.1)
24.5
(76.1)
20.1
(68.2)
15.2
(59.4)
9.3
(48.7)
17.0
(62.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4)
4.7
(40.5)
7.4
(45.3)
11.6
(52.9)
16.6
(61.9)
20.6
(69.1)
24.2
(75.6)
25.0
(77.0)
22.2
(72.0)
17.8
(64.0)
12.7
(54.9)
6.8
(44.2)
14.5
(58.1)
Record low °C (°F) −5.7
(21.7)
−3.6
(25.5)
−1.5
(29.3)
3.3
(37.9)
8.3
(46.9)
12.5
(54.5)
18.3
(64.9)
19.0
(66.2)
15.5
(59.9)
6.8
(44.2)
1.1
(34.0)
−5.4
(22.3)
−5.7
(21.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 77.1
(3.04)
81.3
(3.20)
126.4
(4.98)
105.0
(4.13)
124.7
(4.91)
203.1
(8.00)
93.1
(3.67)
133.7
(5.26)
151.4
(5.96)
99.2
(3.91)
88.4
(3.48)
76.6
(3.02)
1,360
(53.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.8 11.5 15.2 14.1 14.1 16.6 9.5 11.2 12.0 9.0 11.0 10.7 146.7
Average snowy days 1.9 1.7 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 4.8
Average relative humidity (%) 75 76 79 80 84 90 87 86 81 75 75 72 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 113.1 113.1 133.8 157.5 162.4 121.4 236.6 234.3 179.2 176.4 125.5 129.9 1,883.2
Percent possible sunshine 35 36 36 41 38 29 55 58 49 50 40 41 42
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Sister cities

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References

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  1. ^ "2008ÖÛɽͳ¼ÆÄê¼ø". Archived from the original on 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  2. ^ "舟山普陀区简介--浙江频道--人民网". Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  3. ^ "舟山市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.