# Wanyuan

Wanyuan (simplified Chinese: 万源; traditional Chinese: 萬源; pinyin: Wànyuán; lit. 'ten thousand springs') is a county-level city in the northeast of Sichuan province, China, located near the trisection of Sichuan, Chongqing, and Shaanxi. Tamping Township is its municipality seat. Wanyuan has more than 406,685 inhabitants.

## Administrative divisions

Wanyuan comprises 1 subdistrict, 25 towns and 5 townships:

### subdistricts

* Gudongguan 古东关街道

### towns

* Taiping 太平镇
* Qinghua 青花镇
* Jiuyuan 旧院镇
* Luowen 罗文镇
* Hekou 河口镇
* Caoba 草坝镇
* Zhuyu 竹峪镇
* Dazhu 大竹镇
* Huangzhong 黄钟镇
* Guandu​官渡镇
* Baisha 白沙镇
* Shatan 沙滩镇
* Shiwo 石窝镇
* Batai 八台镇
* Shitang 石塘镇
* Tiekuang 铁矿镇
* Dasha 大沙镇
* Weijia 魏家镇
* Baiguo 白果镇
* Changba 长坝镇
* Jingxi 井溪镇
* Yingbei 鹰背镇
* Yongning 永宁镇
* Gujun 固军镇
* Heibaoshan 黑宝山镇

### townships

* Fengtong 蜂桶乡
* Zengjia 曾家乡
* Yudai 玉带乡
* Miaozi 庙子乡
* Zixi 紫溪乡

## Geography and climate

Wanyuan has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with cool, damp winters and hot, humid summers; winter temperatures are significantly cooler than in the Sichuan Basin. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 4.1 °C (39.4 °F) in January to 24.9 °C (76.8 °F) in July and August, the latter figure being comparable to Chengdu, while the annual mean is 14.81 °C (58.7 °F). About two-thirds of the 1,271 mm (50.0 in) of annual precipitation occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 20% in January and February to 49% in August, the city receives 1,372 hours of bright sunshine annually, with spring sunnier than autumn.
Climate data for Wanyuan, elevation 674 m (2,211 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) | 25.0 (77.0) | 30.8 (87.4) | 34.8 (94.6) | 37.5 (99.5) | 38.6 (101.5) | 39.2 (102.6) | 39.2 (102.6) | 36.8 (98.2) | 31.2 (88.2) | 26.6 (79.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) | 11.3 (52.3) | 16.4 (61.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 28.6 (83.5) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.1 (88.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.2 (50.4) | 20.6 (69.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.5 (43.7) | 10.6 (51.1) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.5 (67.1) | 23.0 (73.4) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.0 (77.0) | 20.4 (68.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 10.4 (50.7) | 5.6 (42.1) | 15.2 (59.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) | 3.0 (37.4) | 6.3 (43.3) | 11.0 (51.8) | 15.0 (59.0) | 18.7 (65.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 20.8 (69.4) | 16.9 (62.4) | 12.2 (54.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 2.4 (36.3) | 11.3 (52.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.9 (16.0) | −6.8 (19.8) | −4.8 (23.4) | 0.0 (32.0) | 5.9 (42.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 12.6 (54.7) | 13.4 (56.1) | 9.1 (48.4) | −2 (28) | −3.4 (25.9) | −9.4 (15.1) | −9.4 (15.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.7 (0.22) | 13.9 (0.55) | 33.5 (1.32) | 72.9 (2.87) | 140.9 (5.55) | 190.9 (7.52) | 272.7 (10.74) | 179.9 (7.08) | 197.8 (7.79) | 113.2 (4.46) | 38.8 (1.53) | 7.8 (0.31) | 1,268 (49.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 130.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 11.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 75 | 70 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 66.4 | 64.6 | 105.9 | 137.7 | 147.7 | 154.2 | 187.1 | 194.7 | 118.0 | 95.1 | 82.2 | 70.6 | 1,424.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 21 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 31 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China ||||||||||||||

## Transportation

* China National Highway 210