# Zhangqiu, Jinan

Zhangqiu (simplified Chinese: 章丘; traditional Chinese: 章邱; pinyin: Zhāngqiū) is one of 10 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, East China. The district has an area of 1721.29 square kilometers, 20 towns, 908 villages and the permanent resident population was 1,075,784 as of 2020 even though its built-up (or metro) area is much smaller.

## History

Originally called Zhangqiu County with Mingshui (明水) as its capital, Zhangqiu City was established in August 1992. Located in central Shandong province, Zhangqiu is 50 kilometers to the east of Jinan, the capital of Shandong province. It is 120 kilometers north from Mount Tai and the Yellow River is the north border of Zhangqiu. Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport is situated at Yaoqiang Village of Zhangqiu.
Zhangqiu is the hometown of the poet Li Qingzhao in the Song Dynasty, and home to Longshan Culture that existed around 2900~2100 BC. Longshan Culture is known for its black ceramics and the earliest features to late characterize the Shang civilization, scapulimancy and hangtu construction (see Chengziya Archaeological Site).
Zhangqiu is known for its springs and scenery outside the crowded city of Jinan. The East Jingshi Road and several Province Highways connect Mingshui and Jinan.

## Administrative divisions

As 2017, this county is divided to 15 subdistricts and 3 towns.

### Subdistricts

| Mingshui Subdistrict (明水街道) Shuangshan Subdistrict (双山街道) Zaoyuan Subdistrict (枣园街道) | Longshan Subdistrict (龙山街道) Bucun Subdistrict (埠村街道) Shengjing Subdistrict (圣井街道) |
-Subdistricts are upgraded from towns.
| Puji Subdistrict (普集镇) Xiuhui Subdistrict (绣惠镇) Xiangsongzhuang Subdistrict (相公庄镇) Wenzu Subdistrict (文祖镇) Gaoguanzhai Subdistrict (高官寨镇) | Baiyunhu Subdistrict (白云湖镇) Ningjiabu Subdistrict (宁家埠镇) Caofan Subdistrict (曹范镇) Guanzhuang Subdistrict (官庄乡) |

### Towns

* Diao (刁镇)
* Duozhuang (垛庄镇)
* Huanghe Township (黄河镇) - is upgraded from township.
- Former Town is merged to other.
* Shuizhai (水寨镇)
- Former Townships is merged to other.
* Xinzhai Township (辛寨乡)

### Villages

* Nanmengcun

## Climate

Climate data for Zhangqiu, elevation 122 m (400 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) | 18.5 (65.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 30.8 (87.4) | 34.6 (94.3) | 38.4 (101.1) | 40.5 (104.9) | 40.7 (105.3) | 36.9 (98.4) | 38.4 (101.1) | 34.0 (93.2) | 25.6 (78.1) | 19.0 (66.2) | 40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) | 7.8 (46.0) | 14.1 (57.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 27.1 (80.8) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.8 (89.2) | 30.2 (86.4) | 26.8 (80.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 12.6 (54.7) | 5.7 (42.3) | 19.5 (67.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | 2.2 (36.0) | 8.4 (47.1) | 15.7 (60.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.6 (78.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 7.6 (45.7) | 0.9 (33.6) | 14.2 (57.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) | −2.6 (27.3) | 3.0 (37.4) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.6 (60.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.2 (50.4) | 2.8 (37.0) | −3.4 (25.9) | 9.3 (48.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.1 (−6.0) | −18.5 (−1.3) | −12.9 (8.8) | −6.1 (21.0) | −0.1 (31.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 14.1 (57.4) | 11.6 (52.9) | 4.9 (40.8) | −4.9 (23.2) | −15.6 (3.9) | −26.8 (−16.2) | −26.8 (−16.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.9 (0.19) | 10.6 (0.42) | 12.4 (0.49) | 30.8 (1.21) | 68.6 (2.70) | 88.9 (3.50) | 173.0 (6.81) | 155.2 (6.11) | 58.5 (2.30) | 29.4 (1.16) | 24.4 (0.96) | 7.0 (0.28) | 663.7 (26.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 74.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 11.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 54 | 56 | 73 | 78 | 68 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 59 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 149.1 | 156.7 | 198.1 | 225.8 | 249.9 | 218.2 | 179.3 | 181.7 | 180.8 | 188.5 | 157.4 | 148.6 | 2,234.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 51 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||