# Conghua, Guangzhou

Conghua District, alternately romanized as Tsungfa, is one of 11 urban districts and the northernmost district of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. Conghua connects the Pearl River Delta with the mountainous area of northern Guangdong. Within China, it is known for its hot springs and lychees. Covering an area of 1,974.15 km$^2$ (762.22 sq mi), it is the largest urban district of Guangzhou by area, with a population of 717,684 in 2020. Its GDP was RMB41.668 billion in 2018.

## History

Under the Qing, the area was known as Conghua County. It was subsequently upgraded to county-level city status and then, on 12 February 2014, to an urban district of Guangzhou.

## Administrative divisions

| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Canton Romanization | Population (2010) | Area (km$^2$) |
| Jiekou Subdistrict | 街口街道 | Jiēkǒu Jiēdào | gai1 heo2 gai1 dou6 | 96,846 | 21.84 |
| Chengjiao Subdistrict | 城郊街道 | Chéngjiāo Jiēdào | séng4 gao1 gai1 dou6 | 79,085 | 160.00 |
| Jiangbu Subdistrict | 江埔街道 | Jiāngbù Jiēdào | gong1 bou3 gai1 dou6 | 95,843 | 127.00 |
| Wenquan town | 温泉镇 | Wēnquán Zhèn | wen1 qun4 zen3 | 55,194 | 210.90 |
| Liangkou town | 良口镇 | Liángkǒu Zhèn | lêng4 heo2 zen3 | 32,829 | 530.60 |
| Lütian town | 吕田镇 | Lǚtián Zhèn | lêu5 tin4 zen3 | 23,430 | 393.00 |
| Taiping town | 太平镇 | Tàipíng Zhèn | tai3 ping4 zen3 | 94,369 | 210.32 |
| Aotou town | 鳌头镇 | Áotóu Zhèn | ngou4 teo4 zen3 | 111,308 | 410.00 |

## Climate

Climate data for Conghua, elevation 38 m (125 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) | 28.6 (83.5) | 30.3 (86.5) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.0 (93.2) | 35.4 (95.7) | 37.9 (100.2) | 39.0 (102.2) | 37.7 (99.9) | 37.6 (99.7) | 36.7 (98.1) | 34.1 (93.4) | 29.8 (85.6) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.6 (72.7) | 26.3 (79.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 32.2 (90.0) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.7 (92.7) | 32.6 (90.7) | 29.3 (84.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 20.1 (68.2) | 27.0 (80.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 21.6 (70.9) | 25.3 (77.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 23.2 (73.8) | 18.9 (66.0) | 13.7 (56.7) | 21.5 (70.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) | 11.1 (52.0) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.3 (75.7) | 23.1 (73.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 9.5 (49.1) | 17.8 (64.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) | 0.0 (32.0) | 1.3 (34.3) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.9 (55.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 22.2 (72.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 8.5 (47.3) | 1.5 (34.7) | −1.6 (29.1) | −2.9 (26.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.1 (2.21) | 61.6 (2.43) | 128.3 (5.05) | 230.2 (9.06) | 328.6 (12.94) | 436.3 (17.18) | 216.5 (8.52) | 242.1 (9.53) | 153.9 (6.06) | 51.9 (2.04) | 38.6 (1.52) | 40.7 (1.60) | 1,984.8 (78.14) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.1 | 10.3 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 18.8 | 20.4 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 12.3 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 154.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 112.4 | 82.4 | 64.0 | 67.9 | 100.6 | 117.7 | 181.2 | 174.8 | 173.3 | 185.7 | 163.8 | 149.5 | 1,573.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 33 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||