# Zunhua

Zunhua (Chinese: 遵化; pinyin: Zūnhuà) is a county-level city in the northeast of Hebei province, China, bordering Tianjin to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tangshan. Historic sites include the Eastern Qing Tombs (Qing Dongling).

## Administrative divisions

Zunhua has jurisdiction over 2 subdistricts, 13 towns, and 12 townships.

### Subdistricts

Zunhua contains the subdistricts of Huaming Road Subdistrict [zh] (华明路街道) and Wenhua Road Subdistrict [zh] (文化路街道).

### Towns

Zunhua contains the following 13 towns:
* Zunhua [zh] (遵化镇)
* Baozidian [zh] (堡子店镇)
* Malanyu (马兰峪镇)
* Ping'ancheng [zh] (平安城镇)
* Dongxinzhuang [zh] (东新庄镇)
* Xindianzi [zh] (新店子镇)
* Dangyu [zh] (党峪镇)
* Dibeitou [zh] (地北头镇)
* Dongjiuzhai [zh] (东旧寨镇)
* Tiechang [zh] (铁厂镇)
* Sujiawa [zh] (苏家洼镇)
* Jianming [zh] (建明镇)
* Shimen [zh] (石门镇)

### Townships

Zunhua contains the following 12 townships, of which, 3 are Manchu ethnic townships:
* Xiliucun Township [zh] (西留村乡)
* Cuijiazhuang Township [zh] (崔家庄乡)
* Xingwangzhai Township [zh] (兴旺寨乡)
* Liubeizhai Township [zh] (刘备寨乡)
* Tuanpiaozhuang Township [zh] (团瓢庄乡)
* Niangniangzhuang Township [zh] (娘娘庄乡)
* Xisanli Township [zh] (西三里乡)
* Houjiazhai Township [zh] (候家寨乡)
* Xiaochang Township [zh] (小厂乡)
* Xixiaying Manchu Ethnic Township [zh] (西下营满族乡)
* Tangquan Manchu Ethnic Township [zh] (汤泉满族乡)
* Dongling Manchu Ethnic Township [zh] (东陵满族乡)

## Geography

Most of the city's terrain consists of small mountains, hills, and valleys, and a number of rivers, such as the Sha, Li, Lin, and Weijin flow through the city. Significant mountains in Zunhua include Jiufeng Mountain, Taohua Mountain, Wolong Mountain, and Huanghua Mountain.

## Climate

Climate data for Zunhua, elevation 55 m (180 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) | 13.4 (56.1) | 18.3 (64.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 31.7 (89.1) | 36.7 (98.1) | 38.7 (101.7) | 40.5 (104.9) | 36.6 (97.9) | 35.1 (95.2) | 30.4 (86.7) | 21.0 (69.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) | 5.5 (41.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 26.8 (80.2) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.4 (88.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 26.4 (79.5) | 19.1 (66.4) | 9.8 (49.6) | 2.8 (37.0) | 18.1 (64.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) | −1.0 (30.2) | 6.1 (43.0) | 14.2 (57.6) | 20.4 (68.7) | 24.4 (75.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 12.5 (54.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | −3.0 (26.6) | 12.1 (53.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) | −6.4 (20.5) | 0.2 (32.4) | 7.8 (46.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 7.1 (44.8) | −1.0 (30.2) | −7.4 (18.7) | 6.8 (44.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.7 (−14.3) | −20.2 (−4.4) | −11.8 (10.8) | −4.0 (24.8) | 3.7 (38.7) | 9.2 (48.6) | 14.7 (58.5) | 11.8 (53.2) | 1.1 (34.0) | −6.1 (21.0) | −16.8 (1.8) | −20.8 (−5.4) | −25.7 (−14.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.7 (0.11) | 3.7 (0.15) | 8.2 (0.32) | 22.4 (0.88) | 45.7 (1.80) | 103.5 (4.07) | 219.5 (8.64) | 149.9 (5.90) | 57.0 (2.24) | 31.2 (1.23) | 12.4 (0.49) | 2.9 (0.11) | 659.1 (25.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 70.8 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 13.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 49 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 49 | 61 | 72 | 73 | 67 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 56 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 174.6 | 182.7 | 227.3 | 235.7 | 265.3 | 223.9 | 193.4 | 213.2 | 215.0 | 205.0 | 164.8 | 164.2 | 2,465.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 58 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 50 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

As of 2017, Zunhua had a population of 794,000, of which, 243,200 resided in urban areas. 114,500 people in Zunhua are ethnic minorities, the largest number in Tangshan.

## Economy

Zunhua is home to mineral deposits containing minerals such as iron, manganese, chromium, copper, lead, zinc, gold, and dolomite.

### Energy

141,100 people in Zunhua have access to natural gas, of which, 90,200 have access to LPG.

## Transportation

A number of railways and highways pass through the city.

### Road

The following highways pass through Zunhua:
* National Highway 112
* Chengtang Expressway [zh]
* Bangkuan Highway
* Zunbao Highway

### Rail

The following railroads pass through Zunhua:
* Daqin Railway
* Tangzun Railway
* Zunxiao Railway