# Ruzhou

Ruzhou (Chinese: 汝州; pinyin: Rǔzhōu) is a county-level city in the west-central part of Henan province, China, and is under the administration of Pingdingshan. It was called Linru County (simplified Chinese: 临汝县; traditional Chinese: 臨汝縣; pinyin: Línrǔ Xiàn) until 1988. It has more than 100,000 inhabitants. The Fengxue Temple of Ruzhou features the Qizu Pagoda, built in 738 during the Tang dynasty (618–907).
The town is best well known for the porcelain made during the Song dynasty period.

## History
### 2004 stabbing

Yan Yanming murdered nine students at Ruzhou No. 2 High School in 2004.

## Administrative divisions

As of 2012, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts, 4 towns and 11 townships.

### Subdistricts

| Meishan Subdistrict (煤山街道) Fengxue Road Subdistrict (风穴路街道) Zhonglou Subdistrict (钟楼街道) | Xi'erhe Subdistrict (洗耳河街道) Runan Subdistrict (汝南街道) |

### Towns

| Jiliao (寄料镇) Wenquan (温泉镇) | Linru (临汝镇) Xiaotun (小屯镇) |

### Townships

| Yanglou Township (杨楼乡) Mangchuan Township (蟒川乡) Wangzhai Township (王寨乡) Lingtou Township (陵头乡) Miaoxia Township (庙下乡) Zhifang Township (纸坊乡) | Shangzhuang Township (尚庄乡) Qiling Township (骑岭乡) Dayu Township (大峪乡) Xiadian Township (夏店乡) Jiaocun Township (焦村乡) |

## Climate

Climate data for Ruzhou, elevation 203 m (666 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) | 21.2 (70.2) | 25.3 (77.5) | 28.8 (83.8) | 36.0 (96.8) | 38.3 (100.9) | 41.2 (106.2) | 40.0 (104.0) | 38.9 (102.0) | 39.4 (102.9) | 34.3 (93.7) | 27.4 (81.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 10.1 (50.2) | 15.6 (60.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 27.5 (81.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.2 (90.0) | 30.8 (87.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 14.7 (58.5) | 8.8 (47.8) | 20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) | 4.5 (40.1) | 9.7 (49.5) | 16.2 (61.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 26.1 (79.0) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.0 (78.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 16.0 (60.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 3.6 (38.5) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) | 0.0 (32.0) | 4.6 (40.3) | 10.4 (50.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 20.6 (69.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 11.5 (52.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | −0.6 (30.9) | 10.6 (51.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) | −15.8 (3.6) | −6.0 (21.2) | −1.5 (29.3) | 3.3 (37.9) | 11.6 (52.9) | 15.8 (60.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | −1.3 (29.7) | −6.3 (20.7) | −9.8 (14.4) | −15.8 (3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.0 (0.39) | 12.3 (0.48) | 22.9 (0.90) | 38.0 (1.50) | 57.6 (2.27) | 67.0 (2.64) | 118.7 (4.67) | 95.6 (3.76) | 78.0 (3.07) | 41.4 (1.63) | 27.4 (1.08) | 8.6 (0.34) | 577.5 (22.73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 85.1 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 12.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 142.7 | 142.4 | 174.1 | 202.2 | 217.1 | 210.2 | 190.3 | 181.9 | 158.4 | 164.5 | 146.3 | 152.0 | 2,082.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 45 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Education

* Ruzhou No. 2 High School
* Ruzhou Wangzhai Country Shangzhai Primary School
* Ruzhou Wangzhai Country Joint Middle School
* Ruzhou Wangzhai Country Qiezhuang Primary School
* Ruzhou No. 9 Junior Middle School
* Ruzhou Yanglou Township No. 3 Junior High School
* Ruzhou Yanglou Town Shitai Primary School
* Ruzhou Zhonglou Street Office Erlidian Primary School

## Transportation

* China National Highway 207