Benxi
Benxi (Cheenese: 本溪; pinyin: Běnxī) is a prefectur-level ceety locatit in the east o Liaoning province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae, sooth-sootheast o Shenyang. Its population is 1,709,538 at the 2010 census. It wis foondit as a metallurgical centre in 1915. Benxi Iron an Steel Company ("Bengang") is the lairgest employer in the ceety, an uised tae be the 4t lairgest steel company in Cheenae. The seicont lairgest industry in Benxi is coal minin. Benxi haes pollution problems due tae steel production an coal minin.
Benxi 本溪 | |
|---|---|
本溪市 | |
.png) Location o Benxi Ceety jurisdiction in Liaoning | |
  Benxi Location o the ceety centre in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates: 41°18′N 123°46′E / 41.300°N 123.767°E | |
| Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Destricts an Coonties | Leet
|
| Govrenment | |
| • CPC Benxi | Committee Secretary |
| • Mayor | Gang Rui |
| Area | |
| • Prefectur-level ceety | 8411 km2 (3,248 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 747 km2 (288 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2010 census)[1] | |
| • Prefectur-level ceety | 1,709,538 |
| • Urban | 959,610 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart) |
| Postal code | 117000 |
| Area code(s) | 414 |
| Licence plates | 辽E |
| Admeenistrative diveesion code | 210500 |
| ISO 3166-2 | cn-21-05 |
| Website | http://www.benxi.gov.cn/en |
The worst coal minin disaster in the warld teuk place on Aprile 26, 1942 in Benxihu Colliery. A coal-dust explosion killed 1,549 miners wirkin that day.
Durin the disaster o Air Fraunce flight AF447, Benxi Iron an Steel Company lost 5 employees, includin the executive Chen Chiping who wis the wife o Liaoning's provincial govrenor.[2]
Admeenistrative divisions
eeditBenxi contains 4 destricts an 2 autonomous coonties for the Manchu naition:
| Cairt | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Pingshan Destrict | 平山区 | Píngshān Qū | 350,000 | 177 | 1,977 |
| 2 | Xihu Destrict | 溪湖区 | Xīhú Qū | 220,000 | 320 | 688 |
| 3 | Mingshan Destrict | 明山区 | Míngshān Qū | 300,000 | 410 | 732 |
| 4 | Nanfen Destrict | 南芬区 | Nánfēn Qū | 80,000 | 619 | 129 |
| 5 | Benxi Manchu Autonomous Coonty | 本溪满族 自治县 |
Běnxī Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn |
300,000 | 3,362 | 89 |
| 6 | Huanren Manchu Autonomous Coonty | 桓仁满族 自治县 |
Huánrén Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn |
300,000 | 3,547 | 85 |
Within thir thare are 25 coonties, 40 veelages an touns, 229 commonties an 289 veelage committees.
Geografie
eeditBenxi is locatit within latitude 40° 49'−41° 35' N an longitude 123° 34'−125° 46' E, an haes a tot aurie o 8,411.31 square kilometre (3,247.62 sq mi). Tae the east is Jilin Ceety (Jilin), tae the sooth is Dandong, tae the soothwast is Anshan (tho the twa don't actually mairch ilk ither), tae the wast is Liaoyang, tae the northwast is Shenyang, an tae the north is Fushun. The aurie haes mony muntains as well as great forest coverage (74%).
Climate
eeditBenxi haes a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), characterised bi het, humid simmers, due tae the East Asie monsoon, an lang, cauld an windy, but dry winters, due tae the Siberie anticyclone. The fower saisons here are distinctive. Nearly hauf o the annual rainfaw occurs in Julie an August alone. The monthly 24-oor average temperatur ranges frae −11.5 °C (11.3 °F) in Januar tae 24.0 °C (75.2 °F) in Julie, an the annual mean is 7.83 °C (46.1 °F). The ceety receives 2,325 oors o bricht sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Benxi (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | −5 (23) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
| Average law °C (°F) | −16.9 (1.6) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.9 (0.31) |
8.4 (0.33) |
17.5 (0.69) |
41.9 (1.65) |
67.3 (2.65) |
95.3 (3.75) |
207.9 (8.19) |
168.2 (6.62) |
75.2 (2.96) |
49.1 (1.93) |
26.0 (1.02) |
11.2 (0.44) |
775.9 (30.54) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 12.2 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 100.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 55 | 66 | 76 | 78 | 73 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine oors | 164.4 | 186.5 | 220.5 | 230.2 | 240.8 | 213.0 | 173.5 | 183.0 | 203.7 | 200.8 | 161.1 | 147.5 | 2,325 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 48 | 38 | 43 | 55 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 52 |
| Source: Cheenae Meteorological Admeenistration | |||||||||||||
Economy
eeditBenxi’s economy grew 26% in 2008 tae a regional GDP o 61.1 billion CNY. Urban per-capita disposable income wis 13,300 CNY (1,913 USD), an consumption per capita 10,167 CNY (1,462 USD).
Wi 46 lairge an medium-sized enterprises in Benxi, main industrial products are raw iron (14 million tons), steel (13 million tons), finished steel (12 million tons), cement (3 million tons) an raw coal (1 million tons). In 2008, 92,615 fowk wur employed in manufacturin, 20,368 in eddication, 19,228 in public admeenistration an social organisations, 17,913 persons in the minin industry, an 12,997 in transportation an storage. Accordin tae the teep o business ainership, 63,000 wur employed in private companies.[3]
Uranium is mined in the region.
As o 2009, Asie's biggest iron ore mine, which is reportit tae possess mair nor 3 billion tons o proven reserves, haes been foond in this region.[1]
Tourist Activities
eeditThe Benxi Watter Cave Naitional Pairk.
A river 3,000 meters lang, 2 meters deep an wide enough for 20-30 boats, is foond flowin throu this cave 35 km (22 mi) frae dountoun Benxi. The cave is an aa filled wi coontless stalactites an stone flouers, pillars an curtains.
References
eedit- ↑ bxgk Archived 2008-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "AF447 victim". www.terra.com.br. Retrieved 4 Juin 2009.
- ↑ China Liaoning Business Guide Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
Freemit airtins
eedit- Benxi Municipal Fowk's Govrenment offeecial wabsteid Archived 2010-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Benxi Man Autonomous Coonty offeecial wabsteid Archived 2021-12-28 at the Wayback Machine