Pidu, Chengdu

{{Short description|District of Chengdu, Sichuan, China}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Pidu | native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|郫都区 }}}} | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 6117XX | area_code = | settlement_type = District | image_skyline = A Typical Linpan in Pi County.jpg | image_map = | map_caption = Location of Pidu | pushpin_map = Sichuan#China | pushpin_label = Pidu | pushpin_label_position =  | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sichuan | pushpin_mapsize = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = China | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Sichuan | subdivision_type2 = Sub-provincial city | subdivision_name2 = Chengdu | seat_type = District seat | seat = Pitong Subdistrict | area_total_km2 = 437.5 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1,672,025 | population_as_of = 2020 census | population_density_km2 = auto | coordinates_footnotes = <ref>{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pitong+Sub-district+Office/@30.8045905,103.880785,15z/data=!4m5!1m2!2m1!1z5Zub5bed55yB6YOr5Y6_6YOr562S6KGX6YGT!3m1!1s0x0:0xcd42fa88770af844 |title=Pixian|access-date=2014-07-02}}</ref> | coordinates = {{coord|30.805|N|103.881|E|type:adm3rd_region:CN-51_dim:30000|display=it}} | elevation_ft = | elevation_m = | timezone = China Standard | utc_offset = +8 | website = {{URL|pixian.gov.cn}} | blank_name_sec1 = | blank_info_sec1 = | official_name = District of Pidu, City of Chengdu }} {{Infobox Chinese | c = {{linktext|郫|都}} | p = Pídū | t2 = {{linktext|郫|縣}} | s2 = {{linktext|郫|县}} | p2 = Píxiàn | pic = File:Pidu chinese.svg }} '''Pidu District''' ({{Lang-zh|s=郫都区|labels=no}}; formerly known as '''Pi County''' or '''Pixian'''{{efn|Also formerly romanized as '''Pe Heen'''.<ref name=eb9>{{cite EB9|mode=cs2|wstitle=China|ref={{harvid|''EB''|1878}}|volume=5}}</ref>}}) is a suburban district of the City of Chengdu, Sichuan, China. It presently covers an area of {{convert|437.5|sqkm|sp=us}}, with a total population of 1,672,025 during the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=China: Sìchuān (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/sichuan/admin/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> It was formerly known as the source of the best tobacco in Sichuan and is now well known for its ''doubanjiang'', a type of spicy fermented bean sauce.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Family |first1=Mala Eats |date=2022-02-28 |title=Doubanjiang-Chili Bean Paste: Sichuan's Secret Weapon |url=https://malaeats.com/doubanjiang-chili-bean-paste/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=malaeats.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301000146/https://malaeats.com/doubanjiang-chili-bean-paste/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was established from the former Pi County by an approval from the State Council on November 24, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |date=2016-12-02 |script-title=zh:郫都区历史沿革 |url=http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/sc/21651.html |access-date=2019-07-19 |publisher=xzqh.org |language=zh-hans}}</ref>

==Geography== Pitong, the seat of Pidu, is located {{convert|10|km|sp=us}} from downtown Chengdu. It covers an area of {{convert|437.5|sqkm|sp=us}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pixian.gov.cn/pxen/index.asp?go=main&cid=2&pid=9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204426/http://www.pixian.gov.cn/pxen/index.asp?go=main&cid=2&pid=9 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-03 |title=Pixian China |publisher=Pixian County Government |access-date=2008-01-14 |date=2007 }}</ref>

== Demographics == {| class="wikitable" !Census year !Population<ref name=":0" /> |- |2000 |490,314 |- |2010 |896,162 |- |2020 |1,672,025 |}

==History== During the Warring States period, the area of the present Pidu belonged to the ancient kingdom of Shu. In 314{{nbsp}}BC, it was conquered by the state of Qin, which organized Pi County two years later in 312{{nbsp}}BC.{{fact|date=November 2021}}

In the 19th century, the area was famed for the quality of its tobacco, reckoned the best in Sichuan.<ref name=eb9/>

It is now{{when|date=November 2021}} seeking to attract electronics and IT corporations and, in 2015, applied for elevation to urban district status.{{fact|date=November 2021}}

==Administration== The district seat is Pitong Subdistrict. There are 9 subdistricts and 3 towns in the district:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/51/01/510117.html|script-title=zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：郫都区| publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of China| language = zh-hans| access-date =}}</ref>

* Pitong Subdistrict (郫筒街道) * Ande Subdistrict (安德街道) * Xipu Subdistrict (犀浦街道) * Hongguang Subdistrict (红光街道) * Deyuan Subdistrict (德源街道) * Anjing Subdistrict (安靖街道) * Tuanjie Subdistrict (团结街道) * Hezuo Subdistrict (合作街道) * Xiyuan Subdistrict (西园街道) * Tangchang Town (唐昌镇) * Sandaoyan Town (三道堰镇) * You'ai Town (友爱镇)

==Transport== *China National Highway 317 *China National Highway 213

==Climate== {{Weather box | width = auto | metric first = y | single line = y | collapsed = Y | location = Pidu, elevation {{convert|559|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | Jan high C = 9.3 | Feb high C = 12.2 | Mar high C = 16.9 | Apr high C = 22.6 | May high C = 26.4 | Jun high C = 28.4 | Jul high C = 30.2 | Aug high C = 30.0 | Sep high C = 25.7 | Oct high C = 20.7 | Nov high C = 16.1 | Dec high C = 10.7 | Jan mean C = 5.5 | Feb mean C = 8.1 | Mar mean C = 12.1 | Apr mean C = 17.2 | May mean C = 21.1 | Jun mean C = 23.8 | Jul mean C = 25.5 | Aug mean C = 25.0 | Sep mean C = 21.5 | Oct mean C = 17.0 | Nov mean C = 12.2 | Dec mean C = 6.9 | Jan low C = 2.8 | Feb low C = 5.1 | Mar low C = 8.6 | Apr low C = 13.1 | May low C = 17.0 | Jun low C = 20.3 | Jul low C = 22.1 | Aug low C = 21.6 | Sep low C = 18.8 | Oct low C = 14.6 | Nov low C = 9.6 | Dec low C = 4.2 | Jan record high C = 19.8 | Jan record low C = -4.1 | Feb record high C = 23.6 | Feb record low C = -3.9 | Mar record high C = 30.9 | Mar record low C = -1.8 | Apr record high C = 32.4 | Apr record low C = 3.3 | May record high C = 34.6 | May record low C = 6.3 | Jun record high C = 35.9 | Jun record low C = 13.7 | Jul record high C = 36.4 | Jul record low C = 16.2 | Aug record high C = 39.6 | Aug record low C = 15.7 | Sep record high C = 35.4 | Sep record low C = 11.8 | Oct record high C = 29.3 | Oct record low C = 2.7 | Nov record high C = 25.5 | Nov record low C = -0.4 | Dec record high C = 18.2 | Dec record low C = -4.5 | year high C = | year low C = | year high F = | year low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 8.7 | Feb precipitation mm = 10.8 | Mar precipitation mm = 24.8 | Apr precipitation mm = 47.6 | May precipitation mm = 79.5 | Jun precipitation mm = 102.5 | Jul precipitation mm = 218.4 | Aug precipitation mm = 218.8 | Sep precipitation mm = 125.1 | Oct precipitation mm = 46.0 | Nov precipitation mm = 17.4 | Dec precipitation mm = 6.3 | Jan humidity = 82 | Feb humidity = 79 | Mar humidity = 78 | Apr humidity = 77 | May humidity = 75 | Jun humidity = 80 | Jul humidity = 84 | Aug humidity = 85 | Sep humidity = 86 | Oct humidity = 86 | Nov humidity = 84 | Dec humidity = 83 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 7.3 | Feb precipitation days = 7.6 | Mar precipitation days = 11.8 | Apr precipitation days = 13.4 | May precipitation days = 14.7 | Jun precipitation days = 15.6 | Jul precipitation days = 16.4 | Aug precipitation days = 15.6 | Sep precipitation days = 15.9 | Oct precipitation days = 14.8 | Nov precipitation days = 8.2 | Dec precipitation days = 6.3 | year precipitation days = | Jan sun = 51.5 | Feb sun = 55.2 | Mar sun = 86.5 | Apr sun = 111.1 | May sun = 120.5 | Jun sun = 107.7 | Jul sun = 127.8 | Aug sun = 140.0 | Sep sun = 71.2 | Oct sun = 52.1 | Nov sun = 57.0 | Dec sun = 53.1 | Jan percentsun = 16 | Feb percentsun = 17 | Mar percentsun = 23 | Apr percentsun = 29 | May percentsun = 28 | Jun percentsun = 25 | Jul percentsun = 30 | Aug percentsun = 35 | Sep percentsun = 19 | Oct percentsun = 15 | Nov percentsun = 18 | Dec percentsun = 17 | year percentsun = | Jan snow days = 1.5 | Feb snow days = 0.4 | Mar snow days = 0 | Apr snow days = 0 | May snow days = 0 | Jun snow days = 0 | Jul snow days = 0 | Aug snow days = 0 | Sep snow days = 0 | Oct snow days = 0 | Nov snow days = 0 | Dec snow days = 0.3 | year snow days = | source 1 = China Meteorological Administration<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=29 July 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|title=Experience Template |url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =29 July 2023}}</ref> all-time extreme temperature<ref name = Mherrera>{{cite web |url= http://www.mherrera.org/temp.htm |title= Extreme Temperatures Around the World |access-date= 14 January 2026 }}</ref> all-time January high<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weibo.com/1920136013/Qn7gjDYFf |script-title=zh: 【气温破纪录】今天有127个国家气象站打破1月中旬纪录，比如合肥21.3℃、南京20.5℃、太原老站12.6℃，这其中还有43站打破1月最高气温纪录，比如成都温江19.5℃、江苏苏州（吴中）21.4℃。未来2天，在冷空气到来前，从四川盆地到长江中下游以及黄淮、华北等地，可能还会出现大量暖破纪录的情况。|publisher=weatherman_信欣 on Weibo |language = zh-hans | access-date = 14 January 2026 |title=Sina Visitor System }}</ref> | source = }}

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080101025126/http://www.pixian.gov.cn/ Pidu Government official website] on Archive.org

Category:Districts of Chengdu {{Sichuan-geo-stub}}