{{other uses}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Zichang | native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-Hans|子长市}}}} | other_name = Tzechang | settlement_type = County-level city | image_skyline = | image_map = China Yan'an Zichang Map.svg | map_caption = Zichang in Yan'an | image_map1 = Location of Yan'an Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png | map_caption1 = Yan'an in Shaanxi | coor_pinpoint = Zichang municipal government | coordinates = {{coord|37.1427|N|109.6752|E|format=dms|type:adm3rd_region:CN-61_source:Gaode|display=it}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = People's Republic of China | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Shaanxi | subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city | subdivision_name2 = Yan'an | unit_pref = Metric | area_total_km2 = 2393.4 | population_total = 273,000 | population_as_of = 2017 | population_blank1_title = Ethnicities | population_density_km2 = auto | elevation_ft = | elevation_m = | timezone = China standard time | utc_offset = +8 | website = | official_name = }} [[File:Bronze ruler. Han Dynasty 206 BCE to CE 220. Excavated in Zichang County..jpg|thumb|Bronze ruler. Han dynasty, 206 BCE to CE 220. Excavated in Zichang City.|alt=]]
'''Zichang''' ({{zh|s=子长市|t=子長市|p=Zǐcháng Shì|c=}}) is a city in the north of Shaanxi province (Shaanbei), China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Yan'an. Zichang had a population of 273,000 as of 2017, of which, 115,000 lived in urban areas.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.zichang.gov.cn/html/mlzc/zcgk/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105308/http://www.zichang.gov.cn/html/mlzc/zcgk/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-09-17 |language=zh-cn |script-title=zh:子长概况_子长县人民政府|date=2018-09-17|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref>
==Administrative divisions== Zichang is divided into 1 subdistrict and 8 towns.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://xzqh.org/html/show/sn/27700.html|language=zh-cn |script-title=zh:子长县概况地图_行政区划网(区划地名网) |publisher=XZQH.org|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref>
=== Wayaobu Subdistrict === The city's sole subdistrict is Wayaobu Subdistrict ({{zh|labels=no |s=瓦窑堡街道|c=|t=|p=Wǎyáobǔ Jiēdào}}).<ref name=":1" /> The subdistrict is the seat of the city's administrative offices.<ref name=":1" />
=== Towns === Zichang's eight towns are as follows:<ref name=":1" />
* {{Interlanguage link|Yangjiayuanze|lt=|zh|杨家园则镇|WD=}} ({{zh|labels=no |s=杨家园则镇|c=|t=|p=Yángjiāyuánzé Zhèn}}) * {{Interlanguage link|Yujiawan|lt=|zh|玉家湾镇|WD=}} ({{zh|labels=no |s=玉家湾镇|c=|t=|p=Yùjiāwān Zhèn}}) * {{Interlanguage link|Anding, Zichang|lt=Anding|zh|安定镇 (子长市)|WD=}} ({{zh|labels=no |s=安定镇|c=|t=|p=Āndìng Zhèn}}) * {{Interlanguage link|Majiabian|lt=|zh|马家砭镇|WD=}} ({{zh|labels=no |s=马家砭镇|c=|t=|p=Mǎjiābiān Zhèn}}) * {{Interlanguage link|Nangoucha|lt=|zh|南沟岔镇|WD=}} ({{zh|labels=no |s=南沟岔镇|c=|t=|p=Nángōuchà Zhèn}}) * {{Interlanguage link|Jianyucha|lt=|zh|涧峪岔镇|WD=}} ({{zh|labels=no |s=涧峪岔镇|c=|t=|p=Jiànyùchà Zhèn}}) * {{Interlanguage link|Lijiacha|lt=|zh|李家岔镇|WD=}} ({{zh|labels=no |s=李家岔镇|c=|t=|p=Lǐjiāchà Zhèn}}) * {{Interlanguage link|Yujiaping|lt=|zh|余家坪镇|WD=}} ({{zh|labels=no |s=余家坪镇|c=|t=|p=Yújiāpíng Zhèn}})
==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Zichang, elevation {{convert|1063|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |Jan high C = 1.8 |Feb high C = 6.3 |Mar high C = 12.8 |Apr high C = 20.2 |May high C = 25.2 |Jun high C = 29.1 |Jul high C = 29.9 |Aug high C = 27.8 |Sep high C = 23.0 |Oct high C = 17.2 |Nov high C = 10.2 |Dec high C = 3.4 |Jan mean C = -6.0 |Feb mean C = -1.6 |Mar mean C = 5.0 |Apr mean C = 12.3 |May mean C = 17.7 |Jun mean C = 21.9 |Jul mean C = 23.5 |Aug mean C = 21.6 |Sep mean C = 16.2 |Oct mean C = 9.5 |Nov mean C = 2.4 |Dec mean C = -4.2 |Jan low C = -11.6 |Feb low C = -7.4 |Mar low C = -1.3 |Apr low C = 5.1 |May low C = 10.4 |Jun low C = 15.0 |Jul low C = 18.0 |Aug low C = 16.7 |Sep low C = 11.4 |Oct low C = 4.3 |Nov low C = -2.8 |Dec low C = -9.4 |Jan record high C = 16.4 |Jan record low C = -23.6 |Feb record high C = 23.7 |Feb record low C = -19.5 |Mar record high C = 28.1 |Mar record low C = -16.1 |Apr record high C = 35.9 |Apr record low C = -6.5 |May record high C = 36.3 |May record low C = -0.9 |Jun record high C = 39.0 |Jun record low C = 6.4 |Jul record high C = 38.0 |Jul record low C = 11.1 |Aug record high C = 35.5 |Aug record low C = 8.0 |Sep record high C = 36.6 |Sep record low C = -0.5 |Oct record high C = 29.9 |Oct record low C = -8.1 |Nov record high C = 24.5 |Nov record low C = -20.5 |Dec record high C = 16.4 |Dec record low C = -24.1 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 3.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 5.1 |Mar precipitation mm = 10.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 24.8 |May precipitation mm = 36.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 56.9 |Jul precipitation mm = 122.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 115.8 |Sep precipitation mm = 75.7 |Oct precipitation mm = 33.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 14.1 |Dec precipitation mm = 2.2 |Jan humidity = 53 |Feb humidity = 50 |Mar humidity = 47 |Apr humidity = 44 |May humidity = 48 |Jun humidity = 55 |Jul humidity = 68 |Aug humidity = 74 |Sep humidity = 75 |Oct humidity = 70 |Nov humidity = 62 |Dec humidity = 54 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 2.3 |Feb precipitation days = 2.8 |Mar precipitation days = 3.9 |Apr precipitation days = 5.5 |May precipitation days = 7.0 |Jun precipitation days = 9.3 |Jul precipitation days = 12.6 |Aug precipitation days = 11.2 |Sep precipitation days = 9.6 |Oct precipitation days = 7.3 |Nov precipitation days = 3.7 |Dec precipitation days = 1.6 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 189.8 |Feb sun = 181.6 |Mar sun = 212.6 |Apr sun = 229.2 |May sun = 252.8 |Jun sun = 238.6 |Jul sun = 219.8 |Aug sun = 209.9 |Sep sun = 179.0 |Oct sun = 192.1 |Nov sun = 184.2 |Dec sun = 188.0 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 62 | Feb percentsun = 59 | Mar percentsun = 57 | Apr percentsun = 58 | May percentsun = 57 | Jun percentsun = 54 | Jul percentsun = 50 | Aug percentsun = 50 | Sep percentsun = 49 | Oct percentsun = 56 | Nov percentsun = 61 | Dec percentsun = 63 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 3.8 |Feb snow days = 3.7 |Mar snow days = 2.2 |Apr snow days = 0.5 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0.3 |Nov snow days = 2.0 |Dec snow days = 2.9 |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=26 August 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|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 =26 August 2023}}</ref> }}
== History == Formerly called Anding County ({{zh|labels=no |s=安定县|c=|t=|p=Āndìng Xiàn}}), it was renamed in 1942 to Zichang County ({{zh|labels=no |s=子长县|c=|t=|p=Zǐcháng Xiàn}}) to commemorate the Communist martyr Xie Zichang.<ref name=":0" /> On July 25, 2019, the province re-organized the county as a county-level city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://esb.sxdaily.com.cn/pc/content/201907/25/content_13190.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725132741/http://esb.sxdaily.com.cn/pc/content/201907/25/content_13190.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-07-25|language=zh-cn |script-title=zh:国务院同意我省撤销子长县设立县级子长市_陕西日报-陕西传媒网|date=2019-07-25|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref>
== Economy == In 2017, the city's GDP was valued at 9.719 billion yuan.<ref name=":0" />
=== Agriculture === The city's agricultural sector had an output of 1.288 billion yuan in 2017.<ref name=":0" /> Major crops include millet, wheat, corn, beans, and potatoes.<ref name=":0" /> The city's "mountain apples" and potatoes have been recognized for being of outstanding quality.<ref name=":0" />
=== Industry === Zichang's industry is largely dependent on natural resources such as coal and petroleum.<ref name=":0" /> In 2017, the city produced 11.52 million tons of raw coal and 745,000 tons of crude oil.<ref name=":0" />
==Transportation== The city is served by a number of road and rail links. Key roads which pass through the city include Shaanxi Provincial Road 205,<ref name=":0" /> and the G6511 Ansai–Qingjian Expressway.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2020-12-31 |title= |script-title=zh:陕西“十三五”高速公路建设成就备忘录 |trans-title=Shaanxi "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" expressway construction achievements memorandum |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_10609009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024191628/https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_10609009 |archive-date=2023-10-24 |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=The Paper |language=zh}}</ref> The city's railway station, {{Interlanguage link|Zichang railway station|zh|子长站}}, is served by the Baotou–Xi'an railway.<ref name=":0" />
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