Ruzhou is a county-level city in West Henan, managed by Pingdingshan City. It is named after the North Ruhe River, which runs through it. As a colorful pottery jar with storks, fish, stone axes, and painted pottery, it
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[edit] 2004 stabbing[edit] Main article: List of mass stabbing incidents (before 2010) § Ruzhou, China (2004) Yan Yanming murdered nine students at Ruzhou No. 2 High School in 2004.
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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
[edit] 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