Luliang County
Luliang County (simplified Chinese: 陆良县; traditional Chinese: 陸良縣; pinyin: Lùliáng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qujing, in the east of Yunnan province of southwestern China.
Luliang County 陆良县 | |
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Luliang in 2013 | |
Location of Luliang County (pink) and Qujing (yellow) within Yunnan province | |
Luliang Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 25°02′53″N 103°44′58″E / 25.04806°N 103.74944°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Qujing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,096 km2 (809 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 610,000 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 655600 |
| Area code | 0874 |
| Website | www |
| Yunnan e-Portal | |
Administrative divisions edit
Luliang County has 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 2 townships.[1]
- 2 subdistricts
- Zhongshu (中枢街道)
- Tongle (同乐街道)
- 7 towns
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- 2 townships
- Huoshui (活水乡)
- Longhai (龙海乡)
Climate edit
| Climate data for Luliang (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) | 17.9 (64.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.0 (77.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 18.3 (64.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 21.5 (70.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 10.3 (50.5) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.4 (63.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 18.2 (64.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 8.4 (47.1) | 15.3 (59.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 4.1 (39.4) | 7.7 (45.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.2 (63.0) | 16.6 (61.9) | 14.8 (58.6) | 12.2 (54.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 3.5 (38.3) | 10.7 (51.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.8 (1.02) | 16.7 (0.66) | 23.9 (0.94) | 31.2 (1.23) | 97.3 (3.83) | 167.5 (6.59) | 174.6 (6.87) | 125.1 (4.93) | 78.1 (3.07) | 70.1 (2.76) | 29.6 (1.17) | 18.2 (0.72) | 858.1 (33.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 12.0 | 15.8 | 18.5 | 17.8 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 127.8 |
| Average snowy days | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 63 | 57 | 58 | 65 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 185.5 | 199.4 | 234.7 | 240.4 | 205.5 | 137.2 | 125.2 | 144.5 | 124.2 | 125.5 | 166.0 | 161.6 | 2,049.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 50 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 51 | 49 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Flora and fauna edit
The type locality of Sinocyclocheilus lateristriatus, a cyprinid fish endemic to China, is in Luliang County.[4] Similarly, Schuchertella luliangensis, a Permian brachiopod, has been described from the Kuangshan Formation in Luliang County (and named after the county).[5]
In media edit
The county has obtained questionable visibility in international headlines after it emerged that the county government had presented data exaggerating the economic performance of the county.[6]
References edit
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. (5 August 2013). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "†Schuchertella luliangensis Jin and Fang 1985 (lamp shell)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "China says Yunnan county 'faked' economic data". BBC News. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
External links edit
- Luliang County Official Website]
25°02′53″N 103°44′58″E / 25.04806°N 103.74944°E