Dengta

Dengta (simplified Chinese: 灯塔; traditional Chinese: 燈塔; pinyin: Dēngtǎ; lit. 'Lighthouse') is a city in east-central Liaoning province in Northeast China. It is located in between Liaoyang, which oversees Dengta and lies 22 kilometers (14 mi) to the southwest, and Shenyang, the provincial capital which lies nearly double that distance to the northeast.

Dengta 灯塔市
County-level city
Location in Liaoyang
Dengta Location in Liaoning
Coordinates: 41°26′N 123°20′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Liaoning
Prefecture-level city	Liaoyang
Area [1]
• County-level city	1,166.0 km2 (450.2 sq mi)
• Urban	127.00 km2 (49.03 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (143 ft)
Population  (2017)[1]
• County-level city	442,000
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
• Urban	109,600
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative Divisions

There are three subdistricts, 12 towns and one township under the city's administration.^[2]

Subdistricts:

• Wanbaoqiao Subdistrict (万宝桥街道), Yantai Subdistrict (烟台街道), Gucheng Subdistrict (古城街道)

Towns:

• Dengta Town (灯塔镇), Huazi (铧子镇), Zhangtaizi (张台子镇), Xidayao (西大窑镇), Tong'erpu (佟二堡镇), Shendanbao (沈旦堡镇), Liutiaozhai (柳条寨镇), Ximafeng (西马峰镇), Wangjia (王家镇), Liuhezi (柳河子镇), Luodatai (罗大台镇), Dahenan (大河南镇)

The only township is Jiguanshan Township (鸡冠山乡)

Climate

Climate data for Dengta (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−4.3 (24.3)	0.5 (32.9)	7.7 (45.9)	17.1 (62.8)	24.1 (75.4)	27.6 (81.7)	29.5 (85.1)	28.8 (83.8)	24.6 (76.3)	16.7 (62.1)	6.3 (43.3)	−1.9 (28.6)	14.7 (58.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−10.5 (13.1)	−5.5 (22.1)	2.1 (35.8)	11.0 (51.8)	18.1 (64.6)	22.5 (72.5)	25.0 (77.0)	23.9 (75.0)	18.2 (64.8)	10.4 (50.7)	1.0 (33.8)	−7.4 (18.7)	9.1 (48.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−15.7 (3.7)	−10.7 (12.7)	−2.9 (26.8)	5.0 (41.0)	12.2 (54.0)	17.6 (63.7)	20.9 (69.6)	19.7 (67.5)	12.9 (55.2)	5.1 (41.2)	−3.5 (25.7)	−12.1 (10.2)	4.0 (39.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	5.8 (0.23)	9.1 (0.36)	15.6 (0.61)	34.9 (1.37)	60.8 (2.39)	92.3 (3.63)	170.3 (6.70)	154.3 (6.07)	60.4 (2.38)	45.7 (1.80)	23.9 (0.94)	11.1 (0.44)	684.2 (26.92)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.4	3.4	4.6	6.8	9.2	11.3	11.6	11.2	7.0	6.6	5.3	4.4	84.8
Average snowy days	5.6	4.6	3.9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	4.2	5.6	25.6
Average relative humidity (%)	62	56	53	50	54	67	78	81	72	65	64	64	64
Mean monthly sunshine hours	182.2	193.6	230.8	230.1	255.6	226.2	197.5	208.2	227.2	206.7	166.6	163.6	2,488.3
Percent possible sunshine	61	64	62	57	57	50	43	49	61	61	57	58	57
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

1. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
2. 辽阳市-行政区划网
3. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
4. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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