Lüeyang County
County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lueyang County, or Lüeyang County (simplified Chinese: 略阳县; traditional Chinese: 略陽縣; pinyin: Lüèyáng Xiàn), is a county of Hanzhong, in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Gansu province to the north and west and located on the upper reaches of the Jialing River.[2] It was first founded in 111 BC.[3] As a result of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, 95% of buildings in the county seat were damaged.[4] In August 2020, the county seat was flooded by the Jialing River.[5]
Lueyang County
略阳县 | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shaanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Hanzhong |
Area | |
• Total | 2,831 km2 (1,093 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2,425 m (7,956 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 587 m (1,926 ft) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 178,828[1] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Postal Code | 724300 |
Website | lueyang |
Formerly home to heavy industry, nowadays the local economy lags behind the rest of Shaanxi province. In 2014, 41% of the population lived in absolute poverty.[4] Lueyang is an important agricultural base for Eucommia tree,[6] walnuts, black mushroom and Shiitake.[3]
As 2019, Lueyang County is divided to 2 subdistricts and 15 towns.[7]
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Climate data for Lueyang, elevation 794 m (2,605 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
35.9 (96.6) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
38.6 (101.5) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
19.7 (67.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
9.9 (49.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −8.9 (16.0) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.1 (0.16) |
7.7 (0.30) |
22.0 (0.87) |
47.8 (1.88) |
75.1 (2.96) |
91.2 (3.59) |
174.2 (6.86) |
121.3 (4.78) |
119.7 (4.71) |
62.5 (2.46) |
17.5 (0.69) |
4.1 (0.16) |
747.2 (29.42) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.1 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 14.3 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 116.3 |
Average snowy days | 6.4 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 14.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 68 | 72 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 100.2 | 87.4 | 123.7 | 155.0 | 173.3 | 164.3 | 172.3 | 169.5 | 95.3 | 87.3 | 84.9 | 101.7 | 1,514.9 |
Percent possible sunshine | 32 | 28 | 33 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 34 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10] |
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