Li County, Hunan
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Li County, or Lixian (simplified Chinese: 澧县; traditional Chinese: 澧縣; pinyin: Lǐ Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changde. The County is located on the north in Hunan Province, it borders to the north by Songzi City and Gong'an County of Hubei Province, the east by Anxiang County, the south by Jinshi City and Linli County, the west by Shimen County, it has an area of 2,075 kilometres (1,289 mi) with 919,500 of registered population (as of 2015), It is divided into 15 towns and four subdistricts under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Liyang Subdistrict (澧阳街道).[2]
Li County
澧县 | |
|---|---|
 Location of Li County within Changde | |
  Lixian Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 29°41′56″N 111°38′46″E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Changde |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,075 km2 (801 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 721,900 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Li County, Hunan on November 23, 2015, Li County has 15 towns and four subdistricts under its jurisdiction.[3][4] they are:
- 15 towns
- Cennan (涔南镇)
- Chengtoushan Town (城头山镇)
- Dayandang (大堰垱镇)
- Fuxing, Li County (复兴镇)
- Ganxitan (甘溪滩镇)
- Guanyuan, Li County (官垸镇)
- Huolianpo (火连坡镇)
- Jinluo, Li County (金罗镇)
- Linan, Li County (澧南镇)
- Matoupu, Li County (码头铺镇)
- Mengxi, Li County (梦溪镇)
- Rudong, Li County (如东镇)
- Wangjiachang (王家厂镇)
- Xiaodukou (小渡口镇)
- Yanjing, Li County (盐井镇)
- Lidan Subdistrict, (澧澹街道)
- Lipu, Li County (澧浦街道)
- Lixi, Li County (澧西街道)
- Liyang Subdistrict (澧阳街道)
| Climate data for Lixian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
39.8 (103.6) |
40.1 (104.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
21.7 (71.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50.0 (1.97) |
57.3 (2.26) |
91.6 (3.61) |
138.8 (5.46) |
173.4 (6.83) |
204.5 (8.05) |
214.1 (8.43) |
116.7 (4.59) |
86.5 (3.41) |
84.1 (3.31) |
63.8 (2.51) |
30.9 (1.22) |
1,311.7 (51.65) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 136.9 |
| Average snowy days | 5.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 11.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 72.8 | 75.8 | 107.0 | 134.8 | 146.8 | 146.7 | 204.4 | 207.1 | 150.1 | 126.6 | 106.3 | 90.9 | 1,569.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 22 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 48 | 51 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 35 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Chengtoushan Site (城头山): Chengtoushan is a prehistoric site which located in the village of Lanyue in the township of Chexi.[7] This site is situated on a small plateau-like feature in the landscape, two or three meters above the surrounding area. The local villagers call it Pingtoushan("Flat Top Hill"). It has also been known for generations as the location of an ancient walled site.[8][9]
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