Luliang County
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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. It borders Luoping County to the east, Yiliang County, Kunming to the west, Shizong County, Luxi County, Yunnan and Shilin County to the south, and Qilin District and Malong District to the north.
Administrative divisions
Luliang County has 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 2 townships.
2 subdistricts
- Zhongshu (中枢街道)
- Tongle (同乐街道)
7 towns
- Banqiao (板桥镇)
- Sanchahe (三岔河镇)
- Majie (马街镇)
- Zhaokua (召夸镇)
- Damogu (大莫古镇)
- Fanghua (芳华镇)
- Xiaobaihu (小百户镇)
2 townships
- Huoshui (活水乡)
- Longhai (龙海乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Luliang, elevation 1,858 m (6,096 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 29.3 (84.7) | 31.3 (88.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.4 (86.7) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.6 (79.9) | 24.0 (75.2) | 33.0 (91.4) |
| 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) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) | −4.2 (24.4) | −1.7 (28.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 12.4 (54.3) | 10.7 (51.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | 1.9 (35.4) | −3.3 (26.1) | −7.0 (19.4) | −7.0 (19.4) |
| 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 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 55 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 50 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 51 | 49 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration |
Flora and fauna
The type locality of Sinocyclocheilus lateristriatus, a cyprinid fish endemic to China, is in Luliang County. Similarly, Schuchertella luliangensis, a Permian brachiopod, has been described from the Kuangshan Formation in Luliang County (and named after the county).
In media
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.
External links
- Luliang County Official Website]
25°02′53″N 103°44′58″E/25.04806°N 103.74944°E/ 25.04806; 103.74944