Longhui County
View on WikipediaLonghui County (simplified Chinese: 隆回县; traditional Chinese: 隆回縣; pinyin: Lónghuí Xiàn; lit. 'grand return') is a county and the 6th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in the mid-eastern Hunan, the county is bordered to the north by Xinhua and Xupu Counties, to the west by Dongkou County, to the south by Wugang City and Shaoyang County, and to the east by Xinshao County. Longhui County covers an area of 2,867.67 km2 (1,107.21 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 1,231,600 and a permanent resident population of 1,100,900.[1] The county has 17 towns and seven townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Taohong Town (桃洪镇).[2] The county was amongst the list of impoverished places of China, and finally got off the poverty list in the early 2000s.
Key Information
Administrative divisions
[edit]- 17 towns
- Beishan (北山镇)
- Gaoping (高平镇)
- Hengbanqiao (横板桥镇)
- Hexiangqiao (荷香桥镇)
- Jinshiqiao (金石桥镇)
- Liuduzhai (六都寨镇)
- Nanyuemiao (南岳庙镇)
- Qijiang (七江镇)
- Sangesi (三阁司镇)
- Simenqian (司门前镇)
- Tantou (滩头镇)
- Taohong (桃洪镇)
- Xiaoshajiang (小沙江镇)
- Xiyangjiang (西洋江镇)
- Yankou (岩口镇)
- Yatian (鸭田镇)
- Zhouwang (周旺镇)
- 5 townships
- Dashuitian (大水田乡)
- Hetian (荷田乡)
- Luohong (罗洪乡)
- Matangshan (麻塘山乡)
- Yanggu'ao (羊古坳乡)
- 2 ethnic townships
- Yao Huxingshan (虎形山瑶族乡)
- Hui Shanjie (山界回族乡)
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Longhui, elevation 308 m (1,010 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) | 26.3 (79.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.2 (99.0) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.6 (103.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
36.2 (97.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
21.8 (71.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
17.4 (63.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.2 (2.49) |
68.4 (2.69) |
125.6 (4.94) |
134.6 (5.30) |
177.7 (7.00) |
208.0 (8.19) |
158.9 (6.26) |
116.4 (4.58) |
69.2 (2.72) |
74.1 (2.92) |
66.9 (2.63) |
48.7 (1.92) |
1,311.7 (51.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.7 | 14.2 | 17.8 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 160.3 |
| Average snowy days | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 51.3 | 51.3 | 67.1 | 99.3 | 121.9 | 122.2 | 208.8 | 188.6 | 141.4 | 114.4 | 103.8 | 82.0 | 1,352.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 16 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 50 | 47 | 39 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 30 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ 隆回县2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Longhui County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Shaoyang People's Government. 25 March 2016.
- ^ 湘民行发〔2015〕74号 [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Longhui County on 24 November 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04., rednet.cn, also see 隆回县撤销洪桥镇、白鹤铺镇并设立四个街道. qdxfcw.net. 11 November 2014.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
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