Longling County
Longling County 龙陵县 | |
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Cityscape of county town Main street intersection Longshan Lake Park Songshan Battle Site Memorial Park Former site of Dongjiagou Japanese Military Comfort Station | |
 Location of Longling County (red) and Baoshan City (pink) within Yunnan | |
  Longling Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 24°38′18″N 98°50′23″E / 24.63833°N 98.83972°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Baoshan City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,884 km2 (1,114 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 270,000 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 678300 |
| Area code | 0875 |
| Website | www |
Longling County (simplified Chinese: 龙陵县; traditional Chinese: 龍陵縣; pinyin: Lónglíng Xiàn) is a county in Baoshan City, in the west of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Burma's Shan State to the south.
Its capital is the large community Longshan (龙山镇).
The site of the Songshan Battlefield (松山战役旧址; 松山戰役舊址; Sōngshān zhànyì jiùzhǐ) (1944 during the Second Sino-Japanese War) has since 2006 been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Longling County has 5 towns, 4 townships and 1 ethnic township.[1]
- 5 towns
- 4 townships
- 1 ethnic township
- Mucheng Yi and Lisu (木城彝族傈僳族乡)
Climate
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| Climate data for Longling, elevation 1,528 m (5,013 ft), (1991–2017 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) | 21.1 (70.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 27.3 (81.1) | 28.9 (84.0) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.1 (84.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.6 (87.1) | 29.9 (85.8) | 28.9 (84.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 31.0 (87.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.3 (73.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.5 (76.1) | 23.0 (73.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 21.8 (71.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) | 9.5 (49.1) | 12.6 (54.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.4 (68.7) | 19.6 (67.3) | 17.1 (62.8) | 12.6 (54.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 2.7 (36.9) | 5.5 (41.9) | 9.4 (48.9) | 14.2 (57.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 8.0 (46.4) | 3.7 (38.7) | 10.9 (51.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −3.0 (26.6) | −1.5 (29.3) | 1.6 (34.9) | 7.6 (45.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 12.6 (54.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 9.3 (48.7) | 3.7 (38.7) | 0.8 (33.4) | −3.4 (25.9) | −3.9 (25.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27.2 (1.07) | 28.9 (1.14) | 36.2 (1.43) | 85.2 (3.35) | 202.2 (7.96) | 337.6 (13.29) | 432.7 (17.04) | 399.5 (15.73) | 251.5 (9.90) | 183.9 (7.24) | 51.9 (2.04) | 16.5 (0.65) | 2,053.3 (80.84) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 13.0 | 19.0 | 25.4 | 29.0 | 27.6 | 23.0 | 16.8 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 182.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 78 | 75 | 78 | 84 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 85 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 240.6 | 226.4 | 245.8 | 231.5 | 189.0 | 106.8 | 78.5 | 114.1 | 138.6 | 175.3 | 215.0 | 233.7 | 2,195.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 72 | 71 | 66 | 60 | 46 | 26 | 19 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 66 | 71 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Longling County Official Site
- Longling County Tourism Bureau
- West Yunnan Main Battlefield of Anti-Japanese War of Resistance[permanent dead link]
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