Lianjiang, Guangdong
Lianjiang
廉江市 Limkong; Lienchiang | |
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  Lianjiang Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 21°44′N 110°17′E / 21.733°N 110.283°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhanjiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,835 km2 (1,095 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | 1,476,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Lianjiang (postal: Limkong; Chinese: 廉江) is a county-level city in the municipal region of Zhanjiang, Guangdong.[1] The city has an area of 2,543 square kilometers, and had a population of about 1,680,000 as of 2010.[1]
Geography
Lianjiang lies in the north of the Leizhou Peninsula and faces Beibu Gulf to the southwest.[1] The city is bordered to the east by Maoming; to the south by Wuchuan, Potou District, and Suixi County, all in Zhanjiang; to the west by Anpugang Harbour (Chinese: 安铺港, part of the Gulf of Tonkin) and Beihai, in Guangxi Province; and to the north by Yulin.[citation needed] Lianjiang lies 48 kilometers north of Zhanjiang's city center.[citation needed]
Climate
| Climate data for Lianjiang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.1 (84.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.9 (98.4) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
20.5 (68.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.9 (1.02) |
43.3 (1.70) |
66.8 (2.63) |
117.2 (4.61) |
218.2 (8.59) |
282.2 (11.11) |
309.5 (12.19) |
318.5 (12.54) |
195.0 (7.68) |
87.3 (3.44) |
34.5 (1.36) |
24.6 (0.97) |
1,723 (67.84) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 80 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
The city is divided into 3 subdistricts and 18 towns.[3] Lianjiang's government is located in Luozhou Subdistrict.[1]
Subdistricts
Lianjiang's 3 subdistricts are Luozhou Subdistrict, Chengnan Subdistrict, and Chengbei Subdistrict.[3]
Towns
Lianjiang's 18 towns are Shicheng, Xinmin, Jishui, Hechun, Shijiao, Liangdong, Hengshan, Anpu, Yingzi, Qingping, Cheban, Gaoqiao, Shiling, Yatang, Shijing, Changshan, Tangpeng, and Heliao.[3]
Education
By the end of 2009 there are 577 schools, colleges and universities in Lianjiang with 312,000 students.[citation needed]
The Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences is located in the city.[4]
Transportation
The Litang–Zhanjiang railway and the Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway both run through Lianjiang.[1]
National Highway 207 and National Highway 325 both run through Lianjiang, as well as a number of provincial highways.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f 廉江市概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2012-08-14. Archived from the original on 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ a b c 2019年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ 学院简介 [College Introduction] (in Chinese). Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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