Luhuo County
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Luhuo County
炉霍县 · བྲག་འགོ་རྫོང་། Lu-ho | |
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.png) Location of Luhuo County (red) within Garzê Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,601 km2 (1,776 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Luhuo County (simplified Chinese: 炉霍县; traditional Chinese: 爐霍縣; pinyin: Lúhuò Xiàn; Tibetan: བྲག་འགོ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: brag 'go rdzong, ZYPY: Draggo Zong) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
History
On March 24, 1923, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck between Luhuo and Dawu and killed 4800 people. [1]
On February 6, 1973, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred near Zhaggo, a town in the county. [2]
Towns and Townships
- Xindu Town (新都镇)
- Simu Town (斯木镇)
- Zhuwei Town (朱倭镇)
- Niba Township (泥巴乡)
- Yade Township (雅德乡)
- Luoqiu Township (洛秋乡)
- Yimu Township (宜木乡)
- Renda Township (仁达乡)
- Dandu Township (旦都乡)
- Chonggu Township (充古乡)
- Gengzhi Township (更知乡)
- Kaniang Township (卡娘乡)
- Chongta Township (宗塔乡)
- Zongmai Township (宗麦乡)
- Shangluokema Township (上罗柯马乡)
- Xialuokema Township (下罗柯马乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Luhuo (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
15.9 (60.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
0.2 (32.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
0.1 (32.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.0 (−11.2) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.0 (0.16) |
5.6 (0.22) |
18.0 (0.71) |
33.6 (1.32) |
76.9 (3.03) |
147.4 (5.80) |
136.0 (5.35) |
112.3 (4.42) |
106.2 (4.18) |
45.6 (1.80) |
6.7 (0.26) |
1.8 (0.07) |
694.1 (27.32) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 43 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 68 | 55 | 47 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3] | |||||||||||||
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31°27′N 100°42′E / 31.450°N 100.700°E
References
- ^ "Significant Earthquake Information", United States Geological Survey
- ^ "Significant Earthquake Information", United States Geological Survey
- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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