Luqu County
Luqu County
ཀླུ་ཆུ་རྫོང་།· 碌曲县 | |
|---|---|
 Langmusi | |
.png) Luqu County (pink) within Gannan Prefecture (yellow) and Gansu | |
| Coordinates (Luqu government): 34°35′27″N 102°29′23″E / 34.5909°N 102.4896°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Autonomous prefecture | Gannan |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,298.6 km2 (2,045.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 38,000 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 747200 |
Luqu County (Chinese: 碌曲县; pinyin: Lùqū Xiàn, Tibetan: ཀླུ་ཆུ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: klu chu rdzong, ZYPY: Luqu Zong)[1] is a county of the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the south of Gansu province, China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the southeast and Qinghai to the west. Its postal code is 717200, and in 1999 its population was 30,039 people.[2]
Kirti Namgyel Dechen Ling (Ganden Shedrub Pekar Drolwailing), a Gelug monastery located in Langmusi, was founded in 1748. It became the seat of the Kirti incarnation line.[3][4]
Administrative divisions
Luqu County (碌曲县) is divided to 5 towns and 2 townships.[5]
- Towns
- Townships
- Larenguan Township (拉仁关乡)
- Ala Township (阿拉乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Luqu (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.5 (16.7) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.6 (2.1) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−3.4 (25.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.1 (−15.0) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−22.9 (−9.2) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.3 (0.17) |
6.0 (0.24) |
18.0 (0.71) |
33.0 (1.30) |
73.8 (2.91) |
96.6 (3.80) |
114.8 (4.52) |
101.4 (3.99) |
89.1 (3.51) |
46.4 (1.83) |
6.9 (0.27) |
2.3 (0.09) |
592.6 (23.34) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 51 | 53 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 53 | 64 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[6] | |||||||||||||
Transport
See also
References
- ^ "klu chu rdzong. TBRC Resource ID G2201". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ China Historical GIS
- ^ "stag tshang lha mo dgon, TBRC Resource ID G3278". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
(also called: stag tshang lha mo dgon, lha mo dgon, stag tshang lha mo gser khri dgon, dga' ldan bshad sgrub pad dkar grol ba'i gling, stag tshang lha mo gse khri dgon dga' ldan bshad sgrub pad dkar grol ba'i gling, 郎木寺, 噶丹雪珠贝噶卓卫林, langmu si)
- ^ "Kirti Namgyel Dechen Ling". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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