Luoding
Luoding
罗定市 Loting | |
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Coordinates: 22°46′08″N 111°34′11″E / 22.7689°N 111.5697°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Yunfu |
Area | |
• Total | 2,300 km2 (900 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | 959,067 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Luoding | |||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 罗定 | ||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 羅定 | ||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Luódìng | ||||||||||||
Postal | Loting | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Netting Order | ||||||||||||
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Luoding, alternately romanized as Loting,[a] is a county-level city in the west of Guangdong province, China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Yunfu.
History
As early as 10,000 years ago, there were ancient people inhabited within Luoding City. Famous monument is the rock carving called Long an yan (龍盦巖石窟)
Geography
Luoding borders Guangxi to the northwest.
Climate
Climate data for Luoding (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.3 (102.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.3 (97.3) |
34.0 (93.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
39.3 (102.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
29.4 (84.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
19.0 (66.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46.9 (1.85) |
60.6 (2.39) |
73.3 (2.89) |
145.3 (5.72) |
207.0 (8.15) |
200.3 (7.89) |
187.1 (7.37) |
176.4 (6.94) |
158.6 (6.24) |
66.6 (2.62) |
38.3 (1.51) |
27.1 (1.07) |
1,387.5 (54.64) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 78 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "China".
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luoding City.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Luoding.