Lu County
Lu County
泸县 | |
|---|---|
.png) Location of Lu County (red) within Luzhou City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 29°09′05″N 105°22′55″E / 29.1515°N 105.3819°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Luzhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,532 km2 (592 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Lu County or Luxian (simplified Chinese: 泸县; traditional Chinese: 瀘縣; pinyin: Lú Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Chongqing Municipality to the northeast. It is the northernmost county-level division of Luzhou city.
History
Lu County has a history over 2100 years. The county, known anciently as Jiangyang (江阳; 江陽), was established in 135 BC during the Han Dynasty.[1][permanent dead link]
Geography
Lu County is 105°10′50″ – 105°45′30″E,28°54′40″ – 29°20′00″N. This results in an east–west span of 56.23 km (34.94 mi) and north–south length of 46.8 km (29.1 mi). The county has a total area of 1,532 km2 (592 sq mi).
Population
As of 2006 the county had a population of 1,055,200.
Transport
Climate
| Climate data for Luxian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.6 (97.9) |
38.8 (101.8) |
41.3 (106.3) |
40.5 (104.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
41.3 (106.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.9 (89.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
17.6 (63.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
0.1 (32.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 89 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 83 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
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