Liuba County
County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Liuba County (simplified Chinese: 留坝县; traditional Chinese: 留垻縣; pinyin: Liúbà Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Hanzhong City, in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China. It is the northernmost county-level division of Hanzhong.
Liuba County
留坝县 Liupa | |
|---|---|
Location in Hanzhong | |
.png) Hanzhong in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Hanzhong |
| Area | |
| 1,970 km2 (760 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,547 m (5,075 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,610 m (8,560 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| 41,882 | |
| • Density | 21.3/km2 (55.1/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 33,947 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal Code | 724100 |
| Website | www |
The Zhang Liang temple is located in Liuba, Zhang Liang supposedly lived in reclusion at the site.[2][3] There is also a 4000-year old Ginkgo tree in the county.[4][5]
Administrative divisions
As of 2019, Liuba County is divided to 1 subdistrict and 7 towns.[6]
- Subdistricts
- Zibai Subdistrict (紫柏街道)
- Towns
- Madao (马道镇)
- Wuguanyi (武关驿镇)
- Liuhou (留侯镇)
- Jiangkou (江口镇)
- Yuhuangmiao (玉皇庙镇)
- Huoshaodian (火烧店镇)
- Qingqiaoyi (青桥驿镇)
Climate
| Climate data for Liuba, elevation 1,039 m (3,409 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
29.7 (85.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
37.1 (98.8) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.3 (95.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
11.8 (53.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.1 (43.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.5 (0.22) |
11.2 (0.44) |
26.1 (1.03) |
49.2 (1.94) |
84.0 (3.31) |
107.1 (4.22) |
147.9 (5.82) |
143.8 (5.66) |
126.2 (4.97) |
71.3 (2.81) |
23.6 (0.93) |
5.6 (0.22) |
801.5 (31.57) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.3 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 13.4 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 127.4 |
| Average snowy days | 7.8 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 21.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 75 | 67 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 120.5 | 105.2 | 136.9 | 172.2 | 188.5 | 177.4 | 180.9 | 171.7 | 100.6 | 103.7 | 115.4 | 127.0 | 1,700 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 38 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 30 | 37 | 42 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] all-time extreme temperature[9][10] | |||||||||||||
