Longling County
County in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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Longling County (simplified Chinese: 龙陵县; traditional Chinese: 龍陵縣; pinyin: Lónglíng Xiàn) is a county in Baoshan City, in the west of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Burma's Shan State to the south.
Longling County
龙陵县 | |
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Cityscape of county town Main street intersection Longshan Lake Park Songshan Battle Site Memorial Park Former site of Dongjiagou Japanese Military Comfort Station | |
 Location of Longling County (red) and Baoshan City (pink) within Yunnan | |
  Longling Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 24°38′18″N 98°50′23″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Baoshan City |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,884 km2 (1,114 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 270,000 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 678300 |
| Area code | 0875 |
| Website | www |
Its capital is the large community Longshan (龙山镇).
The site of the Songshan Battlefield (松山战役旧址; 松山戰役舊址; Sōngshān zhànyì jiùzhǐ) (1944 during the Second Sino-Japanese War) has since 2006 been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China.
Administrative divisions
Longling County has 5 towns, 4 townships and 1 ethnic township.[1]
- 5 towns
- Longshan (龙山镇)
- Zhen'an (镇安镇)
- Mengnuo (勐糯镇)
- Lameng (腊勐镇)
- Xiangda (象达镇)
- 4 townships
- Longjiang (龙江乡)
- Bizhai (碧寨乡)
- Longxin (龙新乡)
- Pingda (平达乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Mucheng Yi and Lisu (木城彝族傈僳族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Longling, elevation 1,528 m (5,013 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.8 (71.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27.2 (1.07) |
28.9 (1.14) |
36.2 (1.43) |
85.2 (3.35) |
202.2 (7.96) |
337.6 (13.29) |
432.7 (17.04) |
399.5 (15.73) |
251.5 (9.90) |
183.9 (7.24) |
51.9 (2.04) |
16.5 (0.65) |
2,053.3 (80.84) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 13.0 | 19.0 | 25.4 | 29.0 | 27.6 | 23.0 | 16.8 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 182.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 78 | 75 | 78 | 84 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 85 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 240.6 | 226.4 | 245.8 | 231.5 | 189.0 | 106.8 | 78.5 | 114.1 | 138.6 | 175.3 | 215.0 | 233.7 | 2,195.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 72 | 71 | 66 | 60 | 46 | 26 | 19 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 66 | 71 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] all-time Nov high[4] | |||||||||||||
