Longshan County
County in Hunan, China
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Longshan County (simplified Chinese: 龙山县; traditional Chinese: 龍山縣; pinyin: Lóngshān Xiàn; lit. 'dragon mountain') is a county of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.
Longshan County
龙山县 Lungshan | |
|---|---|
Location of Longshan County within Xiangxi | |
  Longshan Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 29°12′04″N 109°31′37″E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Xiangxi |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,127.16 km2 (1,207.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 502,227 |
| • Density | 160.602/km2 (415.956/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4168XX |
| Website | xxls |
Located in northwestern Xiangxi, it is immediately adjacent to the borders of Chongqing Municipality and Hubei Province. The county is bordered to the northeast by Sangzhi County, to the east by Yongshun County, to the southeast and the south by Baojing County, and to the west by Youyang County of Chongqing, Laifeng County and Xuan'en County of Hubei. Longshan County covers an area of 3,131 km2 (1,209 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 601,000 and a resident population of 492,800.[4] The county has 12 towns, 5 townships and 4 subdistricts under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Min'an Subdistrict (民安街道).[5]
History
The 2014 Hunan military training incident occurred at a secondary school in Longshan County.
Administrative divisions
Longshan has 3 subdistricts, 11 towns, and 20 townships:[6]
- Subdistricts:
- Min'an (民安街道)
- Huatang (华塘街道)
- Xincheng (新城街道)
- Towns:
- Townships:
Transportation
Climate
| Climate data for Longshan, elevation 489 m (1,604 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) | 20.6 (69.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.3 (99.1) |
33.2 (91.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
16.4 (61.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
13.4 (56.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32.5 (1.28) |
40.1 (1.58) |
63.4 (2.50) |
113.0 (4.45) |
191.2 (7.53) |
204.8 (8.06) |
219.5 (8.64) |
157.4 (6.20) |
120.6 (4.75) |
105.2 (4.14) |
58.7 (2.31) |
20.5 (0.81) |
1,326.9 (52.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.9 | 11.8 | 14.1 | 15.2 | 17.7 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 14.2 | 12.2 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 166.1 |
| Average snowy days | 5.6 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 11.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 42.6 | 45.6 | 73.1 | 103.8 | 114.6 | 110.2 | 166.2 | 189.9 | 125.6 | 90.1 | 76.7 | 60.4 | 1,198.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 13 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 47 | 34 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 26 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
