Loufan County
County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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Loufan County is a county of Shanxi Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Taiyuan, the capital of the province. It is the westernmost county-level division of Taiyuan.
Loufan
娄烦县 | |
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Location in Taiyuan | |
  Loufan Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 38°04′07″N 111°47′51″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Taiyuan |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 91,208 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Loufan County | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 婁煩縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 娄烦县 | ||||||||
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Name
Loufan is named for the Loufan Kingdom (婁煩 Lóufán < Eastern Han Chinese *l(i)o-buɑn < Old Chinese *ro-ban 620 BCE ?, ca.; 307 BCE)[2] in ancient China during the Warring States period, which was conquered by the state of Zhao in two campaigns in 306 and 304 BC after the adoption of nomad (Hu) weapons and customs by the King Wuling of Zhao.[3] During Emperor Gaozu of Han's time, Loufan were associated with the Xiongnu.[4]
History
Loufan County formed part of Yanmen Commandery under the Qin and Han. Its former seat is now located in Ningwu County[5] in Xinzhou Prefecture.
Climate
| Climate data for Loufan, elevation 1,150 m (3,770 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
38.9 (102.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
16.2 (61.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.0 (6.8) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.8 (−12.6) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.6 (38.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−26.8 (−16.2) |
−26.8 (−16.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.6 (0.06) |
4.0 (0.16) |
8.8 (0.35) |
22.9 (0.90) |
33.0 (1.30) |
56.3 (2.22) |
103.9 (4.09) |
103.0 (4.06) |
58.8 (2.31) |
27.1 (1.07) |
9.9 (0.39) |
1.6 (0.06) |
430.9 (16.97) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 76.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 17.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 51 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 55 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 58 | 52 | 56 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 195.7 | 190.7 | 222.4 | 234.8 | 260.1 | 245.9 | 222.9 | 206.7 | 186.9 | 204.8 | 192.2 | 193.6 | 2,556.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 64 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 58 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
