Luanchuan County
County in Henan, People's Republic of China
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Luanchuan County (simplified Chinese: 栾川县; traditional Chinese: 欒川縣; pinyin: Luánchuān Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang, in the west of Henan province, China.
Luanchuan County
栾川县 | |
|---|---|
Luanchuan in Luoyang | |
 Luoyang in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′10″N 111°36′58″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Luoyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,478 km2 (957 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 351,400 |
| • Density | 141.8/km2 (367.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 471500 |
| Website | archived link |
It has an area of 2,177 km2 (841 sq mi) and a population of 318,000.[3]
The county contains significant deposits of molybdenum and tungsten.
Administrative divisions
As of 2012[update], this county is divided to 7 towns and 7 townships.[4]
- Towns
- Chengguan (城关镇)
- Chitudian (赤土店镇)
- Heyu (合峪镇)
- Tantou (潭头镇)
- Sanchuan (三川镇)
- Lengshui (冷水镇)
- Taowan (陶湾镇)
- Townships
- Luanchuan Township (栾川乡)
- Miaozi Township (庙子乡)
- Qiuba Township (秋扒乡)
- Shizimiao Township (狮子庙乡)
- Baitu Township (白土乡)
- Jiaohe Township (叫河乡)
- Shimiao Township (石庙乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Luanchuan, elevation 742 m (2,434 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.9 (96.6) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.9 (100.2) |
37.9 (100.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
7.7 (45.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.9 (7.0) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.2 (0.40) |
14.3 (0.56) |
30.7 (1.21) |
58.7 (2.31) |
86.8 (3.42) |
98.6 (3.88) |
169.7 (6.68) |
140.1 (5.52) |
108.3 (4.26) |
59.8 (2.35) |
29.8 (1.17) |
7.0 (0.28) |
814 (32.04) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.0 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 15.0 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 108.8 |
| Average snowy days | 7.2 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 23.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 58 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 155.9 | 145.6 | 175.0 | 202.4 | 207.9 | 198.0 | 191.1 | 181.4 | 151.1 | 155.8 | 153.6 | 164.2 | 2,082 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 49 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Education
There is a central elementary school in Qiuba Town.[7]
