Lục Ngạn district
District in Bắc Giang, Vietnam
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Lục Ngạn is a rural district of Bắc Giang province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. This district is famous for its Kim Sơn Thiều lychee. As of 2019 the district had a population of 226,540.[2] The district covers an area of 1,012 km2. The district capital lies at Chũ.[2]
Lục Ngạn District
Huyện Lục Ngạn | |
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 Interactive map of Lục Ngạn District | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Bắc Giang |
| Capital | Yên Lộc |
| Government | |
| • Party Secretary: | Thân Văn Khánh[1] |
| • People's Council Chairman: | Nguyễn Thanh Bình |
| • People's Committee Chairman: | Thân Văn Khánh |
| Area | |
• Total | 391 sq mi (1,012 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 226,540 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
Administrative divisions
The district is divided administratively into one township Chũ (the capital) and the communes of:
Cấm Sơn, Tân Sơn, Phong Vân, Sa Lý, Phong Minh, Sơn Hải, Hộ Đáp, Kim Sơn, Biên Sơn, Kiên Lao, Thanh Hải, Kiên Thành, Giáp Sơn, Biển Động, Tân Hoa, Tân Quang, Hồng Giang, Trù Hựu, Quý Sơn, Phượng Sơn, Mỹ An, Tân Mộc, Đèo Gia, Phỉ Điền, Đồng Cốc, Phú Nhuận, Nghĩa Hò, Tân Quang, Tân Lập and Nam Dương.
Climate
| Climate data for Lục Ngạn | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.4 (90.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
40.8 (105.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
40.8 (105.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.96 (64.33) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.2 (0.99) |
24.0 (0.94) |
41.8 (1.65) |
102.5 (4.04) |
164.4 (6.47) |
213.3 (8.40) |
251.3 (9.89) |
246.7 (9.71) |
168.7 (6.64) |
88.9 (3.50) |
36.9 (1.45) |
19.1 (0.75) |
1,382.8 (54.44) |
| Average rainy days | 7.6 | 8.7 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 15.1 | 16.3 | 17.7 | 13.3 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 134.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78.4 | 80.0 | 82.1 | 81.7 | 79.6 | 81.3 | 82.6 | 85.2 | 83.2 | 80.8 | 78.7 | 77.1 | 80.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 78.6 | 56.3 | 57.0 | 100.9 | 187.5 | 173.6 | 191.6 | 174.9 | 182.3 | 171.2 | 145.1 | 122.7 | 1,649.6 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology,[3] Nchmf.gov.vn (August record high)[4] | |||||||||||||