Laohekou
Laohekou (Chinese: 老河口; pinyin: Lǎohékǒu; lit. 'old river mouth') is a county-level city in the northwest of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is located on the Han River (Hanshui), near the Henan border.
Laohekou
老河口市 Laohokow | |
|---|---|
  Laohekou Location in Hubei | |
| Coordinates (Laohekou government): 32°21′32″N 111°41′02″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xiangyang |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 1,032 km2 (398 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 208.00 km2 (80.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • County-level city | 471,482 |
| • Estimate (2017) | 547,000 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 281,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
The entire county-level city has an area of 1,032 square kilometres (398 sq mi) and a population of 490,000 (2002). It falls under the jurisdiction of Xiangyang City. The area includes the city of Laohekou proper, which has an area of 27 square kilometres (10 sq mi).
Before the Communist Revolution, the city was the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Laohekou.
Geography and Climate
Laohekou has a monsoon-influenced, four season humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with cold, damp (but comparatively dry), winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 2.9 °C (37.2 °F) in January to 27.4 °C (81.3 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 15.87 °C (60.6 °F). A majority of the annual precipitation of 830 mm (33 in) occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 33% in January to 46% in August, the city receives 1,762 hours of bright sunshine annually; January thru March is the cloudiest period of the year.
| Climate data for Laohekou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
40.7 (105.3) |
39.7 (103.5) |
39.7 (103.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
21.3 (70.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
5.1 (41.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.2 (1.0) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.1 (32.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.5 (0.89) |
21.9 (0.86) |
46.4 (1.83) |
60.8 (2.39) |
93.3 (3.67) |
87.5 (3.44) |
126.4 (4.98) |
129.1 (5.08) |
78.8 (3.10) |
67.6 (2.66) |
42.9 (1.69) |
17.5 (0.69) |
794.7 (31.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.0 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 111.3 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 12.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 96.3 | 100.6 | 132.3 | 158.0 | 168.4 | 158.4 | 161.4 | 163.5 | 129.7 | 127.6 | 115.0 | 105.9 | 1,617.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 30 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 36 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[5] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
Seven towns:
- Menglou (孟楼镇), Zhulinqiao (竹林桥镇), Xueji (薛集镇), Zhangji (张集镇), Xianrendu (仙人渡镇), Hongshanzui (洪山嘴镇), Lilou (李楼镇)
The only township is Yuanchong Township (袁冲乡)
Other areas:
Transport
Laohekou is served by the Hankou–Danjiangkou Railway and the Laohekou Airport.
References
- 老河口市历史沿革 [Laohekou City Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
1996年，老河口市面积1032平方千米，{...}2010年第六次人口普查，老河口市常住总人口其中：471482人，光化街道67317人，酂阳街道97148人，孟楼镇31968人，竹林桥镇35022人，薛集镇42538人，张集镇41215人，仙人渡镇36042人，洪山嘴镇50677人，李楼镇37453人，袁冲乡32102人。
- Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 66. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- 老河口 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- 老河口概况－－【行政建制】 [Laohekou Overview - Administrative Structure] (in Simplified Chinese). Laohekou People's Government. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
老河口市辖1乡：袁冲乡；7镇：仙人渡镇、张集镇、竹林桥镇、薛集镇、孟楼镇、李楼镇、洪山嘴镇；2个街道办事处：酂阳街道办事处、光化街道办事处。
- 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：老河口市 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Laohekou City]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
统计用区划代码 名称 420682001000 光化街道办事处 420682002000 酂阳街道办事处 420682100000 孟楼镇 420682101000 竹林桥镇 420682102000 薛集镇 420682103000 张集镇 420682104000 仙人渡镇 420682105000 洪山嘴镇 420682106000 李楼镇 420682200000 袁冲乡 420682501000 蔬菜原种场 420682502000 百花山林场 420682503000 林茂山林场 420682504000 二房营原种场