Liangdang County
Liangdang County (simplified Chinese: 两当县; traditional Chinese: 兩當縣; pinyin: Liǎngdāng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Longnan City, in the southeast of Gansu Province of China. It has a land area of 1,374 km2 (531 sq mi), and a population of 50,000 in 2004. The postal code is 742400. The county seat is located in Chengguan Town. In 2017 it was the poorest county in Gansu.[1]
Liangdang County
两当县 Liangtang | |
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 Liangdang railway station | |
  Liangdang Location of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′55″N 106°23′43″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,408.73 km2 (543.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 50,429 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 742400 |
Liangdang is best known in China for the April 1932 Liangdang Uprising, launched by Xi Zhongxun.[2]
Administrative divisions
Liangdang County is divided to 6 towns and 6 townships.
- Towns
- Chengguan (城关镇)
-Towns are upgraded from Township.
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- Townships
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-Former Townships are merged to other.
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Climate
| Climate data for Liangdang (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) | 16.8 (62.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
34.3 (93.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
37.2 (99.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
12.3 (54.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
7.7 (45.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.9 (0.11) |
6.9 (0.27) |
18.6 (0.73) |
40.5 (1.59) |
63.7 (2.51) |
78.3 (3.08) |
126.0 (4.96) |
104.4 (4.11) |
102.5 (4.04) |
55.8 (2.20) |
15.2 (0.60) |
3.5 (0.14) |
618.3 (24.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 112.1 |
| Average snowy days | 7.9 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 20.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 69 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 127.2 | 108.4 | 143.3 | 179.6 | 197.5 | 190.5 | 199.6 | 186.4 | 115.9 | 109.4 | 114.4 | 129.8 | 1,802 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 40 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- 甘肃最穷的三个县, 你的家乡上榜了吗? (in Simplified Chinese). 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017.
- "两当兵变".
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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