Longxi County
Longxi is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Dingxi in the southeast of Gansu Province, China.
Longxi County
陇西县 | |
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  Longxi Location of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 35°05′N 104°39′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Dingxi |
| County seat | Gongchang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,408 km2 (930 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 522,500[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 748100 |
| Area code | 0932 |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 隴西縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陇西县 | ||||||||
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Administration
Longxi has twelve towns and five townships.[2] The county seat is Gongchang.[3]
- Towns
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- Towns upgraded to townships
- Kezhai (柯寨镇)
- Shuangquan (双泉镇)
- Quanjiawan (权家湾镇)
- Townships
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Climate
| Climate data for Longxi (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) | 12.2 (54.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
8.7 (47.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
3.5 (38.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.0 (−7.6) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.0 (0.16) |
5.7 (0.22) |
13.2 (0.52) |
26.4 (1.04) |
54.2 (2.13) |
59.7 (2.35) |
75.2 (2.96) |
81.3 (3.20) |
53.3 (2.10) |
34.0 (1.34) |
6.1 (0.24) |
1.6 (0.06) |
414.7 (16.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 95.8 |
| Average snowy days | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 28.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 63 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 171.8 | 162.4 | 187.9 | 208.0 | 215.4 | 205.8 | 215.3 | 205.4 | 141.1 | 138.6 | 157.9 | 179.5 | 2,189.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55 | 52 | 50 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 38 | 40 | 52 | 59 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Economy
The Longxi economy is mainly based on agriculture, cultivation of ingredients used in Traditional Chinese medicine, and production of aluminium. Astragalus and Codonopsis, among other medicinal plants, are grown and processed for traditional medicine in the Longxi region.[6]
Tourism
External links
References
- "定西市人民政府 县区概况 陇西县".
- "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- "Geography of Longxi County" (in Chinese). Longxi County Government website. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- 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.
- 陇西中医药介绍.
- "陇西李氏文化网_李家龙宫".
- 中医药产业.
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