Luonan County

Luonan County (traditional Chinese: 洛南縣; simplified Chinese: 洛南县; pinyin: Luònán Xiàn, alternatively 雒南縣) is a county under the administration of Shangluo city, in the east of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Henan province to the east. It has an area of 2,562 km2 (989 sq mi) and a population of 450,000 as of 2004.[1] Luonan is at the source of the Luo River. It is 108 kilometers away from Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province. Luonan has 14 towns. Its walnut production ranks first in China. Its gold production ranks third in Shaanxi. Its average temperature is 11.1 °C (52.0 °F). More than 66.7% of Luonan is covered in forests.[2]

Luonan County
洛南县
Lonan
雒南縣
Coordinates (Luonan County government): 34°05′27″N 110°08′55″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Prefecture-level cityShangluo
Area
  Total2,562 km2 (989 sq mi)
Elevation
1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
  Total450,000
  Density180/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
726100
Area code0914

Administrative divisions

Luonan County has 1 subdistrict and 9 towns.

1 subdistrict
  • Chengguan (城关街道)
9 towns
  • Maping (麻坪镇)
  • Shimen (石门镇)
  • Shipo (石坡镇)
  • Xunjian (巡检镇)
  • Si′er (寺耳镇)
  • Lingkou (灵口镇)
  • Sanyao (三要镇)
  • Gucheng (古城镇)
  • Jingcun (景村镇)

Climate

Climate data for Luonan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)
21.0
(69.8)
30.3
(86.5)
34.1
(93.4)
34.0
(93.2)
38.6
(101.5)
36.2
(97.2)
35.4
(95.7)
36.7
(98.1)
29.5
(85.1)
24.7
(76.5)
19.3
(66.7)
38.6
(101.5)
Average high °C (°F) 5.1
(41.2)
8.4
(47.1)
13.8
(56.8)
20.3
(68.5)
24.1
(75.4)
27.8
(82.0)
29.3
(84.7)
27.9
(82.2)
23.1
(73.6)
18.1
(64.6)
12.3
(54.1)
6.8
(44.2)
18.1
(64.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.7
(28.9)
1.7
(35.1)
6.7
(44.1)
12.8
(55.0)
17.0
(62.6)
21.1
(70.0)
23.4
(74.1)
22.1
(71.8)
17.2
(63.0)
11.6
(52.9)
5.5
(41.9)
0.0
(32.0)
11.5
(52.6)
Average low °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7)
−3.1
(26.4)
1.3
(34.3)
6.6
(43.9)
10.8
(51.4)
15.2
(59.4)
18.7
(65.7)
17.8
(64.0)
13.0
(55.4)
7.1
(44.8)
0.9
(33.6)
−4.5
(23.9)
6.5
(43.6)
Record low °C (°F) −18.6
(−1.5)
−13.9
(7.0)
−11.4
(11.5)
−5.4
(22.3)
−1.0
(30.2)
6.6
(43.9)
11.0
(51.8)
9.8
(49.6)
1.0
(33.8)
−6.0
(21.2)
−13.3
(8.1)
−22.6
(−8.7)
−22.6
(−8.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9.7
(0.38)
14.5
(0.57)
28.3
(1.11)
42.8
(1.69)
72.5
(2.85)
85.7
(3.37)
127.3
(5.01)
101.5
(4.00)
110.3
(4.34)
61.5
(2.42)
27.4
(1.08)
7.2
(0.28)
688.7
(27.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.5 6.6 7.6 8.8 10.8 10.5 13.4 11.6 12.4 11.2 7.4 4.2 110
Average snowy days 7.0 6.6 3.4 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2.7 4.6 24.7
Average relative humidity (%) 63 64 61 61 66 70 77 80 81 77 71 63 70
Mean monthly sunshine hours 156.2 137.7 167.8 195.9 205.9 197.0 195.5 178.7 138.4 143.4 141.4 158.5 2,016.4
Percent possible sunshine 49 44 45 50 48 46 45 43 38 41 46 52 46
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

  1. "Profile of Luonan County" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
  2. 关于我们-洛南县人民政府-中国•洛南 (in Simplified Chinese). Luonan People's Government. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  3. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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