Lu County
Lu County .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} 泸县 | |
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| County | |
 Location of Lu County (red) within Luzhou City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 29°09′05″N 105°22′55″E / 29.1515°N 105.3819°E / 29.1515; 105.3819Coordinates: 29°09′05″N 105°22′55″E / 29.1515°N 105.3819°E / 29.1515; 105.3819 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Luzhou |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Lu County or Luxian (simplified Chinese: 泸县; traditional Chinese: 瀘縣; pinyin: Lú Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Chongqing Municipality to the northeast. It is the northernmost county-level division of Luzhou city.
Contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Population
4 Transport
5 Climate
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
History
Lu County has a history over 2100 years. The county, known anciently as Jiangyang (江阳; 江陽), was established in 135 BC during the Han Dynasty.[1][permanent dead link]
Geography
Lu County is 105°10′50″ – 105°45′30″E,28°54′40″ – 29°20′00″N. This results in an east–west span of 56.23 km (34.94 mi) and north–south length of 46.8 km (29.1 mi). The county has a total area of 1,532 km2 (592 sq mi).
Population
As of 2006 the county had a population of 1,055,200.
Transport
- China National Highway 321
Climate
| Climate data for Luxian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 32.8 (91) | 33.9 (93) | 36.2 (97.2) | 36.6 (97.9) | 38.8 (101.8) | 41.3 (106.3) | 40.5 (104.9) | 33.5 (92.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 19.6 (67.3) | 41.3 (106.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) | 13.5 (56.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 23.2 (73.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.9 (89.4) | 27.7 (81.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 17.1 (62.8) | 11.5 (52.7) | 21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 9.8 (49.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 23.2 (73.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 13.2 (55.8) | 8.3 (46.9) | 17.6 (63.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) | 7.8 (46) | 11.1 (52) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.3 (70.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 16.3 (61.3) | 11.9 (53.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) | 0.1 (32.2) | 1.8 (35.2) | 7.1 (44.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.6 (58.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 2.8 (37) | −1.3 (29.7) | −1.6 (29.1) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 89 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 83 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Luzhou
References
^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
External links
- Luxian Government website
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