Luoding
Luoding 罗定市 Loting | |
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Coordinates: 22°46′08″N 111°34′11″E / 22.7689°N 111.5697°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Yunfu |
Area | |
• Total | 2,300 km2 (900 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | 959,067 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Luoding | |||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 罗定 | ||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 羅定 | ||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Luódìng | ||||||||||||
Postal | Loting | ||||||||||||
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Luoding, is a county-level city in the northwestern part of Guangdong province (粤北), South China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Yunfu.
History
[edit]As early as 10,000 years ago, there were ancient people inhabited within Luoding City. Famous monument is the rock carving called Long Anyan Grottoes (龍盦巖石窟).
Geography
[edit]Luoding borders Guangxi to the northwest.
Notable people
[edit]- Cai Tingkai (蔡廷鍇), born in 1892, died in 1968, was a Chinese general.
- Cheung Ka Nien (張嘉年), Hong Kong actor, mr cheung is the main cast of the film: suk suk
- Tang Chun Kit (鄧俊傑), Hong Kong male historian, his research interest is the philosophy of scholar Zhan Ruo Shui (湛若水).
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Luoding (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) | 29.8 (85.6) | 33.4 (92.1) | 33.6 (92.5) | 37.0 (98.6) | 37.2 (99.0) | 38.2 (100.8) | 39.3 (102.7) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.2 (100.8) | 36.3 (97.3) | 34.0 (93.2) | 30.3 (86.5) | 39.3 (102.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.9 (71.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 30.3 (86.5) | 32.3 (90.1) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.3 (91.9) | 31.9 (89.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 24.9 (76.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 26.8 (80.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) | 15.7 (60.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.7 (72.9) | 26.2 (79.2) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.9 (84.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.8 (60.4) | 22.7 (72.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) | 13.0 (55.4) | 15.9 (60.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.9 (78.6) | 24.8 (76.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 17.2 (63.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 19.8 (67.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 2.6 (36.7) | 3.1 (37.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.9 (60.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 4.0 (39.2) | −0.2 (31.6) | −0.2 (31.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.1 (1.93) | 47.5 (1.87) | 91.9 (3.62) | 176.7 (6.96) | 252.6 (9.94) | 280.4 (11.04) | 231.5 (9.11) | 208.4 (8.20) | 151.8 (5.98) | 60.7 (2.39) | 42.2 (1.66) | 36.0 (1.42) | 1,628.8 (64.12) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.7 | 9.5 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 17.2 | 18.5 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 12.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 144.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 76 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 91.5 | 81.9 | 70.4 | 92.4 | 137.8 | 150.0 | 187.5 | 173.8 | 160.6 | 170.8 | 144.6 | 126.9 | 1,588.2 |
Percent possible sunshine | 27 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 44 | 38 | 36 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luoding City.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Luoding.