Lueyang County, or Lüeyang County (simplified Chinese: 略阳县; traditional Chinese: 略陽縣; pinyin: Lüèyáng Xiàn), is a county of Hanzhong, in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Gansu province to the north and west and located on the upper reaches of the Jialing River.[2] It was first founded in 111 BC.[3] As a result of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, 95% of buildings in the county seat were damaged.[4] In August 2020, the county seat was flooded by the Jialing River.[5]
Lueyang County 略阳县 | |
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 Location in Hanzhong | |
.png) Hanzhong in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Hanzhong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,831 km2 (1,093 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,425 m (7,956 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 587 m (1,926 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 178,828[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal Code | 724300 |
| Website | lueyang |
Economy
Formerly home to heavy industry, nowadays the local economy lags behind the rest of Shaanxi province. In 2014, 41% of the population lived in absolute poverty.[4] Lueyang is an important agricultural base for Eucommia tree,[6] walnuts, black mushroom and Shiitake.[3]
Administrative divisions
As 2019, Lueyang County is divided to 2 subdistricts and 15 towns.[7]
- Subdistricts
- Xingzhou Subdistrict (兴州街道), county seat[8]
- Hengxianhe Subdistrict (横现河街道)
- Towns
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Climate
| Climate data for Lueyang, elevation 794 m (2,605 ft), (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) | 18.3 (64.9) | 23.5 (74.3) | 30.9 (87.6) | 33.2 (91.8) | 35.9 (96.6) | 38.6 (101.5) | 38.5 (101.3) | 37.7 (99.9) | 35.8 (96.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 38.6 (101.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) | 10.6 (51.1) | 16.1 (61.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.7 (78.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.5 (85.1) | 23.8 (74.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 13.7 (56.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 19.7 (67.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 5.4 (41.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.2 (72.0) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 13.8 (56.8) | 8.7 (47.7) | 3.6 (38.5) | 13.9 (57.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) | 1.6 (34.9) | 5.4 (41.7) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 20.0 (68.0) | 19.6 (67.3) | 15.8 (60.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 5.3 (41.5) | −0.1 (31.8) | 9.9 (49.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.9 (16.0) | −6.4 (20.5) | −5.6 (21.9) | −0.8 (30.6) | 4.0 (39.2) | 9.8 (49.6) | 14.0 (57.2) | 12.4 (54.3) | 7.5 (45.5) | −2.8 (27.0) | −5.4 (22.3) | −11.3 (11.7) | −11.3 (11.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.1 (0.16) | 7.7 (0.30) | 22.0 (0.87) | 47.8 (1.88) | 75.1 (2.96) | 91.2 (3.59) | 174.2 (6.86) | 121.3 (4.78) | 119.7 (4.71) | 62.5 (2.46) | 17.5 (0.69) | 4.1 (0.16) | 747.2 (29.42) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.1 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 14.3 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 116.3 |
| Average snowy days | 6.4 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 14.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 68 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 100.2 | 87.4 | 123.7 | 155.0 | 173.3 | 164.3 | 172.3 | 169.5 | 95.3 | 87.3 | 84.9 | 101.7 | 1,514.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 32 | 28 | 33 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 34 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10] | |||||||||||||
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