Lushan County (simplified Chinese: 鲁山县; traditional Chinese: 魯山縣; pinyin: Lǔshān Xiàn) is a county in Pingdingshan, in southwest-central Henan Province, China, with a population of 830,000. This county is known for housing the Spring Temple Buddha, a giant statue of Buddha.
Lushan County
鲁山县 | |
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  Lushan Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 33°44′20″N 112°54′29″E / 33.739°N 112.908°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Pingdingshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,406 km2 (929 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 779,800 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 467300 |
As 2012, this county is divided to 4 subdistricts, 5 towns and 15 townships.[3]
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- Towns
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- Townships
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Lushan (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) | 20.3 (68.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
35.1 (95.2) |
40.7 (105.3) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.2 (104.4) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.9 (103.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
21.0 (69.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.8 (3.6) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.2 (0.52) |
16.5 (0.65) |
30.5 (1.20) |
44.6 (1.76) |
72.1 (2.84) |
104.0 (4.09) |
201.5 (7.93) |
129.0 (5.08) |
100.8 (3.97) |
49.7 (1.96) |
34.1 (1.34) |
11.1 (0.44) |
807.1 (31.78) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 92.4 |
| Average snowy days | 4.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 12.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 114.4 | 121.7 | 156.1 | 182.8 | 191.2 | 179.0 | 161.5 | 153.5 | 141.2 | 138.1 | 129.1 | 131.0 | 1,799.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 36 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 平顶山市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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