Luoding
罗定市 Loting | |
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  Luoding Location in Guangdong | |
| 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) |
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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
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
Map including Luoding (labeled as LO-TING 罗定) (AMS, 1954)
Luoding borders Guangxi to the northwest.
Notable people
- 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
| 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
Notes
References
- ↑ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luoding City.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Luoding.
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