Not to be confused with
Linhai.
County-level city in Liaoning, People's Republic of China
Linghai (Chinese: 凌海; pinyin: Línghǎi) is a county-level city in the west of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It was called Jinxian or Jin County (Chinese: 锦县) until 1993, when it was reorganized into a county-level city and renamed Linghai. With its urban core lying on the west (right) bank of the Daling River, which flows into Liaodong Bay near the city, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhou, the seat of which is 21 kilometres (13 mi) to the southwest.
Administrative divisions
There are three subdistricts, 11 towns, seven townships, and one ethnic township under the city's administration.[3]
Subdistricts:
Towns:
- Shishan (石山镇), Yuji (余积镇), Shuangyang (双羊镇), Banjita (班吉塔镇), Shenjiatai (沈家台镇), Santaizi (三台子镇), Youwei Manchu Town (右卫满族镇), Yanjia (闫家镇), Xinzhuangzi (新庄子镇), Niangniangguan (娘娘宫镇), Cuiyan (翠岩镇)
Townships:
Others:
Climate
| Climate data for Linghai (1991–2020 normals)
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−2.7
(27.1)
|
1.3
(34.3)
|
8.0
(46.4)
|
16.2
(61.2)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
26.3
(79.3)
|
28.5
(83.3)
|
28.4
(83.1)
|
24.8
(76.6)
|
17.1
(62.8)
|
6.9
(44.4)
|
−0.6
(30.9)
|
14.8
(58.6)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−8.0
(17.6)
|
−4.2
(24.4)
|
2.3
(36.1)
|
10.4
(50.7)
|
17.3
(63.1)
|
21.5
(70.7)
|
24.5
(76.1)
|
24.0
(75.2)
|
19.1
(66.4)
|
11.4
(52.5)
|
1.8
(35.2)
|
−5.6
(21.9)
|
9.5
(49.2)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−12.3
(9.9)
|
−8.6
(16.5)
|
−2.3
(27.9)
|
5.4
(41.7)
|
12.3
(54.1)
|
17.4
(63.3)
|
21.2
(70.2)
|
20.3
(68.5)
|
14.3
(57.7)
|
6.5
(43.7)
|
−2.6
(27.3)
|
−9.8
(14.4)
|
5.2
(41.3)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
3.0
(0.12)
|
3.9
(0.15)
|
9.0
(0.35)
|
26.3
(1.04)
|
48.9
(1.93)
|
90.7
(3.57)
|
146
(5.7)
|
151.5
(5.96)
|
39.9
(1.57)
|
33.5
(1.32)
|
16.0
(0.63)
|
3.9
(0.15)
|
572.6
(22.49)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
1.9
|
2.2
|
2.8
|
4.9
|
7.4
|
11.2
|
10.7
|
9.2
|
6.0
|
5.1
|
3.7
|
1.9
|
67
|
| Average snowy days
|
2.9
|
2.7
|
2.5
|
0.9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.3
|
2.7
|
3.0
|
15
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
50
|
50
|
48
|
50
|
56
|
71
|
81
|
80
|
68
|
59
|
54
|
52
|
60
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
207.2
|
209.2
|
251.2
|
251.1
|
276.7
|
235.4
|
209.4
|
230.4
|
240.6
|
226.9
|
192.3
|
192.5
|
2,722.9
|
| Percent possible sunshine
|
70
|
69
|
67
|
63
|
62
|
52
|
46
|
54
|
65
|
67
|
66
|
68
|
62
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
|
Transportation
Railway
Linghai is served by Linghai South railway station, an infill station on the Qinhuangdao–Shenyang passenger railway and the southern terminus of the Chaoyang–Linghai high-speed railway.
Airport
Jinzhou Bay Airport is located here.
References
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