Linwu County

Linwu County
临武县
County
Linwu is located in Hunan
Linwu
Linwu
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 25°16′34″N 112°33′50″E / 25.276°N 112.564°E / 25.276; 112.564[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChenzhou
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
4243XX

Linwu County (simplified Chinese: 临武县; traditional Chinese: 臨武縣; pinyin: Línwǔ Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chenzhou.

Located on the southern margin of the province, it is adjacent to the southwest of the city proper in Chenzhou. The county is bordered to the north by Guiyang and Jiahe Counties, to the northeast by Beihu District, to the east by Yizhang County, to the south by Lianzhou City of Guangdong, to the west by Lanshan County. Linwu County covers 1,383.06 km2 (534.00 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 397,200 and a resident population of 399,900.[2] The county has nine towns and four townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Shunfeng Town (舜峰镇).[3]

Administrative divisions

9 towns
3 townships
1 ethnic township

Climate

Climate data for Linwu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2) 		30.6
(87.1) 		31.6
(88.9) 		33.1
(91.6) 		34.8
(94.6) 		36.6
(97.9) 		38.8
(101.8) 		39.2
(102.6) 		37.1
(98.8) 		36.4
(97.5) 		32.5
(90.5) 		26.9
(80.4) 		39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.1
(52.0) 		14.0
(57.2) 		17.4
(63.3) 		23.4
(74.1) 		27.5
(81.5) 		30.2
(86.4) 		32.7
(90.9) 		32.3
(90.1) 		29.3
(84.7) 		24.8
(76.6) 		19.8
(67.6) 		13.9
(57.0) 		23.0
(73.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4) 		9.5
(49.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		18.9
(66.0) 		23.0
(73.4) 		26.0
(78.8) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.1
(80.8) 		24.2
(75.6) 		19.6
(67.3) 		14.3
(57.7) 		8.9
(48.0) 		18.3
(64.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4) 		6.5
(43.7) 		10.2
(50.4) 		15.6
(60.1) 		19.7
(67.5) 		23.0
(73.4) 		24.2
(75.6) 		23.4
(74.1) 		20.8
(69.4) 		15.9
(60.6) 		10.5
(50.9) 		5.4
(41.7) 		14.9
(58.9)
Record low °C (°F) −4.3
(24.3) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		2.6
(36.7) 		7.9
(46.2) 		12.7
(54.9) 		19.0
(66.2) 		18.4
(65.1) 		11.7
(53.1) 		2.8
(37.0) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−5.5
(22.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72.2
(2.84) 		73.8
(2.91) 		147.9
(5.82) 		180.7
(7.11) 		216.7
(8.53) 		255.6
(10.06) 		135.8
(5.35) 		141.7
(5.58) 		74.2
(2.92) 		60.7
(2.39) 		71.6
(2.82) 		55.4
(2.18) 		1,486.3
(58.51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.1 13.6 18.7 16.6 17.3 18.4 13.0 14.6 9.1 6.6 8.3 9.4 158.7
Average snowy days 2.3 0.9 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 4.3
Average relative humidity (%) 79 79 82 80 80 81 76 79 78 75 76 74 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 75.0 70.1 68.9 100.3 127.8 147.5 231.4 202.7 163.4 153.3 128.5 110.5 1,579.4
Percent possible sunshine 22 22 18 26 31 36 55 51 45 43 40 34 35
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Linwu" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ 2015年临武县国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Linwu County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Lingwu County People's Government. or ahmhxc.com
  3. ^ 《湖南省民政厅关于同意临武县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕99号 [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Linwu County on 27 November 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04., also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》. people.com Hunan. 2015-12-08. or xinhuanet.com
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.


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