Luonan County

Luonan County

洛南县
Lonan
雒南縣
Luonan County 洛南县 Lonan; 雒南縣
County
	Coordinates (Luonan County government): 34°05′27″N 110°08′55″E / 34.0908°N 110.1485°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Shangluo
Area
• Total	2,562 km2 (989 sq mi)
Elevation	1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	450,000
• Density	180/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	726100
Area code	0914

Luonan County (traditional Chinese: 洛南縣; simplified Chinese: 洛南县; pinyin: Luònán Xiàn, alternatively 雒南縣) is a county under the administration of Shangluo city, in the east of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Henan province to the east. It has an area of 2,562 km² (989 sq mi) and a population of 450,000 as of 2004.^[1] Luonan is at the source of the Luo River. It is 108 kilometers away from Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province. Luonan has 14 towns. Its walnut production ranks first in China. Its gold production ranks third in Shaanxi. Its average temperature is 11.1 °C (52.0 °F). More than 66.7% of Luonan is covered in forests.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Luonan County has 1 subdistrict and 9 towns.

1 subdistrict

Chengguan (城关街道)

9 towns

Maping (麻坪镇)
Shimen (石门镇)
Shipo (石坡镇)
Xunjian (巡检镇)
Si′er (寺耳镇)
Lingkou (灵口镇)
Sanyao (三要镇)
Gucheng (古城镇)
Jingcun (景村镇)

Climate

Climate data for Luonan, elevation 963 m (3,159 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.6 (65.5)	21.0 (69.8)	30.3 (86.5)	34.1 (93.4)	34.0 (93.2)	38.6 (101.5)	36.2 (97.2)	35.4 (95.7)	36.7 (98.1)	29.5 (85.1)	24.7 (76.5)	19.3 (66.7)	38.6 (101.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.1 (41.2)	8.4 (47.1)	13.8 (56.8)	20.3 (68.5)	24.1 (75.4)	27.8 (82.0)	29.3 (84.7)	27.9 (82.2)	23.1 (73.6)	18.1 (64.6)	12.3 (54.1)	6.8 (44.2)	18.1 (64.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.7 (28.9)	1.7 (35.1)	6.7 (44.1)	12.8 (55.0)	17.0 (62.6)	21.1 (70.0)	23.4 (74.1)	22.1 (71.8)	17.2 (63.0)	11.6 (52.9)	5.5 (41.9)	0.0 (32.0)	11.5 (52.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.3 (20.7)	−3.1 (26.4)	1.3 (34.3)	6.6 (43.9)	10.8 (51.4)	15.2 (59.4)	18.7 (65.7)	17.8 (64.0)	13.0 (55.4)	7.1 (44.8)	0.9 (33.6)	−4.5 (23.9)	6.5 (43.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−18.6 (−1.5)	−13.9 (7.0)	−11.4 (11.5)	−5.4 (22.3)	−1.0 (30.2)	6.6 (43.9)	11.0 (51.8)	9.8 (49.6)	1.0 (33.8)	−6.0 (21.2)	−13.3 (8.1)	−22.6 (−8.7)	−22.6 (−8.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	9.7 (0.38)	14.5 (0.57)	28.3 (1.11)	42.8 (1.69)	72.5 (2.85)	85.7 (3.37)	127.3 (5.01)	101.5 (4.00)	110.3 (4.34)	61.5 (2.42)	27.4 (1.08)	7.2 (0.28)	688.7 (27.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.5	6.6	7.6	8.8	10.8	10.5	13.4	11.6	12.4	11.2	7.4	4.2	110
Average snowy days	7.0	6.6	3.4	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	2.7	4.6	24.7
Average relative humidity (%)	63	64	61	61	66	70	77	80	81	77	71	63	70
Mean monthly sunshine hours	156.2	137.7	167.8	195.9	205.9	197.0	195.5	178.7	138.4	143.4	141.4	158.5	2,016.4
Percent possible sunshine	49	44	45	50	48	46	45	43	38	41	46	52	46
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[3]^[4]