Liangping District
Liangping District (Chinese: 梁平区; pinyin: Liángpíng Qū), formerly Liangping County (Chinese: 梁平县) and Liangshan County (Chinese: 梁山县), is a district in the north of Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China.
Liangping
梁平区 | |
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 Liangping in Chongqing | |
  Liangping Location of the seat in Liangping | |
| Coordinates (Liangping District government): 30°39′14″N 107°46′12″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,890 km2 (730 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 880,000 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Sports
The Liangping District National Fitness Centre Stadium, which has a capacity of 20,937, is the largest venue by capacity in Liangping.[1] It opened in 2017.
Administrative divisions
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[2] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liangshan Subdistrict | 梁山街道 | Liángshān Jiēdào | 100,581 | 83.49 |
| Shuanggui Subdistrict | 双桂街道 | Shuāngguì Jiēdào | 34,340 | 58 |
| Renxian town | 仁贤镇 | Rénxián Zhèn | 21,499 | 49 |
| Lirang town | 礼让镇 | Lǐràng Zhèn | 19,799 | 45 |
| Yunlong town | 云龙镇 | Yúnlóng Zhèn | 29,673 | 78.4 |
| Pingjin town | 屏锦镇 | Píngjǐn Zhèn | 55,139 | 102.11 |
| Yuanyi town | 袁驿镇 | Yuányì Zhèn | 19,804 | 42.6 |
| Xinsheng town | 新盛镇 | Xīnshèng Zhèn | 27,741 | 65.6 |
| Fulu town | 福禄镇 | Fúlù Zhèn | 20,225 | 87.5 |
| Jindai town | 金带镇 | Jīndài Zhèn | 11,644 | 50 |
| Jukui town | 聚奎镇 | Jùkuí Zhèn | 32,971 | 57 |
| Mingda town | 明达镇 | Míngdá Zhèn | 22,686 | 58.9 |
| Yinping town | 荫平镇 | Yīnpíng Zhèn | 18,574 | 54 |
| Helin town | 和林镇 | Hé lín Zhèn | 19,268 | 58 |
| Huilong town | 回龙镇 | Huílóng Zhèn | 32,070 | 89.5 |
| Bishan town | 碧山镇 | Bìshān Zhèn | 18,102 | 38.7 |
| Hucheng town | 虎城镇 | Hǔchéng Zhèn | 24,453 | 78 |
| Qixing town | 七星镇 | Qīxīng Zhèn | 7,804 | 35 |
| Longmen town | 龙门镇 | Lóngmén Zhèn | 19,380 | 53 |
| Wenhua town | 文化镇 | Wénhuà Zhèn | 12,435 | 29.5 |
| Hexing town | 合兴镇 | Héxìng Zhèn | 17,098 | 51.4 |
| Shi'an town | 石安镇 | Shí'ān Zhèn | 10,857 | 60.5 |
| Baijia town | 柏家镇 | Bǎijiā Zhèn | 14,163 | 69.5 |
| Daguan town | 大观镇 | Dàguān Zhèn | 10,767 | 63.2 |
| Zhushan town | 竹山镇 | Zhúshān Zhèn | 5,648 | 42 |
| Panlong town | 蟠龙镇 | Pánlóng Zhèn | 18,609 | 96.27 |
| Xingqiao town | 星桥镇 | Xīngqiáo Zhèn | 53.1 | |
| Qushui Township | 曲水乡 | Qūshuǐ Xiāng | 10,359 | 47.43 |
| Ansheng Township | 安胜乡 | Ānshèng Xiāng | 8,675 | 33.7 |
| Fuping Township | 复平乡 | Fùpíng Xiāng | 5,577 | 31.33 |
| Zizhao Township | 紫照乡 | Zǐzhào Xiāng | 8,791 | 36 |
| Tiemen Township | 铁门乡 | Tiěmén Xiāng | 5,212 | 30.66 |
| Longsheng Township | 龙胜乡 | Lóngshèng Xiāng | 6,576 | 36 |
| Chengbei Township | 城北乡 | Chéngběi Xiāng | 14,306 | 60 |
Climate
Liangping has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with four distinct seasons and ample rainfall: winters are short, mild, and comparatively dry, while summers are long, hot, and humid. Monthly daily average temperatures range from 5.7 °C (42.3 °F) in January to around 27 °C (80.6 °F) in July and August, with August being slightly warmer. The diurnal temperature variation is 7.15 °C (12.9 °F) and is especially small during winter. Around 71% of the annual precipitation falls from May to September.
| Climate data for Liangping County (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
34.3 (93.7) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.8 (100.0) |
39.3 (102.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
39.3 (102.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
20.6 (69.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.8 (0.70) |
17.8 (0.70) |
49.4 (1.94) |
109.4 (4.31) |
163.3 (6.43) |
205.2 (8.08) |
211.8 (8.34) |
153.1 (6.03) |
179.1 (7.05) |
109.1 (4.30) |
52.1 (2.05) |
23.6 (0.93) |
1,291.7 (50.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.6 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 151.8 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||
Transport
China National Highway 318 passes through Liangping. Liangping is served by Liangping railway station on the Dazhou-Wanzhou railway and Liangping South railway station on the Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway.
References
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