Luoyuan County
Luoyuan County (simplified Chinese: 罗源; traditional Chinese: 羅源; pinyin: Luóyuán; Foochow Romanized: Lò̤-nguòng) is a county on the northeast coast of Fujian Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the provincial capital.[1] The county spans an area of 1,187 square kilometers, and has a population of approximately 260,000 as of 2012.[1] The county's administrative center is the town of Fengshan.[1]
Luoyuan
罗源县 Loyuan; Loyüan | |
|---|---|
 Xilan Township in 2015 | |
  Luoyuan Location in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 26°30′N 119°33′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Fuzhou |
| Seat | Fengshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,187 km2 (458 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 260,000 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate
| Climate data for Luoyuan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.4 (101.1) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.7 (90.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
19.5 (67.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
16.3 (61.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.1 (2.21) |
90.1 (3.55) |
146.5 (5.77) |
156.8 (6.17) |
203.4 (8.01) |
244.8 (9.64) |
172.9 (6.81) |
251.5 (9.90) |
186.9 (7.36) |
69.7 (2.74) |
52.0 (2.05) |
42.4 (1.67) |
1,673.1 (65.88) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 79 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
Luoyuan County administers 6 towns, 4 townships, and 1 ethnic township.[1][2]
The county's 6 towns are Fengshan, Songshan, Qibu, Zhongfang, Feizhu, and Jianjiang.[1][2]
The county's 4 townships are Baita Township, Hongyang Township, Xilan Township, and Bili Township.[1][2]
The county's sole ethnic township is Huokou She Ethnic Township.[1][2]
Transportation
The Wenzhou–Fuzhou railway and National Highway 104 both run through the county.[1]
References
- 罗源县概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2015-06-16. Archived from the original on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- 2019年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-09-11.