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Luodian County

Coordinates: 25°25′33″N 106°45′07″E / 25.4258°N 106.7520°E / 25.4258; 106.7520
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Luodian County
罗甸县
Luodian is the division at the southwest corner of this map of Qiannan
Luodian is the division at the southwest corner of this map of Qiannan
Qiannan in Guizhou
Qiannan in Guizhou
Coordinates (Luodian County government): 25°25′33″N 106°45′07″E / 25.4258°N 106.7520°E / 25.4258; 106.7520
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQiannan
County seatLongping
Area
 • Total3,010 km2 (1,160 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total256,488
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Luodian County (simplified Chinese: 罗甸县; traditional Chinese: 羅甸縣; pinyin: Luódiàn Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the south of Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south.

The climate in the area is humid subtropical, with strong monsoon influences bringing heavy rain during the summer. Winters are dry due to the influence of the Siberian high-pressure system.

The county seat and the largest town in the county is also named Luodian; it was formerly known as Longping.

The county is frequented by both Chinese and foreign geologists, with the core area of work called Big Guizhoutan, or Big Guizhou Shoal. This has been called a "treasure land for Triassic Period research."[1]

Administrative divisions

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Luodian County is divided into 1 subdistrict, 8 towns and 1 township:[2]

subdistrict
  • Huxing 斛兴街道
towns
  • Longping 龙坪镇
  • Bianyang 边阳镇
  • Fengting 逢亭镇
  • Moyang 沫阳镇
  • Maojing 茂井镇
  • Luokun 罗悃镇
  • Hongshuihe 红水河镇
  • Muyin 木引镇
township
  • Fengting 凤亭乡

History

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In 629, the Tang dynasty put Le'an County (now Luodian) under the jurisdiction of Zhuangzhou.

Luodian was the seat of the Yi-speaking Luodian Kingdom (羅甸國) in the 9th century.

In 1292, Yuan dynasty set up Yuanfu, Le'an County was renamed Luobo County, and was put under its jurisdiction.

During the Ming dynasty, Luodian County was affiliated to the Luoboguan Inspection Department of Xilongzhou, Guangxi Province.

In the Qing dynasty, in 1727, Yongfeng Prefecture was set up, and the Luoju Court (now Luodian) was within the territory.

In 1749, Luojing Prefecture was renamed to the Prefecture of Fanzhou and was transferred to Guiyang Prefecture.

In 1913, Luojing was under the jurisdiction of Yuzhong Circuit (in Guiyang). In 1914, Luojing was set up as a county of Guizhou Province.

On March 23, 1951, Luodian was under PRC control, and the next day the Luodian County People's Government was established.

Climate

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Climate data for Luodian, elevation 450 m (1,480 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.6
(88.9)
35.5
(95.9)
36.9
(98.4)
39.5
(103.1)
41.2
(106.2)
37.6
(99.7)
39.6
(103.3)
38.5
(101.3)
38.5
(101.3)
36.3
(97.3)
33.6
(92.5)
32.6
(90.7)
41.2
(106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.8
(58.6)
18.1
(64.6)
22.4
(72.3)
27.6
(81.7)
30.0
(86.0)
31.3
(88.3)
32.6
(90.7)
33.0
(91.4)
30.8
(87.4)
26.1
(79.0)
22.2
(72.0)
16.9
(62.4)
25.5
(77.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7)
13.0
(55.4)
16.7
(62.1)
21.5
(70.7)
24.2
(75.6)
26.0
(78.8)
27.0
(80.6)
26.7
(80.1)
24.6
(76.3)
20.6
(69.1)
16.5
(61.7)
11.9
(53.4)
19.9
(67.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0)
9.7
(49.5)
13.1
(55.6)
17.3
(63.1)
20.2
(68.4)
22.6
(72.7)
23.5
(74.3)
23.0
(73.4)
20.8
(69.4)
17.4
(63.3)
13.1
(55.6)
8.9
(48.0)
16.5
(61.6)
Record low °C (°F) −1.4
(29.5)
−0.1
(31.8)
2.3
(36.1)
7.4
(45.3)
10.7
(51.3)
16.4
(61.5)
15.8
(60.4)
16.9
(62.4)
13.1
(55.6)
7.9
(46.2)
2.5
(36.5)
−1.8
(28.8)
−1.8
(28.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20.4
(0.80)
21.0
(0.83)
44.3
(1.74)
77.1
(3.04)
189.9
(7.48)
273.6
(10.77)
193.1
(7.60)
122.9
(4.84)
94.4
(3.72)
64.2
(2.53)
35.6
(1.40)
17.3
(0.68)
1,153.8
(45.43)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.4 7.5 10.0 12.6 14.5 16.5 16.3 13.5 9.4 9.9 7.2 6.6 132.4
Average snowy days 0.8 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 1.3
Average relative humidity (%) 75 72 71 72 76 82 82 81 78 80 78 74 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 44.9 61.5 82.6 116.8 128.9 107.7 149.8 173.1 138.9 95.1 90.8 66.7 1,256.8
Percent possible sunshine 13 19 22 30 31 26 36 43 38 27 28 20 28
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]all-time extreme temperature[5]

References

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  1. ^ "China key to solving riddle of extinction", Shanghai Daily (English version), August 22, 2005
  2. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:罗甸县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Extreme Temperatures Around the World". Retrieved 2024-09-22.
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