Longmen County
Longmen County, formerly romanized as Lungmoon,[lower-alpha 1] is a county of Guangdong, China, administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Huizhou. In 2004, Longmen County had a population of 320,596 residing in an area of 2,058 square kilometers (795 sq mi).
Geography
The northernmost county-level division of Huizhou, Longmen County borders Dongyuan County to the east, Boluo County to the south, Zengcheng and Conghua to the west, and Xinfeng County to the north.
Administrative divisions
Longmen County comprises two subdistrict, seven towns, and a township:
Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[4] | Area (km2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Longcheng Subdistrict | 龙城街道 | Lóngchéng Jiēdào | 81,835 | 115.5 |
Pingling Subdistrict | 平陵街道 | Pínglíng Jiēdào | 36,533 | 143 |
Mazha town | 麻榨镇 | Mázhà Zhèn | 22,128 | 54.5 |
Yonghan town | 永汉镇 | Yǒnghàn Zhèn | 47,680 | 215 |
Longtian town | 龙田镇 | Lóngtián Zhèn | 17,810 | 195.5 |
Longtan town | 龙潭镇 | Lóngtán Zhèn | 22,306 | 257 |
Dipai town | 地派镇 | Depài Zhèn | 13,991 | 211 |
Longhua town | 龙华镇 | Lónghuá Zhèn | 33,423 | 179 |
Longjiang town | 龙江镇 | Lóngjiāng Zhèn | 23,167 | 54.5 |
Lantian Yao Ethnic Township | 蓝田瑶族乡 | Lántián Yáozú Xiāng | 7,716 | 169 |
Demographics
In addition to Mandarin, there are several local languages spoken within Longmen County: Cantonese, Hakka, Minnan, and ethnic-minority languages such as Yao and She.
Notable people
- Sima Qian, the historian, also known as "Longmen" from his birth in the county
- Chen Zhihao, professional gamer
Transport
China National Highways 105 and 205 pass through the county.
Climate
Climate data for Longmen (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) |
30.0 (86) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38.4 (101.1) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
33.7 (92.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
38.5 (101.3) |
Average high °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
18.9 (66) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
13.9 (57) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.8 (82) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.1 (79) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
21 (69.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
17.4 (63.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.1 (61) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.8 (2.079) |
97.1 (3.823) |
165.2 (6.504) |
245.5 (9.665) |
344.0 (13.543) |
399.4 (15.724) |
239.2 (9.417) |
255.9 (10.075) |
145.5 (5.728) |
44.9 (1.768) |
42.6 (1.677) |
40.4 (1.591) |
2,072.5 (81.594) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 82 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center |
Notes
References
Citations
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed. (1911), Vol. XV, "Kwang-tung".
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "China".
- ↑ Gutzlaff (1838), p. 564.
- ↑ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
Bibliography
- Gutzlaff, Charles (1838), China Opened, or, A Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, Etc. of the Chinese Empire, Vol. II, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. .