Longshan County (simplified Chinese: 龙山县; traditional Chinese: 龍山縣; pinyin: Lóngshān Xiàn; lit. 'dragon mountain') is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.
Longshan County
龙山县 Lungshan | |
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County | |
![]() ![]() Longshan Location in Hunan | |
Coordinates: 29°12′04″N 109°31′37″E[1] | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Autonomous prefecture | Xiangxi |
Area | |
• Total | 3,127.16 km2 (1,207.40 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 502,227 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 4168XX |
Website | xxls |
Located on the western margin of the province and the north western Xiangxi, it is immediately adjacent to the borders of Chongqing Municipality and Hubei Province. The county is bordered to the northeast by Sangzhi County, to the east by Yongshun County, to the southeast and the south by Baojing County, to the west by Youyang County of Chongqing, Laifeng County and Xuan'en County of Hubei. Longshan County covers 3,131 km2 (1,209 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 601,000 and a resident population of 492,800.[4] The county has 12 towns, 5 townships and 4 subdistricts under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Min'an Subdistrict (民安街道).[5]
The 2014 Hunan military training incident occurred at a secondary school in Longshan County.
Longshan has 3 subdistricts, 11 towns, and 20 townships:[6]
Climate data for Longshan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.3 (99.1) |
33.2 (91.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
Average high °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
20.7 (69.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.4 (1.12) |
40.6 (1.60) |
59.3 (2.33) |
120.2 (4.73) |
183.1 (7.21) |
208.0 (8.19) |
230.2 (9.06) |
159.2 (6.27) |
101.9 (4.01) |
97.7 (3.85) |
57.9 (2.28) |
21.6 (0.85) |
1,308.1 (51.5) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 80 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[7] |
Township-level divisions of Longshan County (November 30, 2015 - present) | |
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county seat: Min'an (民安街道) | |
4 subdistricts |
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12 towns |
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5 townships |
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Districts | |
Society |
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History |
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