Miluo (simplified Chinese: 汨罗; traditional Chinese: 汨羅; pinyin: Mìluó) is a county-level city in Hunan province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yueyang. The city is located on the northeast of the province and on the eastern bank of the Xiang River, it is to the north of the city proper of Changsha City. Miluo is bordered to the north by Yueyang County, to the east by Pingxiang County, to the south by Changsha County and Wangcheng District of Changsha City, to the west by Xiangyin County and Yuanjiang City. Miluo covers an area of 1,669.8 km2 (644.7 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a permanent resident population of 668,156.[2] The city has three subdistricts and 10 towns under its jurisdiction. the government seat is Guiyi (归义镇).[3]
Miluo
汨罗市 | |
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County-level city | |
Miluo Location in Hunan | |
Coordinates: 28°45′40″N 113°09′36″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Yueyang |
Area | |
• County-level city | 1,484.0 km2 (573.0 sq mi) |
• Urban | 20.20 km2 (7.80 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• County-level city | 685,000 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Urban | 158,000 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | miluo |
Miluo City is named after the River of Miluo, which is a tributary in the lower reaches of the Xiang River. Miluo River is known that it is the source place of Dragon Boat Festival.
According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Miluo city on December 3, 2015, Miluo city has one subdistrict, one township and 17 towns under its jurisdiction,[3] they are:
Climate data for Miluo (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.6 (97.9) |
38.8 (101.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
40.2 (104.4) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
40.2 (104.4) |
Average high °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
21.8 (71.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
17.4 (63.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
14.1 (57.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.3 (2.77) |
86.5 (3.41) |
133.2 (5.24) |
188.2 (7.41) |
184.2 (7.25) |
215.5 (8.48) |
165.8 (6.53) |
103.5 (4.07) |
69.2 (2.72) |
76.5 (3.01) |
76.8 (3.02) |
46.0 (1.81) |
1,415.7 (55.72) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 80 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[4] |
Township-level divisions of Miluo City (December 3, 2015 - present) | |
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Government seat: Guiyi (归义镇) | |
1 Subdistrict |
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17 Towns |
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1 Township |
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