Lushan County (simplified Chinese: 鲁山县; traditional Chinese: 魯山縣; pinyin: Lǔshān Xiàn) is a county in Pingdingshan, in southwest-central Henan Province, China, with a population of 830,000. This county is known for housing the Spring Temple Buddha, a giant statue of Buddha.

Lushan County
鲁山县
Lushan is located in Henan
Lushan
Lushan
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°44′20″N 112°54′29″E / 33.739°N 112.908°E / 33.739; 112.908
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityPingdingshan
Area
 • Total2,406 km2 (929 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total779,800
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
467300

As 2012, this county is divided to 4 subdistricts, 5 towns and 15 townships.[3]

Subdistricts
Towns
Townships

Climate edit

Climate data for Lushan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)
25.0
(77.0)
29.5
(85.1)
35.1
(95.2)
40.7
(105.3)
41.0
(105.8)
40.2
(104.4)
38.5
(101.3)
39.9
(103.8)
34.9
(94.8)
28.6
(83.5)
21.5
(70.7)
41.0
(105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.0
(44.6)
10.5
(50.9)
15.9
(60.6)
22.5
(72.5)
27.8
(82.0)
31.8
(89.2)
31.9
(89.4)
30.6
(87.1)
26.9
(80.4)
22.1
(71.8)
15.2
(59.4)
9.2
(48.6)
21.0
(69.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.1
(34.0)
4.2
(39.6)
9.6
(49.3)
16.0
(60.8)
21.4
(70.5)
25.9
(78.6)
27.2
(81.0)
25.7
(78.3)
21.2
(70.2)
15.6
(60.1)
8.9
(48.0)
3.0
(37.4)
15.0
(59.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.7
(25.3)
−1.0
(30.2)
3.9
(39.0)
9.6
(49.3)
15.2
(59.4)
20.2
(68.4)
23.2
(73.8)
21.8
(71.2)
16.7
(62.1)
10.6
(51.1)
3.8
(38.8)
−1.8
(28.8)
9.9
(49.8)
Record low °C (°F) −15.8
(3.6)
−16.7
(1.9)
−9.1
(15.6)
−2.3
(27.9)
2.2
(36.0)
11.4
(52.5)
15.7
(60.3)
12.4
(54.3)
6.9
(44.4)
−2.6
(27.3)
−8.0
(17.6)
−13.4
(7.9)
−16.7
(1.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13.2
(0.52)
16.5
(0.65)
30.5
(1.20)
44.6
(1.76)
72.1
(2.84)
104.0
(4.09)
201.5
(7.93)
129.0
(5.08)
100.8
(3.97)
49.7
(1.96)
34.1
(1.34)
11.1
(0.44)
807.1
(31.78)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.5 5.2 6.7 7.0 8.3 8.5 12.2 11.2 10.0 7.9 6.5 4.4 92.4
Average snowy days 4.1 3.1 1.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2.7 12.3
Average relative humidity (%) 63 64 64 66 65 66 79 82 79 72 69 64 69
Mean monthly sunshine hours 114.4 121.7 156.1 182.8 191.2 179.0 161.5 153.5 141.2 138.1 129.1 131.0 1,799.6
Percent possible sunshine 36 39 42 47 44 42 37 37 38 40 42 43 41
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. ^ 平顶山市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

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