Linxiang
临湘市
Linsiang
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Location of Linxiang City within Yueyang
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  Linxiang Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 29°28′36″N 113°27′01″E / 29.4768°N 113.4504°E / 29.4768; 113.4504 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yueyang |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 1,718.0 km2 (663.3 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 25.00 km2 (9.65 sq mi) |
| Population
(2017)[1]
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| • County-level city | 570,000 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 147,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Linxiang (simplified Chinese: 临湘; traditional Chinese: 臨湘; pinyin: Línxiāng) is a county-level cityinHunan province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level cityofYueyang. Linxiang is located at the northeastern edge of Hunan province, on the southeastern (right) bank of the Yangtze River, which lies to the east of the city proper. Linxiang is bordered to the northwest and the north across the Yangtze by Jianli County and Honghu CityofHubei, to the east by Chibi City, Chongyang and Tongcheng Counties of Hubei, to the south and southwest by Yueyang County, to the west by Yunxi District. It covers an area of 1,718 km2 (663 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 537,500.[2] The city has 3 subdistricts and 10 towns under its jurisdiction. the government seat is Chang'an (长安街道).[3]
After an adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Linxiang on 24 November 2015,[3] Linxiang has 3 subdistricts and 10 towns under its jurisdiction.
10towns
| Climate data for Linxiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.7 (103.5) |
40.0 (104.0) |
37.7 (99.9) |
34.8 (94.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
13.8 (56.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.3 (34.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.5 (2.78) |
86.6 (3.41) |
127.6 (5.02) |
198.6 (7.82) |
206.6 (8.13) |
255.1 (10.04) |
234.1 (9.22) |
149.8 (5.90) |
97.4 (3.83) |
78.5 (3.09) |
81.8 (3.22) |
44.1 (1.74) |
1,630.7 (64.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.9 | 12.5 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 147.2 |
| Average snowy days | 5.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 75 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 78.7 | 78.4 | 95.4 | 126.9 | 143.6 | 145.4 | 200.0 | 187.9 | 145.4 | 131.8 | 114.7 | 102.8 | 1,551 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 24 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 32 | 35 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
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Township-level divisions of Linxiang City (November 24, 2015 - present)
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Government seat: Chang'an (长安街道) | |
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