Luliang County
陆良县
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Luliang in 2013
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Location of Luliang County (pink) and Qujing (yellow) within Yunnan province
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  Luliang Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 25°02′53″N 103°44′58″E / 25.04806°N 103.74944°E / 25.04806; 103.74944 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Qujing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,096 km2 (809 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 610,000 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Postal code |
655600
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| Area code | 0874 |
| Website | www |
| Yunnan e-Portal | |
Luliang County (simplified Chinese: 陆良县; traditional Chinese: 陸良縣; pinyin: Lùliáng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level cityofQujing, in the east of Yunnan province of southwestern China.
Luliang County has 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 2 townships.[1]
| Climate data for Luliang (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
15.3 (59.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.8 (1.02) |
16.7 (0.66) |
23.9 (0.94) |
31.2 (1.23) |
97.3 (3.83) |
167.5 (6.59) |
174.6 (6.87) |
125.1 (4.93) |
78.1 (3.07) |
70.1 (2.76) |
29.6 (1.17) |
18.2 (0.72) |
858.1 (33.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 12.0 | 15.8 | 18.5 | 17.8 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 127.8 |
| Average snowy days | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 63 | 57 | 58 | 65 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 185.5 | 199.4 | 234.7 | 240.4 | 205.5 | 137.2 | 125.2 | 144.5 | 124.2 | 125.5 | 166.0 | 161.6 | 2,049.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 50 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 51 | 49 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
The type localityofSinocyclocheilus lateristriatus, a cyprinid fish endemic to China, is in Luliang County.[4] Similarly, Schuchertella luliangensis, a Permian brachiopod, has been described from the Kuangshan Formation in Luliang County (and named after the county).[5]
The county has obtained questionable visibility in international headlines after it emerged that the county government had presented data exaggerating the economic performance of the county.[6]
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