Luxi County
泸溪县
Luki
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Location of Luxi County within Xiangxi
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  Luxi Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 28°12′58″N 110°13′12″E / 28.216°N 110.220°E / 28.216; 110.220[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Xiangxi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,568.65 km2 (605.66 sq mi) |
| Population
(2010)[3]
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| • Total | 273,361 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code |
4161XX
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Luxi County (simplified Chinese: 泸溪县; traditional Chinese: 瀘溪縣; pinyin: Lúxī Xiàn) is a countyofHunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.
Located on the western part of Hunan and the south eastern Xiangxi, the county is bordered to the northeast by Yuanling County, to the southeast by Chenxi County, to the south by Mayang County, to the southwest by Fenghuang County, to the northwest by Jishou City and Guzhang County. Luxi County covers 1,565.5 km2 (604.4 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 310,800 and a resident population of 289,500.[4] The county has 7 towns and 4 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seatisWuxi (武溪镇).[5]
| Climate data for Luxi (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) | 23.5 (74.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.8 (94.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
37.7 (99.9) |
40.2 (104.4) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
14.1 (57.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.0 (1.93) |
54.3 (2.14) |
95.9 (3.78) |
143.4 (5.65) |
202.2 (7.96) |
229.4 (9.03) |
209.7 (8.26) |
122.5 (4.82) |
82.8 (3.26) |
93.4 (3.68) |
63.2 (2.49) |
36.8 (1.45) |
1,382.6 (54.45) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.7 | 12.2 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 149.3 |
| Average snowy days | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 9.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 51.9 | 54.6 | 77.8 | 103.9 | 124.3 | 126.9 | 207.4 | 214.0 | 151.1 | 106.6 | 91.7 | 72.2 | 1,382.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 16 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 49 | 53 | 41 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 31 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
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Township-level divisions of Luxi County, Hunan province (November 30, 2015 - present)
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county seat: Wuxi (武溪镇) | |
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| 4townships |
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