Lianyuan 涟源市 | |
|---|---|
 Location of Lianyuan City within Loudi | |
  Lianyuan Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates:27°41′31″N111°39′50″E / 27.692°N 111.664°E /27.692; 111.664[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Loudi |
| Area | |
| 1,830.01 km2 (706.57 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 25.00 km2 (9.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[4] | |
| 894,000 | |
| • Density | 489/km2 (1,270/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 180,799 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4171XX |
| Website | lianyuan |
Lianyuan (simplified Chinese:涟源;traditional Chinese:漣源;pinyin:Liányuán) is acounty-level city and the7th most populous county-level division inHunan Province, China; it is under the administration ofLoudi prefecture-level City. Located on thegeographical centre of Hunan, the city is bordered to the north byAnhua andNingxiang Counties, to the east byLouxing District, to the south byShuangfeng,Shaodong andXinshao Counties, to the west byLengshuijiang City andXinhua County. Lianyuan City covers 1,830.01 km2 (706.57 sq mi).[4] As of the 2010 census, it has a registered population of 1,162,928 and a resident population of 995,712.[5] The city has asubdistrict, 16towns and twotownships under its jurisdiction, thegovernment seat isLantian Subdistrict (蓝田街道).[4][6]
Dividing parts of four counties ofXiangxiang,Anhua,Xinhua andShaoyang,Lianyuan County was created in February 1952 and named after the place where it is located in theorigin of theLian River. Thecounty-level city of Loudi (modernLouxing District) was formed by seven communes fromLianyuan County (the modern Lianyuan City) in January 1961. Thecounty of Lianyuan was reorganized as thecity of Lianyuan in 1987.
Shuidongdi Town was transferred to Louxing District on January 24, 2017. The city of Lianyuan covers an area of 1,830.01 km2 (706.57 sq mi) with a population of 894,000 (as of 2017). It has 16 towns, two townships and a subdistrict under jurisdiction.[4]
Shuidongdi Town from Lianyuan was transferred toLouxing District on January 24, 2017. The city of Lianyuan has two townships, 16 towns and a subdistrict under jurisdiction.[4]
| English name | Chinese name | Area | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantian Subdistrict | 蓝田街道 | 23.2 | 81,880 | 3,529 |
| Liumutang Town | 六亩塘镇 | 69.8 | 57,951 | 830 |
| Shimashan Town | 石马山镇 | 117.7 | 68,879 | 585 |
| Anping Town | 安平镇 | 91.2 | 40,867 | 448 |
| Meijiang Town | 湄江镇 | 118.6 | 45,212 | 381 |
| Fukou Town | 伏口镇 | 199.7 | 53,244 | 267 |
| Qiaotouhe Town | 桥头河镇 | 132.5 | 96,279 | 727 |
| Qixingjie Town | 七星街镇 | 156.9 | 68,681 | 438 |
| Yangshi Town | 杨市镇 | 119.5 | 70,205 | 587 |
| Fengping Town | 枫坪镇 | 41.6 | 22,532 | 542 |
| Doulishan Town | 斗笠山镇 | 73.9 | 47,803 | 647 |
| Baima Town | 白马镇 | 90.1 | 35,784 | 397 |
| Maotang Town | 茅塘镇 | 82.9 | 22,568 | 272 |
| Hetang Town | 荷塘镇 | 102.0 | 42,406 | 416 |
| Jinshi Town | 金石镇 | 110.8 | 50,791 | 458 |
| Longtang Town | 龙塘镇 | 102.5 | 64,513 | 629 |
| Dutoutang Town | 渡头塘镇 | 62.9 | 29,404 | 467 |
| Sanjia Township | 三甲乡 | 82.2 | 38,658 | 470 |
| Gutang Township | 古塘乡 | 52.0 | 17,112 | 329 |
| Climate data for Lianyuan, elevation 249 m (817 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.3 (75.7) | 31.0 (87.8) | 34.5 (94.1) | 35.7 (96.3) | 37.0 (98.6) | 37.5 (99.5) | 40.4 (104.7) | 40.9 (105.6) | 38.4 (101.1) | 35.6 (96.1) | 32.4 (90.3) | 24.9 (76.8) | 40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.3 (61.3) | 22.8 (73.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 30.1 (86.2) | 33.4 (92.1) | 33.0 (91.4) | 29.1 (84.4) | 23.7 (74.7) | 18.1 (64.6) | 12.1 (53.8) | 22.2 (72.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) | 7.9 (46.2) | 11.8 (53.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.8 (82.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 18.5 (65.3) | 12.9 (55.2) | 7.5 (45.5) | 17.5 (63.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) | 5.0 (41.0) | 8.6 (47.5) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 20.4 (68.7) | 15.0 (59.0) | 9.5 (49.1) | 4.4 (39.9) | 14.1 (57.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) | −4.6 (23.7) | −1.6 (29.1) | 2.1 (35.8) | 9.4 (48.9) | 13.3 (55.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.8 (62.2) | 12.2 (54.0) | 3.2 (37.8) | −1.1 (30.0) | −9.6 (14.7) | −9.6 (14.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 70.7 (2.78) | 76.4 (3.01) | 133.1 (5.24) | 167.3 (6.59) | 197.9 (7.79) | 253.3 (9.97) | 169.6 (6.68) | 121.7 (4.79) | 70.7 (2.78) | 71.1 (2.80) | 70.9 (2.79) | 52.8 (2.08) | 1,455.5 (57.3) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.8 | 14.1 | 18.1 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 158 |
| Average snowy days | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 80 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 68.0 | 64.3 | 82.3 | 110.8 | 138.1 | 142.0 | 220.9 | 202.3 | 151.4 | 128.3 | 116.5 | 100.0 | 1,524.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 21 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 52 | 50 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 34 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
There is a twenty years old noodle restaurant in Lanxi Bridge.
