Longchang 隆昌市 | |
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 home of memorial arch | |
  Longchang Location in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates:29°20′22″N105°17′15″E / 29.33944°N 105.28750°E /29.33944; 105.28750 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Neijiang |
| Area | |
• Total | 792 km2 (306 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 568,900 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Longchang (Chinese:隆昌;pinyin:Lóngchāng) is a county-level city ofSichuan. It is under the administration ofNeijiang city. Longchang has a population of nearly 568,900, covering 792 square kilometers.[1]
Longchang is the boundary of Sichuan and Chongqing, and plays as the distribution center of Sichuan,Yunnan,Guizhou, andChongqing.
Longchang comprises 2 subdistricts and 11 towns:[2]
Roads pass through Longchang, such as theChengdu–Chongqing Railway, highway, public road, East Chuanyun (Sichuan to Yunnan) road, Longna (Longchang to Luzhou) highway, Longya (Longchang to Ya'an) road, Longhuang (Longchang to Huangtong Guizhou) railway. It is called the east gate of Sichuan.
Longchang is famous for memorial arches and blue stone. Longchang is transforming into a bluestone cultural city with eight bluestone image views, including gate, culture, city's dining room, lounge, green park, landscape, business district, and landmark.
| Climate data for Longchang, elevation 386 m (1,266 ft), (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) | 17.4 (63.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 34.0 (93.2) | 36.4 (97.5) | 36.2 (97.2) | 37.5 (99.5) | 40.1 (104.2) | 39.1 (102.4) | 32.7 (90.9) | 25.1 (77.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) | 13.1 (55.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.8 (89.2) | 26.9 (80.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.1 (52.0) | 21.6 (70.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 9.7 (49.5) | 13.8 (56.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.3 (75.7) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.9 (80.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 13.6 (56.5) | 8.6 (47.5) | 17.7 (63.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) | 7.4 (45.3) | 10.9 (51.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 18.7 (65.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 11.6 (52.9) | 6.9 (44.4) | 15.1 (59.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) | −0.4 (31.3) | 0.7 (33.3) | 6.4 (43.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 13.9 (57.0) | 5.4 (41.7) | 2.3 (36.1) | −1.6 (29.1) | −2.2 (28.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 16.2 (0.64) | 16.8 (0.66) | 36.1 (1.42) | 68.1 (2.68) | 105.7 (4.16) | 184.1 (7.25) | 204.3 (8.04) | 163.3 (6.43) | 129.5 (5.10) | 74.0 (2.91) | 30.1 (1.19) | 16.8 (0.66) | 1,045 (41.14) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.2 | 9.1 | 11.2 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 16.9 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 14.3 | 17.3 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 153.4 |
| Average snowy days | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 86 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 83 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 34.4 | 50.7 | 94.2 | 128.9 | 127.4 | 109.4 | 168.8 | 175.8 | 102.8 | 56.0 | 53.4 | 31.8 | 1,133.6 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 10 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 40 | 43 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 25 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
