Laiyang
Laiyang city (simplified Chinese: 莱阳; traditional Chinese: 萊陽; pinyin: Láiyáng) is a county-level city within Yantai bordering Qingdao, located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula, in Shandong province, China. The majority (70%) of its population are farmers and it is famous for producing the Laiyang pear. As of 2010, it had a population of 923,000.
Laiyang
莱阳市 | |
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 Location in Yantai | |
  Laiyang Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 36°58′33″N 120°42′49″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Yantai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,734 km2 (670 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 872,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 265200 |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this city is divided to 4 subdistricts and 14 towns.[1]
- Subdistricts
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- Towns
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Climate
| Climate data for Laiyang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.4 (101.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
12.0 (53.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
7.0 (44.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.1 (0.28) |
8.1 (0.32) |
19.3 (0.76) |
28.9 (1.14) |
56.0 (2.20) |
74.8 (2.94) |
168.0 (6.61) |
162.4 (6.39) |
67.0 (2.64) |
29.4 (1.16) |
18.7 (0.74) |
9.0 (0.35) |
648.7 (25.53) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 83 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 70 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
Transport
- China National Highway 309
- Shandong Provincial Highway 209
- Shandong Provincial Highway 212
- Shandong Provincial Highway 804
- Lanyan Railway
References
- 潍坊市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
External links
Media related to Laiyang at Wikimedia Commons
Laiyang travel guide from Wikivoyage- Official website
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