Laoling

Laoling (simplified Chinese: 乐陵; traditional Chinese: 樂陵; pinyin: Làolíng[3]), often mispronounced as Leling, is a county-level city in the northwest of Shandong province, China, bordering Hebei province to the north. Laoling has more than 640,000 inhabitants (1999) and is under the jurisdiction of Dezhou City.

Laoling
乐陵市
Loling
County-level city
Laoling in Dezhou
Laoling in Dezhou
Laoling is located in Shandong
Laoling
Laoling
Location of the city center in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°43′48″N 117°13′55″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityDezhou
Area
[1]
 • Total1,173 km2 (453 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total676,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
253600

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this City is divided to 4 subdistricts, 8 towns and 4 townships.[4]

Subdistricts
  • Shizhong Subdistrict (市中街道)
  • Hujia Subdistrict (胡家街道)
  • Yunhong Subdistrict (云红街道)
  • Guojia Subdistrict (郭家街道)
Towns
Townships
  • Xiduan Township (西段乡)
  • Dasun Township (大孙乡)
  • Tieying Township (铁营乡)
  • Zhaitoubao Township (寨头堡乡)

Climate
Climate data for Laoling (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9)		 6.5
(43.7)		 12.8
(55.0)		 20.7
(69.3)		 26.2
(79.2)		 31.2
(88.2)		 31.6
(88.9)		 30.1
(86.2)		 26.7
(80.1)		 20.7
(69.3)		 11.7
(53.1)		 4.5
(40.1)		 18.8
(65.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.4
(25.9)		 0.0
(32.0)		 6.2
(43.2)		 14.0
(57.2)		 19.7
(67.5)		 24.9
(76.8)		 26.7
(80.1)		 25.2
(77.4)		 20.4
(68.7)		 14.0
(57.2)		 5.4
(41.7)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 12.7
(54.8)
Average low °C (°F) −8.1
(17.4)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 0.8
(33.4)		 7.8
(46.0)		 13.6
(56.5)		 18.9
(66.0)		 22.3
(72.1)		 21.1
(70.0)		 15.2
(59.4)		 8.5
(47.3)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 7.5
(45.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.4
(0.13)		 6.6
(0.26)		 10.7
(0.42)		 22.2
(0.87)		 45.2
(1.78)		 79.0
(3.11)		 173.2
(6.82)		 114.0
(4.49)		 36.3
(1.43)		 28.0
(1.10)		 12.2
(0.48)		 4.1
(0.16)		 534.9
(21.05)
Average relative humidity (%) 61 56 56 58 65 64 78 83 77 69 66 65 67
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[5]

Food
  • Chinese date from Laoling
    Chinese date from Laoling
  • HuangMianJi
    HuangMianJi

Laoling is famous for Chinese date. Also Boiled Fried Chicken(HuangMianJi, 黄面鸡) is the local cuisine that often offers during the Spring Festival.

References
  1. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. 教育部重編國語辭典修訂本. ㄌㄠˋ{...}山東省有樂陵。
  4. 聊城市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  5. 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.
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