Lianjiang, Guangdong
Lianjiang (postal: Limkong; Chinese: 廉江) is a county-level city in the municipal region of Zhanjiang, Guangdong.[1] The city has an area of 2,543 square kilometers, and had a population of about 1,680,000 as of 2010.[1]
Lianjiang
廉江市 Limkong; Lienchiang | |
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  Lianjiang Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 21°44′N 110°17′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhanjiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,835 km2 (1,095 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | 1,476,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Geography
Lianjiang lies in the north of the Leizhou Peninsula and faces Beibu Gulf to the southwest.[1] The city is bordered to the east by Maoming; to the south by Wuchuan, Potou District, and Suixi County, all in Zhanjiang; to the west by Anpugang Harbour (Chinese: 安铺港, part of the Gulf of Tonkin) and Beihai, in Guangxi Province; and to the north by Yulin. Lianjiang lies 48 kilometers north of Zhanjiang's city center.
Climate
| Climate data for 廉江 (1991−2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.1 (84.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.9 (98.4) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
25 (77) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17 (63) |
23.3 (74.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36 (1.4) |
33.6 (1.32) |
59.7 (2.35) |
114.9 (4.52) |
218.3 (8.59) |
315.9 (12.44) |
320.6 (12.62) |
321.8 (12.67) |
172.6 (6.80) |
90.7 (3.57) |
43.5 (1.71) |
32.7 (1.29) |
1,760.3 (69.28) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 80 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
The city is divided into 3 subdistricts and 18 towns.[4] Lianjiang's government is located in Luozhou Subdistrict.[1]
Subdistricts
Lianjiang's 3 subdistricts are Luozhou Subdistrict, Chengnan Subdistrict, and Chengbei Subdistrict.[4]
Towns
Lianjiang's 18 towns are Shicheng, Xinmin, Jishui, Hechun, Shijiao, Liangdong, Hengshan, Anpu, Yingzi, Qingping, Cheban, Gaoqiao, Shiling, Yatang, Shijing, Changshan, Tangpeng, and Heliao.[4]
Education
By the end of 2009 there are 577 schools, colleges and universities in Lianjiang with 312,000 students.
The Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences is located in the city.[5]
Transportation
The Litang–Zhanjiang railway and the Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway both run through Lianjiang.[1]
National Highway 207 and National Highway 325 both run through Lianjiang, as well as a number of provincial highways.[1]
References
- 廉江市概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2012-08-14. Archived from the original on 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- CMA台站气候标准值(1991-2020).
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- 2019年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- 学院简介 [College Introduction] (in Chinese). Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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