Longyao County

Longyao County (simplified Chinese: 隆尧县; traditional Chinese: 隆堯縣; pinyin: Lóngyáo Xiàn) is a county in southwestern Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of Xingtai City, with a population of 490,000 residing in an area of 749 km2 (289 sq mi). It was combined from Longping County (simplified Chinese: 隆平县; traditional Chinese: 隆平縣) and Yaoshan County (simplified Chinese: 尧山县; traditional Chinese: 堯山縣) in 1947.

Longyao County
隆尧县
County
Longyao in Xingtai
Longyao in Xingtai
Xingtai in Hebei
Xingtai in Hebei
Coordinates: 37°21′00″N 114°46′12″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityXingtai
County seatLongyao Town (隆尧镇)
Area
 • Total749 km2 (289 sq mi)
Elevation
37 m (120 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total517,098
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
055350

Administrative divisions

The county administers 6 towns and 6 townships.[1]

Towns:

  • Longyao (隆尧镇), Weijiazhuang (魏家庄镇), Yincun (尹村镇), Shankou (山口镇), Lianzi (莲子镇), Gucheng (固城镇)

Townships:

  • Beilou Township (北楼乡), Dongliang Township (东良乡), Shuangbei Township (双碑乡), Niujiaqiao Township (牛家桥乡), Qianhuying Township (千户营乡), Dazhangzhuang Township (大张庄乡)

Climate
Climate data for Longyao (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8)		 26.1
(79.0)		 32.6
(90.7)		 33.2
(91.8)		 38.7
(101.7)		 42.2
(108.0)		 42.0
(107.6)		 36.8
(98.2)		 37.8
(100.0)		 32.7
(90.9)		 27.3
(81.1)		 22.4
(72.3)		 42.2
(108.0)
Average high °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3)		 7.6
(45.7)		 14.0
(57.2)		 21.6
(70.9)		 27.0
(80.6)		 32.4
(90.3)		 32.3
(90.1)		 30.5
(86.9)		 26.9
(80.4)		 21.2
(70.2)		 11.8
(53.2)		 5.0
(41.0)		 19.5
(67.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1)		 1.0
(33.8)		 7.4
(45.3)		 14.8
(58.6)		 20.4
(68.7)		 25.8
(78.4)		 27.1
(80.8)		 25.3
(77.5)		 20.6
(69.1)		 14.3
(57.7)		 5.5
(41.9)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 13.2
(55.8)
Average low °C (°F) −7.9
(17.8)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 1.4
(34.5)		 8.3
(46.9)		 13.9
(57.0)		 19.6
(67.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 21.0
(69.8)		 15.3
(59.5)		 8.5
(47.3)		 0.4
(32.7)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 7.8
(46.0)
Record low °C (°F) −20.3
(−4.5)		 −20.1
(−4.2)		 −8.9
(16.0)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 3.0
(37.4)		 9.0
(48.2)		 16.5
(61.7)		 13.1
(55.6)		 4.2
(39.6)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 −15.0
(5.0)		 −19.4
(−2.9)		 −20.3
(−4.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.5
(0.10)		 5.2
(0.20)		 11.2
(0.44)		 19.1
(0.75)		 37.4
(1.47)		 53.2
(2.09)		 137.2
(5.40)		 124.4
(4.90)		 49.0
(1.93)		 25.0
(0.98)		 11.5
(0.45)		 2.8
(0.11)		 478.5
(18.82)
Average relative humidity (%) 59 55 55 59 65 61 76 81 75 68 69 66 66
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2]

References
  1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：隆尧县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  2. 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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