| Liangdang County 两当县Liangtang | |
|---|---|
| County | |
 Liangdang railway station | |
  LiangdangLocation of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′55″N 106°23′43″E / 33.79861°N 106.39528°E / 33.79861; 106.39528 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,408.73 km (543.91 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 50,429 |
| • Density | 36/km (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 742400 |
Liangdang County (simplified Chinese: 两当县; traditional Chinese: 兩當縣; pinyin: Liǎngdāng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Longnan City, in the southeast of Gansu Province of China. It has a land area of 1,374 km (531 sq mi), and a population of 50,000 in 2004. The postal code is 742400. The county seat is located in Chengguan Town. In 2017 it was the poorest county in Gansu.
Liangdang is best known in China for an April 1932 uprising launched by Xi Zhongxun, father of Xi Jinping.
Administrative divisions
Liangdang County is divided to 6 towns and 6 townships.
- Towns
- Chengguan (城关镇)
Towns upgraded from townships:
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- Townships
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Former townships:
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Climate
| Climate data for Liangdang, elevation 961 m (3,153 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) | 16.8 (62.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
34.3 (93.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
37.2 (99.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
12.3 (54.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
7.7 (45.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.9 (0.11) |
6.9 (0.27) |
18.6 (0.73) |
40.5 (1.59) |
63.7 (2.51) |
78.3 (3.08) |
126.0 (4.96) |
104.4 (4.11) |
102.5 (4.04) |
55.8 (2.20) |
15.2 (0.60) |
3.5 (0.14) |
618.3 (24.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 112.1 |
| Average snowy days | 7.9 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 20.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 69 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 127.2 | 108.4 | 143.3 | 179.6 | 197.5 | 190.5 | 199.6 | 186.4 | 115.9 | 109.4 | 114.4 | 129.8 | 1,802 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 40 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
References
- 甘肃最穷的三个县, 你的家乡上榜了吗? (in Simplified Chinese). 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017.
- "两当兵变".
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.