Longchang
隆昌市 | |
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Coordinates: 29°20′22″N 105°17′15″E / 29.33944°N 105.28750°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture-level city | Neijiang |
Area | |
• Total | 792 km2 (306 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 760,000 |
• Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Website |
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Longchang ( Chinese: 隆昌; pinyin: Lóngchāng) is a county-level city of Sichuan. It is under the administration of Neijiang city. Longchang has a population of nearly 760,000, covering 792 square kilometers.
Longchang is the boundary of Sichuan and Chongqing, and plays as the distribution center of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Chongqing.
Longchang comprises 2 subdistricts and 11 towns: [1]
Roads pass through Longchang, such as the Chengdu–Chongqing Railway, highway, public road, East Chuanyun (Sichuan to Yunnan) road, Longna (Longchang to Luzhou) highway, Longya (Longchang to Ya'an) road, Longhuang (Longchang to Huangtong Guizhou) railway. It is called the east gate of Sichuan.
Longchang is famous for memorial arches and blue stone. Longchang is transforming into a bluestone cultural city with eight bluestone image views, including gate, culture, city's dining room, lounge, green park, landscape, business district, and landmark.
Climate data for Longchang, elevation 386 m (1,266 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) | 17.4 (63.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.5 (99.5) |
40.1 (104.2) |
39.1 (102.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
40.1 (104.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
21.6 (70.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.2 (0.64) |
16.8 (0.66) |
36.1 (1.42) |
68.1 (2.68) |
105.7 (4.16) |
184.1 (7.25) |
204.3 (8.04) |
163.3 (6.43) |
129.5 (5.10) |
74.0 (2.91) |
30.1 (1.19) |
16.8 (0.66) |
1,045 (41.14) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.2 | 9.1 | 11.2 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 16.9 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 14.3 | 17.3 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 153.4 |
Average snowy days | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 83 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 34.4 | 50.7 | 94.2 | 128.9 | 127.4 | 109.4 | 168.8 | 175.8 | 102.8 | 56.0 | 53.4 | 31.8 | 1,133.6 |
Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 40 | 43 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 25 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration [2] [3] |