Lu'an
| Lu'an 六安市 | |
|---|---|
| Prefecture-level city | |
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Winter farm landscape near Lu'an urban area | |
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| Coordinates: 31°44′42″N 116°30′20″E / 31.74500°N 116.50556°ECoordinates: 31°44′42″N 116°30′20″E / 31.74500°N 116.50556°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| County-level divisions | 7 |
| Township-level divisions | 196 |
| Municipal seat |
Jin'an District (31°44′N 116°28′E / 31.733°N 116.467°E) |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Sun Yunfei (孙云飞) |
| • Mayor | Bi Xiaobin (毕小彬) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 18,393.41 km2 (7,101.74 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,539.2 km2 (1,366.5 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,579.2 km2 (1,381.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,611,701 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,644,344 |
| • Urban density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,644,344 |
| • Metro density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 0564 |
| License Plate Prefix | 皖N |
| Administrative division code | 341500 |
| ISO 3166-2 | CN-34-15 |
Lu'an (Chinese: 六安; pinyin: Lù'ān), is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the northwest and Hubei to the southwest. At the 2010 census, it had a total population of 5,612,590, whom 1,644,344 resided in the built-up area made of 2 urban districts. Neighbouring prefecture-level cities are the provincial capital of Hefei to the east, Anqing to the south, Huanggang (Hubei) and Xinyang (Henan) to the west, and Huainan and Fuyang to the north. Although the character "六" (literally: "six") is normally pronounced "Liù", in this case it changes to "Lù" on account of the local dialect.
Geography and climate
Lu'an is marked by the southern fringes of the North China Plain in its north and the northern part of the Dabie Mountains in its south. Its administrative area spans 31°01′−32°40′ N latitude and 115°20′−117°14′ E longitude.
Lu'an has a monsoon-influenced, humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and damp, with average low temperatures in January dipping just below freezing; the January 24-hour average temperature is 2.6 °C (36.7 °F). Summers are typically hot and humid, with a July average of 27.8 °C (82.0 °F). The annual mean is 15.68 °C (60.2 °F), while annual precipitation averages just above 1,100 millimetres (43 in), a majority of which occurs from May to August. Annual sunshine duration is 2,000 to 2,300 hours.
| Climate data for Lu'an (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.7 (94.5) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.4 (101.1) |
40.6 (105.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
40.0 (104) |
34.1 (93.4) |
30.0 (86) |
23.8 (74.8) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.8 (82) |
27.2 (81) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.9 (75) |
18.9 (66) |
13.2 (55.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
1.4 (34.5) |
12.1 (53.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.5 (1.594) |
54.7 (2.154) |
86.5 (3.406) |
83.8 (3.299) |
113.9 (4.484) |
162.3 (6.39) |
185.6 (7.307) |
137.3 (5.406) |
83.4 (3.283) |
77.3 (3.043) |
55.2 (2.173) |
27.3 (1.075) |
1,107.8 (43.614) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.6 | 8.8 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 123.6 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||
Administration
The prefecture-level city of Lu'an administers seven county-level divisions, including three districts and four counties.
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| Districts | ||||||
| 1 | Jin'an District | 金安区 | Jīn'ān Qū | 830 000 | 1 654 | 502 |
| 2 | Yu'an District | 裕安区 | Yù'ān Qū | 940 000 | 1 926 | 488 |
| Yeji District | 叶集区 | Yèjí Qū | 320 | |||
| Counties | ||||||
| 4 | Huoqiu County | 霍邱县 | Huòqiū Xiàn | 1 650 000 | 3 483 | 437 |
| 5 | Shucheng County | 舒城县 | Shūchéng Xiàn | 990 000 | 2 092 | 473 |
| 6 | Jinzhai County | 金寨县 | Jīnzhài Xiàn | 640 000 | 3 667 | 175 |
| 7 | Huoshan County | 霍山县 | Huòshān Xiàn | 370 000 | 2 042 | 181 |
These are further divided into 196 township-level divisions.
Transport
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