Linzhou (Chinese: 林州; pinyin: Línzhōu), formerly Lin County or Linxian ((simplified Chinese: 林县; traditional Chinese: 林縣; pinyin: Lín Xiàn)), is a county-level city in Anyang, Henan, China. Adjacent to Shanxi Province and Hebei Province, it is located in the north of Henan Province and at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains. It covers an area of 2046 square kilometers and has a population of about one million.[3]
Linzhou
林州市 | |
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 Farms in Linzhou, Henan, irrigated by the Red Flag Canal | |
  Linzhou Location in Henan | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Anyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,046 km2 (790 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 815,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 456550 |
| Area code | (0)372 |
Linzhou is well known for its Red Flag Canal, which was constructed in the 1960s.
Administrative divisionsEdit
As 2012, this city is divided to 4 subdistricts, 13 towns and 3 townships.[4]
- Subdistricts
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- Towns
- Townships
- Chadian Township (茶店乡)
- Chengjiao Township (城郊乡)
- Shiban Township (石板岩乡)
ClimateEdit
| Climate data for Linzhou (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
40.8 (105.4) |
39.6 (103.3) |
42.7 (108.9) |
41.4 (106.5) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.6 (105.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
42.7 (108.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
19.7 (67.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
13.2 (55.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
7.6 (45.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.5 (−6.7) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.7 (0.19) |
8.1 (0.32) |
18.2 (0.72) |
26.1 (1.03) |
54.9 (2.16) |
64.0 (2.52) |
175.7 (6.92) |
174.1 (6.85) |
72.5 (2.85) |
31.6 (1.24) |
14.7 (0.58) |
4.3 (0.17) |
648.9 (25.55) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 76 | 81 | 76 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[5] | |||||||||||||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ Official website of Linzhou City
- ^ 安阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 17 November 2022.