Lushui

This article is about the modern city in Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan. For the historic location referenced in the Manshu on the upper Yangtze, see Jinsha River.

Lushui 泸水市
County-level city
Location of Lushui County (pink) and Nujiang Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan
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Coordinates (Lushui municipal government): 25°49′21″N 98°51′28″E
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Autonomous prefecture	Nujiang
Municipal seat	Liuku Subdistrict
Area
• Total	2,938 km^2 (1,134 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	203,977
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	673200
Area code	0886
Website	www.ynls.gov.cn

Lushui (simplified Chinese: 泸水; traditional Chinese: 瀘水; pinyin: Lúshuǐ) is a county-level city in and the seat of Nujiang Prefecture, western Yunnan Province, China. It borders Myanmar's Kachin State to the west and occupies the southern fifth of Nujiang Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Lushui City has 2 subdistricts, 5 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township.^[2]

2 subdistricts

• Daliandi Subdistrict (大练地街道)
• Liuku Subdistrict (六库街道)

6 towns

• Luzhang (鲁掌镇)
• Pianma (片马镇)
• Shangjiang (上江镇)
• Miaoba (老窝镇)
• Daxingde (大兴地镇)

2 townships

• Chenggan Township (称杆乡)
• Gudeng Township (古登乡)

1 ethnic township

• Luobenzhuo Bai Ethnic Township (洛本卓白族乡)

Climate

Climate data for Lushui (Liuku), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	27.1 (80.8)	32.8 (91.0)	35.7 (96.3)	37.7 (99.9)	39.0 (102.2)	38.7 (101.7)	37.0 (98.6)	35.9 (96.6)	36.1 (97.0)	35.5 (95.9)	29.8 (85.6)	26.9 (80.4)	39.0 (102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	21.3 (70.3)	23.5 (74.3)	26.2 (79.2)	28.1 (82.6)	29.9 (85.8)	30.4 (86.7)	29.7 (85.5)	30.0 (86.0)	29.2 (84.6)	26.9 (80.4)	24.2 (75.6)	21.8 (71.2)	26.8 (80.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	13.6 (56.5)	15.9 (60.6)	18.8 (65.8)	21.3 (70.3)	23.8 (74.8)	25.4 (77.7)	25.0 (77.0)	24.9 (76.8)	23.8 (74.8)	21.1 (70.0)	17.0 (62.6)	14.1 (57.4)	20.4 (68.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.1 (46.6)	10.1 (50.2)	13.5 (56.3)	16.4 (61.5)	19.4 (66.9)	21.9 (71.4)	22.0 (71.6)	21.8 (71.2)	20.6 (69.1)	17.5 (63.5)	12.4 (54.3)	8.9 (48.0)	16.1 (60.9)
Record low °C (°F)	4.0 (39.2)	4.7 (40.5)	4.0 (39.2)	9.5 (49.1)	13.3 (55.9)	16.1 (61.0)	16.3 (61.3)	17.3 (63.1)	12.7 (54.9)	10.7 (51.3)	6.7 (44.1)	3.7 (38.7)	3.7 (38.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	18.9 (0.74)	22.7 (0.89)	42.5 (1.67)	47.0 (1.85)	99.2 (3.91)	111.5 (4.39)	183.5 (7.22)	173.1 (6.81)	127.2 (5.01)	95.4 (3.76)	23.5 (0.93)	8.1 (0.32)	952.6 (37.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4.3	6.3	9.4	12.8	14.4	17.8	22.3	20.9	17.8	12.8	4.8	2.6	146.2
Average relative humidity (%)	57	51	51	56	63	73	80	81	80	76	67	62	66
Mean monthly sunshine hours	199.5	171.8	172.9	166.2	156.3	119.3	107.3	129.8	127.9	150.4	191.3	208.5	1,901.2
Percent possible sunshine	60	54	46	43	38	29	26	32	35	42	59	64	44
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Climate data for Luzhangzhen, Lushui (elevation 1,805 m (5,922 ft), 1991–2003 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	14.3 (57.7)	16.0 (60.8)	18.9 (66.0)	21.6 (70.9)	22.5 (72.5)	23.4 (74.1)	22.9 (73.2)	23.4 (74.1)	22.7 (72.9)	20.7 (69.3)	17.7 (63.9)	15.2 (59.4)	19.9 (67.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.3 (48.7)	10.7 (51.3)	13.3 (55.9)	16.0 (60.8)	18.1 (64.6)	19.7 (67.5)	19.5 (67.1)	19.7 (67.5)	18.8 (65.8)	16.7 (62.1)	13.1 (55.6)	10.3 (50.5)	15.4 (59.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.3 (41.5)	6.6 (43.9)	9.3 (48.7)	11.9 (53.4)	15.0 (59.0)	17.3 (63.1)	17.4 (63.3)	17.5 (63.5)	16.5 (61.7)	13.9 (57.0)	9.7 (49.5)	6.3 (43.3)	12.2 (54.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	31.8 (1.25)	52.6 (2.07)	92.3 (3.63)	56.2 (2.21)	133.8 (5.27)	116.9 (4.60)	205.4 (8.09)	192.1 (7.56)	161.6 (6.36)	98.0 (3.86)	38.0 (1.50)	13.4 (0.53)	1,192.1 (46.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.7	9.2	12.6	13.5	18.3	19.8	24.3	22.9	18.8	12.3	6.8	2.5	166.7
Average snowy days	0.1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Average relative humidity (%)	58	58	58	62	73	83	89	86	84	78	70	61	72
Mean monthly sunshine hours	225.0	196.0	204.1	202.6	162.8	125.2	105.0	126.3	146.9	180.3	209.2	245.4	2,128.8
Percent possible sunshine	68	61	54	53	39	31	25	32	40	51	65	75	50
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

See also

• Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas - Unesco World Heritage Site
• Gaoligong Mountains

References

1. "怒江州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Nujiang Prefecture. 2021-05-28.
2. "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.
3. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
4. "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
5. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
6. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

External links

• Lushui City Official Website