County-level city in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Lianjiang (postal: Limkong; Chinese: 廉江) is a county-level city in the municipal region of Zhanjiang, Guangdong.[1] The city has an area of 2,543 square kilometers, and had a population of about 1,363,470 as of 2020.[2][1]
Geography
Lianjiang lies in the north of the Leizhou Peninsula and faces Beibu Gulf to the southwest.[1] The city is bordered to the east by Maoming; to the south by Wuchuan, Potou District, and Suixi County, all in Zhanjiang; to the west by Anpugang Harbour (Chinese: 安铺港, part of the Gulf of Tonkin) and Beihai, in Guangxi Province; and to the north by Yulin.[citation needed] Lianjiang lies 48 kilometers north of Zhanjiang's city center.[citation needed]
Climate
| Climate data for Lianjiang (2007–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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29.1
(84.4)
|
31.7
(89.1)
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34.7
(94.5)
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36.3
(97.3)
|
36.9
(98.4)
|
36.7
(98.1)
|
38.0
(100.4)
|
37.5
(99.5)
|
36.4
(97.5)
|
35.2
(95.4)
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34.2
(93.6)
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30.8
(87.4)
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38.0
(100.4)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
19.7
(67.5)
|
21.5
(70.7)
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24.2
(75.6)
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27.3
(81.1)
|
31.2
(88.2)
|
32.7
(90.9)
|
33.1
(91.6)
|
32.8
(91.0)
|
32.3
(90.1)
|
29.8
(85.6)
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26.4
(79.5)
|
21.8
(71.2)
|
27.7
(81.9)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
15.2
(59.4)
|
17.3
(63.1)
|
20.3
(68.5)
|
23.5
(74.3)
|
26.8
(80.2)
|
28.3
(82.9)
|
28.6
(83.5)
|
28.3
(82.9)
|
27.7
(81.9)
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25.0
(77.0)
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21.5
(70.7)
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17.0
(62.6)
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23.3
(73.9)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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12.2
(54.0)
|
14.6
(58.3)
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17.8
(64.0)
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21.1
(70.0)
|
24.1
(75.4)
|
25.5
(77.9)
|
25.8
(78.4)
|
25.5
(77.9)
|
24.7
(76.5)
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21.8
(71.2)
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18.1
(64.6)
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13.7
(56.7)
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20.4
(68.7)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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2.8
(37.0)
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3.0
(37.4)
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4.7
(40.5)
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10.1
(50.2)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
19.3
(66.7)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
20.5
(68.9)
|
16.7
(62.1)
|
11.9
(53.4)
|
5.9
(42.6)
|
3.0
(37.4)
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2.8
(37.0)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
36.0
(1.42)
|
33.6
(1.32)
|
59.7
(2.35)
|
114.9
(4.52)
|
218.3
(8.59)
|
315.9
(12.44)
|
320.6
(12.62)
|
321.8
(12.67)
|
172.6
(6.80)
|
90.7
(3.57)
|
43.5
(1.71)
|
32.7
(1.29)
|
1,760.3
(69.3)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
6.9
|
8.8
|
11.1
|
11.9
|
16.4
|
18.0
|
18.7
|
18.8
|
13.8
|
6.7
|
5.6
|
5.7
|
142.4
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
77
|
81
|
84
|
84
|
84
|
85
|
83
|
84
|
80
|
75
|
73
|
72
|
80
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
103.3
|
79.0
|
71.8
|
101.1
|
160.4
|
165.6
|
199.5
|
196.0
|
190.5
|
200.7
|
167.5
|
140.7
|
1,776.1
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| Percent possible sunshine
|
30
|
24
|
19
|
27
|
39
|
41
|
49
|
50
|
52
|
56
|
51
|
42
|
40
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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Administrative divisions
The city is divided into 3 subdistricts and 18 towns.[5] Lianjiang's government is located in Luozhou Subdistrict [zh].[1]
Subdistricts
Lianjiang's 3 subdistricts are Luozhou Subdistrict [zh], Chengnan Subdistrict [zh], and Chengbei Subdistrict.[5]
Towns
Lianjiang's 18 towns are Shicheng [zh], Xinmin [zh], Jishui [zh], Hechun [zh], Shijiao [zh], Liangdong [zh], Hengshan [zh], Anpu [zh], Yingzi [zh], Qingping [zh], Cheban [zh], Gaoqiao [zh], Shiling [zh], Yatang [zh], Shijing [zh], Changshan [zh], Tangpeng [zh], and Heliao [zh].[5]
Education
By the end of 2009 there are 577 schools, colleges and universities in Lianjiang with 312,000 students.[citation needed]
The Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences is located in the city.[6]
Transportation
The Litang–Zhanjiang railway and the Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway both run through Lianjiang.[1]
National Highway 207 and National Highway 325 both run through Lianjiang, as well as a number of provincial highways.[1]
References
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