Longchuan County, Guangdong
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Longchuan
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|龙川县}}}}
| settlement_type = County
| image_skyline = LongChuan.JPG
| image_map = Hzs map007.png
| map_caption = Location in Heyuan City
| pushpin_map = China Guangdong
| pushpin_label = Longchuan
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Guangdong
| coordinates = {{coord|24|20|N|115|22|E|region:CN-44|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Guangdong
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
| subdivision_name2 = Heyuan
| seat_type = County seat
| seat = Laolong ({{lang|zh-hans|老隆镇}})
| area_total_km2 = 3088
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 595,471
| population_as_of = 2020 census
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = China Standard
| utc_offset = +8
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 517300
| area_code = 0762
|website = {{URL|www.longchuan.gov.cn}}
}}
Longchuan County (postal: Lungchun; {{zh|s=龙川县 |t=龍川縣 |p=Lóngchuān Xiàn |l=dragon river county}}, Hakka: Liùngchôn) is a county of northeastern Guangdong province, China, bordering Jiangxi to the north and on the upper reaches of the Dong and Han Rivers. It is under the administration of Heyuan City, and in 2020 had a population of 595,471{{Cite web |title=China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/guangdong/admin/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=www.citypopulation.de}} living in an area of {{convert|3088|km2|abbr=on}}. Bordering county-level divisions are Xingning and Wuhua County to the east, Heping County and Dongyuan County to the south and west, and in Jiangxi, Dingnan County and Xunwu County to the north.
Administrative divisions
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Longchuan administers 24 towns:
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- Laolong ({{lang|zh|老隆镇}})
- Sidu ({{lang|zh|四都镇}})
- Huangshi ({{lang|zh|黄石镇}})
- Xi'ao ({{lang|zh|细坳镇}})
- Chetian ({{lang|zh|车田镇}})
- Beiling ({{lang|zh|贝岭镇}})
- Liju ({{lang|zh|黎咀镇}})
- Shanping ({{lang|zh|上坪镇}})
- Fengren ({{lang|zh|丰稔镇}})
- Chiguang ({{lang|zh|赤光镇}})
- Longmu ({{lang|zh|龙母镇}})
- Huilong ({{lang|zh|回龙镇}})
- Tianxin ({{lang|zh|田心镇}})
- Tiechang ({{lang|zh|铁场镇}})
- Dengyun ({{lang|zh|登云镇}})
- Tongqu ({{lang|zh|通衢镇}})
- Heshi ({{lang|zh|鹤市镇}})
- Huangbu ({{lang|zh|黄布镇}})
- Zishi ({{lang|zh|紫市镇}})
- Tuocheng ({{lang|zh|佗城镇}})
- Yanzhen ({{lang|zh|岩镇镇}})
- Xintian ({{lang|zh|新田镇}})
- Yidu ({{lang|zh|义都镇}})
- Mabugang ({{lang|zh|麻布岗镇}})
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Transport
File:Longchuan Railway Station 2015.11.12 06-20-47.jpg]]
Longchuan has a developed highway and railway network. Major roads include the China National Highway 205 (G205) and Guangdong Provincial Highway 120 (S120). The Beijing–Kowloon, Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou and Zhangping–Longchuan Railways intersect in Longchuan, making it an important railway hub for the Lingnan region.
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Sights
File:Longchuan Tuocheng Chengqiang 2015.11.12 08-16-32.jpg|Longchuan City Wall
File:Longchuan Xuegong 2015.11.12 08-05-21.jpg|Longchuan Confucian Temple
File:Longchuan Tuocheng Yingjuyuan 2015.11.12 07-59-53.jpg|Tuocheng Theater
File:Longchuan Zhengxiang Ta 2015.11.12 10-22-44.jpg|Zhengxiang Pagoda
Climate
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|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Longchuan, elevation {{convert|180|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 17.1
|Feb high C = 19.1
|Mar high C = 21.9
|Apr high C = 26.3
|May high C = 29.9
|Jun high C = 32.0
|Jul high C = 33.9
|Aug high C = 33.5
|Sep high C = 31.7
|Oct high C = 28.5
|Nov high C = 24.1
|Dec high C = 18.8
|Jan mean C = 11.6
|Feb mean C = 13.8
|Mar mean C = 16.9
|Apr mean C = 21.5
|May mean C = 25.0
|Jun mean C = 27.2
|Jul mean C = 28.5
|Aug mean C = 28.0
|Sep mean C = 26.5
|Oct mean C = 23.0
|Nov mean C = 18.3
|Dec mean C = 13.2
|Jan low C = 8.1
|Feb low C = 10.3
|Mar low C = 13.5
|Apr low C = 18.1
|May low C = 21.7
|Jun low C = 24.0
|Jul low C = 24.8
|Aug low C = 24.6
|Sep low C = 23.0
|Oct low C = 19.2
|Nov low C = 14.4
|Dec low C = 9.5
|Jan record high C = 28.3 |Jan record low C = -1.0
|Feb record high C = 30.2 |Feb record low C = 0.4
|Mar record high C = 32.9 |Mar record low C = 0.7
|Apr record high C = 35.0 |Apr record low C = 6.6
|May record high C = 36.8 |May record low C = 12.7
|Jun record high C = 38.7 |Jun record low C = 17.6
|Jul record high C = 39.1 |Jul record low C = 18.7
|Aug record high C = 39.5 |Aug record low C = 20.2
|Sep record high C = 37.4 |Sep record low C = 15.6
|Oct record high C = 36.1 |Oct record low C = 8.2
|Nov record high C = 34.5 |Nov record low C = 2.9
|Dec record high C = 29.9 |Dec record low C = -2.5
|year high C= |year low C=
|year high F = |year low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 59.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 77.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 154.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 195.2
|May precipitation mm = 235.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 278.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 173.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 210.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 127.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 44.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 47.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 47.7
|Jan humidity = 74
|Feb humidity = 77
|Mar humidity = 80
|Apr humidity = 80
|May humidity = 80
|Jun humidity = 81
|Jul humidity = 78
|Aug humidity = 79
|Sep humidity = 77
|Oct humidity = 70
|Nov humidity = 71
|Dec humidity = 70
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 7.7
|Feb precipitation days = 10.4
|Mar precipitation days = 15.6
|Apr precipitation days = 15.5
|May precipitation days = 17.8
|Jun precipitation days = 18.7
|Jul precipitation days = 16.2
|Aug precipitation days = 17.4
|Sep precipitation days = 11.1
|Oct precipitation days = 4.9
|Nov precipitation days = 6.0
|Dec precipitation days = 6.3
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 116.6
|Feb sun = 96.6
|Mar sun = 87.0
|Apr sun = 98.5
|May sun = 130.4
|Jun sun = 149.9
|Jul sun = 208.8
|Aug sun = 190.1
|Sep sun = 175.7
|Oct sun = 181.5
|Nov sun = 157.6
|Dec sun = 142.5
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 35
| Feb percentsun = 30
| Mar percentsun = 23
| Apr percentsun = 26
| May percentsun = 32
| Jun percentsun = 37
| Jul percentsun = 50
| Aug percentsun = 48
| Sep percentsun = 48
| Oct percentsun = 51
| Nov percentsun = 48
| Dec percentsun = 43
| year percentsun =
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See also
- Cowhells cake, a local specialty
References
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