Lu County

Lu County

泸县
Lu County ; 泸县
County
	Location of Lu County (red) within Luzhou City (yellow) and Sichuan
	Coordinates: 29°09′05″N 105°22′55″E / 29.1515°N 105.3819°ECoordinates: 29°09′05″N 105°22′55″E / 29.1515°N 105.3819°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture-level city	Luzhou
Area
• Total	1,532 km2 (592 sq mi)
Population (2018)
• Total	872,000
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Lu County or Luxian (simplified Chinese: 泸县; traditional Chinese: 瀘縣; pinyin: Lú Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Chongqing Municipality to the northeast. It is the northernmost county-level division of Luzhou city.

History[]

Lu County has a history over 2100 years. The county, known anciently as Jiangyang (江阳; 江陽), was established in 135 BC during the Han Dynasty.[1]^{[permanent dead link]}

Geography[]

Lu County is 105°10′50″ – 105°45′30″E,28°54′40″ – 29°20′00″N. This results in an east–west span of 56.23 km (34.94 mi) and north–south length of 46.8 km (29.1 mi). The county has a total area of 1,532 km² (592 sq mi).

Population[]

As of 2006 the county had a population of 1,055,200.

Transport[]

China National Highway 321

Climate[]

showClimate data for Luxian (1981−2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.1 (64.6)	24.2 (75.6)	32.8 (91.0)	33.9 (93.0)	36.2 (97.2)	36.6 (97.9)	38.8 (101.8)	41.3 (106.3)	40.5 (104.9)	33.5 (92.3)	25.7 (78.3)	19.6 (67.3)	41.3 (106.3)
Average high °C (°F)	10.3 (50.5)	13.5 (56.3)	18.5 (65.3)	23.2 (73.8)	27.1 (80.8)	28.4 (83.1)	32.1 (89.8)	31.9 (89.4)	27.7 (81.9)	21.5 (70.7)	17.1 (62.8)	11.5 (52.7)	21.9 (71.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.9 (44.4)	9.8 (49.6)	13.8 (56.8)	18.2 (64.8)	22.1 (71.8)	24.1 (75.4)	27.0 (80.6)	26.2 (79.2)	23.2 (73.8)	18.0 (64.4)	13.2 (55.8)	8.3 (46.9)	17.6 (63.6)
Average low °C (°F)	5.7 (42.3)	7.8 (46.0)	11.1 (52.0)	15.2 (59.4)	18.8 (65.8)	21.3 (70.3)	23.8 (74.8)	23.5 (74.3)	20.7 (69.3)	16.3 (61.3)	11.9 (53.4)	7.0 (44.6)	15.3 (59.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−1.6 (29.1)	0.1 (32.2)	1.8 (35.2)	7.1 (44.8)	11.2 (52.2)	15.5 (59.9)	18.8 (65.8)	18.5 (65.3)	14.6 (58.3)	7.9 (46.2)	2.8 (37.0)	−1.3 (29.7)	−1.6 (29.1)
Average relative humidity (%)	89	84	80	78	77	83	81	80	83	87	87	87	83
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center^[2]