Luding County

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Luding County
泸定县 · ལྕགས་ཟམ་རྫོང་།
County
Luding Bridge crossing the Dadu River
Luding Bridge crossing the Dadu River
Location of Luding County (red) within Garzê Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Luding County (red) within Garzê Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates: 29°54′50″N 102°14′02″E / 29.914°N 102.234°E / 29.914; 102.234Coordinates: 29°54′50″N 102°14′02″E / 29.914°N 102.234°E / 29.914; 102.234
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityGarzê
County seatLuqiao Town (泸桥镇)
Area
 • Total2,165 km2 (836 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total80,000
 • Density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
 • Major nationalities
Han - 84.86%
Tibetan - 10.06%
Yi - 4.4%
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
626100
Area code(s)0836
Websitewww.luding.gov.cn

Luding County (simplified Chinese: 泸定县; traditional Chinese: 瀘定縣; pinyin: Lúdìng Xiàn), also known via its Tibetan name as Chagsam or Jagsam Tibetan: ལྕགས་ཟམ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: lcags zam rdzong, ZYPY: Jagsam Zong) is located in the southeast of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province, China. Luding County covers an area of 2,165 km2 (836 sq mi) and has a population of approximately 80,000 (at the end of 2004). The census in the year 2000 recorded a population of 77,855.

Administrative divisions[]

Luding County contains seven towns and five townships:[1]

  • Luqiao Town (泸桥镇), 19,459 inhabitants (2000), seat of the county government;
  • Lengqi Town (冷碛镇), 8,900 inhabitants (2000);
  • Xinglong Town (兴隆镇), 9,522 inhabitants (2000);
  • Moxi Town (磨西镇), 6,794 inhabitants (2000);
  • Pengba Town (烹坝镇), 4,156 inhabitants (2000);
  • Yanzigou Town (燕子沟镇) (formerly Xinxing township), 4,568 inhabitants (2000);
  • Detuo Town (得妥镇), 6,102 inhabitants (2000)
  • Lan'an Township (岚安乡), 2,789 inhabitants (2000);
  • Tianba Township (田坝乡), 4,124 inhabitants (2000);
  • Chuni Township (杵坭乡), 2,966 inhabitants (2000);
  • Jiajun Township (加郡乡), 3,873 inhabitants (2000);
  • Dewei Township (德威乡), 4,602 inhabitants (2000);

Ethnic Composition of the Population of Luding County (2000)[]

A Census in the year 2000 counted 77,855 inhabitants in total.

Ethnic Group Inhabitants Portion
Han 66,066 84.86%
Tibetan 7,834 10.06%
Yi 3,424 4.4%
Mongols 253 0.32%
Others 278 0.36%

Transport[]

Climate[]

Climate data for Luding (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1) 		29.4
(84.9) 		36.3
(97.3) 		35.5
(95.9) 		36.3
(97.3) 		36.3
(97.3) 		37.8
(100.0) 		36.1
(97.0) 		34.9
(94.8) 		30.6
(87.1) 		26.3
(79.3) 		22.0
(71.6) 		37.8
(100.0)
Average high °C (°F) 12.2
(54.0) 		14.5
(58.1) 		18.7
(65.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.7
(80.1) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.1
(82.6) 		25.0
(77.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		17.5
(63.5) 		13.3
(55.9) 		21.2
(70.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1) 		8.9
(48.0) 		12.4
(54.3) 		16.5
(61.7) 		19.4
(66.9) 		21.1
(70.0) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.4
(72.3) 		19.8
(67.6) 		16.2
(61.2) 		12.2
(54.0) 		7.8
(46.0) 		15.5
(59.9)
Average low °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0) 		4.9
(40.8) 		8.0
(46.4) 		12.0
(53.6) 		15.1
(59.2) 		17.2
(63.0) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.7
(65.7) 		16.4
(61.5) 		12.9
(55.2) 		8.6
(47.5) 		3.9
(39.0) 		11.6
(52.9)
Record low °C (°F) −4.2
(24.4) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		3.4
(38.1) 		6.0
(42.8) 		10.6
(51.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		11.7
(53.1) 		9.9
(49.8) 		5.3
(41.5) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		−4.2
(24.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.8
(0.03) 		2.4
(0.09) 		18.2
(0.72) 		42.7
(1.68) 		72.4
(2.85) 		116.7
(4.59) 		140.3
(5.52) 		148.0
(5.83) 		86.4
(3.40) 		34.4
(1.35) 		7.6
(0.30) 		1.0
(0.04) 		670.9
(26.4)
Average relative humidity (%) 54 53 56 60 66 74 78 78 77 73 65 59 66
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2]

References[]

  1. ^ National Bureau of Statistics Luding County, 2018 (Chinese)
  2. ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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