Miluo (simplified Chinese: 汨罗; traditional Chinese: 汨羅; pinyin: Mìluó) is a county-level city in Hunan province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yueyang. The city is located on the northeast of the province and on the eastern bank of the Xiang River, it is to the north of the city proper of Changsha City. Miluo is bordered to the north by Yueyang County, to the east by Pingxiang County, to the south by Changsha County and Wangcheng District of Changsha City, to the west by Xiangyin County and Yuanjiang City. Miluo covers an area of 1,669.8 km2 (644.7 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a permanent resident population of 668,156.[2] The city has three subdistricts and 10 towns under its jurisdiction. the government seat is Guiyi (归义镇).[3]
Miluo
汨罗市 | |
|---|---|
 Location of Miluo City within Yueyang | |
  Miluo Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 28°45′40″N 113°09′36″E / 28.761°N 113.160°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yueyang |
| Area | |
| 1,484.0 km2 (573.0 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 20.20 km2 (7.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| 685,000 | |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 158,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | miluo |
Miluo City is named after the River of Miluo, which is a tributary in the lower reaches of the Xiang River. Miluo River is known that it is the source place of Dragon Boat Festival.
Administrative divisions
editAccording to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Miluo city on December 3, 2015, Miluo city has one subdistrict, one township and 17 towns under its jurisdiction,[3] they are:
- Tianwen, Miluo (天问街道) (Quyuan mgmt Dist)
- 1 township
- Fenghuang, Miluo (凤凰乡) (Quyuan mgmt Dist)
- 17 towns
- Baishui, Miluo (白水镇)
- Baitang, Miluo (白塘镇)
- Bishi, Miluo (弼时镇)
- Changle, Miluo (长乐镇)
- Chuanshanping (川山坪镇)
- Dajing, Miluo (大荆镇)
- Guiyi (归义镇)
- Gupei (古培镇)
- Heshi, Miluo (河市镇) (Quyuan mgmt Dist)
- Luojiang, Miluo (罗江镇)
- Miluo town (汨罗镇)
- Quzici (屈子祠镇)
- Sanjiang, Miluo (三江镇)
- Shendingshan (神鼎山镇)
- Taolinshi (桃林寺镇)
- Xinshi, Miluo (新市镇)
- Yingtian, Miluo (营田镇) (Quyuan mgmt Dist)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Miluo (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.6 (97.9) |
38.8 (101.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
40.2 (104.4) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
22.1 (71.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
14.3 (57.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76.1 (3.00) |
84.0 (3.31) |
142.5 (5.61) |
175.4 (6.91) |
206.5 (8.13) |
210.7 (8.30) |
181.5 (7.15) |
110.9 (4.37) |
74.9 (2.95) |
70.0 (2.76) |
77.1 (3.04) |
48.6 (1.91) |
1,458.2 (57.44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.3 | 13.4 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 150 |
| Average snowy days | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 78.2 | 78.3 | 97.4 | 125.7 | 149.7 | 146.3 | 223.8 | 220.8 | 166.4 | 146.3 | 123.4 | 111.3 | 1,667.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 24 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 53 | 55 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 35 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 68. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ the population of Miluo City in 2015, according to 2015年汨罗市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Miluo City on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development], Yueyang People's Government or ahmhxc.com
- ^ a b the divisions of Miluo City in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Miluo City on (December 3, 2015) - 《关于同意汨罗市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕118号): rednet (3-Dec-15) or mlnews.gov, also see people.com : 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08) or xinhuanet.com
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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