Leping

Leping
乐平市
Loping
Coordinates (government): 28°58′41″N 117°09′07″E / 28.978°N 117.152°E / 28.978; 117.152
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityJingdezhen
Area
 • Total1,973 km2 (762 sq mi)
Population
 • Total852,800
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 2018
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
333300

Leping (simplified Chinese: 乐平; traditional Chinese: 樂平; pinyin: Lèpíng) is a county-level city in the northeast of Jiangxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jingdezhen.

Administrative divisions

Leping City has 2 subdistricts, 14 towns and 2 townships.[1]

2 subdistricts
  • Jiyang (洎阳街道)
  • Tashan (塔山街道)
14 towns
  • Zhenqiao (镇桥镇)
  • Legang (乐港镇)
  • Yongshan (涌山镇)
  • Zhongbu (众埠镇)
  • Andu (按渡镇)
  • Hongyan (洪岩镇)
  • Lilin (礼林镇)
  • Hougang (后港镇)
  • Taqian (塔前镇)
  • Shuangtian (双田镇)
  • Lingang (临港镇)
  • Gaojia (高家镇)
  • Mingkou (名口镇)
  • Wukou (浯口镇)
2 townships
  • Luci (鸬鹚乡)
  • Shiligang (十里岗乡)

Transportation

Rail

Leping is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.

Climate

Climate data for Leping (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.0
(77.0)
28.6
(83.5)
33.9
(93.0)
35.1
(95.2)
36.3
(97.3)
37.5
(99.5)
40.8
(105.4)
40.4
(104.7)
38.3
(100.9)
37.3
(99.1)
32.0
(89.6)
24.8
(76.6)
40.8
(105.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.5
(50.9)
13.5
(56.3)
17.5
(63.5)
23.6
(74.5)
28.1
(82.6)
30.4
(86.7)
34.2
(93.6)
34.1
(93.4)
30.8
(87.4)
25.9
(78.6)
19.7
(67.5)
13.3
(55.9)
23.5
(74.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)
8.7
(47.7)
12.5
(54.5)
18.4
(65.1)
23.1
(73.6)
26.1
(79.0)
29.6
(85.3)
29.1
(84.4)
25.5
(77.9)
20.1
(68.2)
13.8
(56.8)
7.9
(46.2)
18.4
(65.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4)
5.3
(41.5)
9.0
(48.2)
14.4
(57.9)
19.2
(66.6)
22.7
(72.9)
25.7
(78.3)
25.2
(77.4)
21.5
(70.7)
15.8
(60.4)
9.8
(49.6)
4.2
(39.6)
14.7
(58.4)
Record low °C (°F) −6.2
(20.8)
−8.6
(16.5)
−4.8
(23.4)
3.3
(37.9)
9.6
(49.3)
14.5
(58.1)
19.6
(67.3)
19.9
(67.8)
12.7
(54.9)
2.4
(36.3)
−2.2
(28.0)
−13.4
(7.9)
−13.4
(7.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 102.2
(4.02)
121.3
(4.78)
209.5
(8.25)
244.6
(9.63)
251.8
(9.91)
341.9
(13.46)
203.0
(7.99)
149.2
(5.87)
63.6
(2.50)
57.1
(2.25)
90.1
(3.55)
67.6
(2.66)
1,901.9
(74.87)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.5 13.7 17.6 16.8 16.1 17.2 11.4 11.4 8.0 6.8 9.9 10.4 153.8
Average snowy days 2.1 1.1 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 4.2
Average relative humidity (%) 80 79 79 78 78 82 76 77 76 73 78 77 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 84.8 90.4 102.1 129.5 156.6 141.0 233.0 225.8 191.1 170.5 132.6 117.7 1,775.1
Percent possible sunshine 26 28 27 33 37 34 55 56 52 48 42 37 40
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.


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