Lingbao, Henan
Lingbao (Chinese: 灵宝; postal: Lingpao) is a county-level city and the westernmost county-level division of Henan province, China, bordering the provinces of Shanxi to the north and Shaanxi to the west, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Sanmenxia. In ancient times, the Hongnong Commandery was located approximately 20 km south of there. Since 2005, there is a HVDC back-to-back station built by ABB with a transmission rate of 360 MW.
Lingbao city has a population of 720,000 residents in 2006.
The legend of Kuafu is said to be set in Lingbao, which has therefore previously been called Taolin (peach orchard).
History
Lingbao City can be traced back to 114 BC as an administrative division, when it was known as Hongnong (弘农县).
In 1993 Linbao City was established from Lingbao County.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this city is divided to 10 towns and 5 townships. As 2012, this city is divided to 10 towns and 5 townships.
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Climate
| Climate data for Lingbao, elevation 485 m (1,591 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
35.5 (95.9) |
39.4 (102.9) |
41.2 (106.2) |
40.3 (104.5) |
39.8 (103.6) |
39.5 (103.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14 (57) |
6.9 (44.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
14.1 (57.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.1 (4.8) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.4 (0.29) |
12.0 (0.47) |
21.7 (0.85) |
41.5 (1.63) |
63.3 (2.49) |
69.4 (2.73) |
109.5 (4.31) |
93.1 (3.67) |
91.1 (3.59) |
54.4 (2.14) |
25.0 (0.98) |
5.0 (0.20) |
593.4 (23.35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 86.1 |
| Average snowy days | 4.9 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 14.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 57 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 61 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 128.1 | 131.2 | 168.2 | 197.1 | 205.0 | 205.3 | 199.3 | 182.9 | 145.7 | 140.6 | 132.5 | 139.1 | 1,975 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 41 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 44 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Transportation
See also
References
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Tall tale of a giant's quest to catch the sun". SHINE. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "走进灵宝 - 灵宝市人民政府网站". 灵宝市人民政府网站. Archived from the original on 2023-10-18.
- ^ 济南市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 济南市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- 弘農. Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典) (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2008-01-01.
External links
- Lingbao official website (in Chinese)
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