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.
Leping 乐平市 Loping | |
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| Coordinates (government): 28°58′41″N 117°09′07″E / 28.978°N 117.152°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jingdezhen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,973 km2 (762 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 852,800 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| 2018 | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 333300 |
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
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- 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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||