Luzhai County (simplified Chinese: 鹿寨县; traditional Chinese: 鹿寨縣; pinyin: Lùzhài Xiàn; Standard Zhuang: Luzcai Yen) is under the administration of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The easternmost county-level division of Liuzhou City, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Guilin to the north and east and Laibin to the southeast.
Luzhai County 鹿寨县 · Luzcai Yen | |
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  Luzhai Location in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 24°29′17″N 109°43′59″E / 24.488°N 109.733°E[1] | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Liuzhou |
| County seat | Luzhai Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,358 km2 (1,297 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 421,019 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 5456XX |
Administrative divisions
Luzhai County is divided into 6 towns and 3 townships:[4]
- towns
- Luzhai 鹿寨镇
- Zhongdu 中渡镇
- Zhaisha 寨沙镇
- Pingshan 平山镇
- Huangmian 黄冕镇
- Sipai 四排镇
- townships
- Jiangkou 江口乡
- Daojiang 导江乡
- Lagou 拉沟乡
Climate
| Climate data for Luzhai (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) | 28.4 (83.1) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.9 (93.0) | 35.8 (96.4) | 36.4 (97.5) | 37.3 (99.1) | 39.5 (103.1) | 39.7 (103.5) | 39.0 (102.2) | 36.0 (96.8) | 34.1 (93.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 29.8 (85.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 33.8 (92.8) | 34.0 (93.2) | 32.3 (90.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 23.2 (73.8) | 17.5 (63.5) | 25.6 (78.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) | 12.6 (54.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.7 (83.7) | 26.9 (80.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 20.8 (69.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 24.3 (75.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.2 (77.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 19.3 (66.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 9.3 (48.7) | 17.6 (63.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) | 0.6 (33.1) | 0.4 (32.7) | 7.6 (45.7) | 11.3 (52.3) | 16.4 (61.5) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.6 (58.3) | 7.8 (46.0) | 3.3 (37.9) | −2.5 (27.5) | −2.5 (27.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.3 (2.49) | 48.5 (1.91) | 114.1 (4.49) | 157.9 (6.22) | 243.1 (9.57) | 336.4 (13.24) | 196.5 (7.74) | 165.0 (6.50) | 73.1 (2.88) | 56.1 (2.21) | 59.6 (2.35) | 44.9 (1.77) | 1,558.5 (61.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.3 | 11.9 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 15.8 | 13.7 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 151.7 |
| Average snowy days | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 73 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 61.7 | 55.2 | 50.3 | 79.3 | 124.8 | 129.4 | 191.9 | 201.2 | 188.0 | 174.8 | 132.2 | 110.0 | 1,498.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 18 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 32 | 46 | 50 | 52 | 49 | 41 | 34 | 34 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||