Laoling

County-level city in Shandong, People's Republic of China
Laoling
37°43′48″N 117°13′55″E / 37.730°N 117.232°E / 37.730; 117.232
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityDezhou
Area
 • Total1,173 km2 (453 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total676,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
253600

Laoling (simplified Chinese: 乐陵; traditional Chinese: 樂陵; pinyin: Làolíng[3]), often mispronounced as Leling, is a county-level city in the northwest of Shandong province, China, bordering Hebei province to the north. Laoling has more than 640,000 inhabitants (1999) and is under the jurisdiction of Dezhou City.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this City is divided to 4 subdistricts, 8 towns and 4 townships.[4]

Subdistricts
  • Shizhong Subdistrict (市中街道)
  • Hujia Subdistrict (胡家街道)
  • Yunhong Subdistrict (云红街道)
  • Guojia Subdistrict (郭家街道)
Towns
  • Yang'an (杨安镇)
  • Zhuji (朱集镇)
  • Huangjia (黄夹镇)
  • Dingwu (丁坞镇)
Townships
  • Xiduan Township (西段乡)
  • Dasun Township (大孙乡)
  • Tieying Township (铁营乡)
  • Zhaitoubao Township (寨头堡乡)

Climate

Climate data for Laoling (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)
7.0
(44.6)
13.7
(56.7)
20.6
(69.1)
26.4
(79.5)
31.4
(88.5)
32.0
(89.6)
30.3
(86.5)
26.9
(80.4)
20.7
(69.3)
11.8
(53.2)
4.6
(40.3)
19.0
(66.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.1
(26.4)
0.5
(32.9)
7.1
(44.8)
14.1
(57.4)
20.1
(68.2)
25.1
(77.2)
27.0
(80.6)
25.5
(77.9)
20.8
(69.4)
14.1
(57.4)
5.8
(42.4)
−1.0
(30.2)
13.0
(55.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.7
(18.1)
−4.4
(24.1)
1.6
(34.9)
8.2
(46.8)
14.0
(57.2)
19.3
(66.7)
22.7
(72.9)
21.5
(70.7)
15.7
(60.3)
8.7
(47.7)
1.1
(34.0)
−5.3
(22.5)
8.0
(46.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.1
(0.12)
8.2
(0.32)
8.7
(0.34)
25.8
(1.02)
42.5
(1.67)
82.1
(3.23)
173.2
(6.82)
142.5
(5.61)
39.0
(1.54)
28.0
(1.10)
17.3
(0.68)
3.8
(0.15)
574.2
(22.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.7 2.6 2.7 5.1 5.7 7.9 11.3 9.8 5.8 5.0 3.6 2.3 63.5
Average snowy days 2.8 2.7 1.0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.9 9.6
Average relative humidity (%) 61 57 53 58 64 64 77 83 76 69 67 65 66
Mean monthly sunshine hours 161.3 166.9 217.7 237.8 268.1 242.4 203.9 207.6 207.7 199.7 165.5 155.3 2,433.9
Percent possible sunshine 53 54 58 60 61 55 46 50 56 58 55 52 55
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

Food

  • Chinese date from Laoling
    Chinese date from Laoling
  • HuangMianJi
    HuangMianJi

Laoling is famous for Chinese date. Also Boiled Fried Chicken(HuangMianJi, 黄面鸡) is the local cuisine that often offers during the Spring Festival.

References

  1. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. ^ 教育部重編國語辭典修訂本. ㄌㄠˋ{...}山東省有樂陵。
  4. ^ 聊城市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

External links

  • Laoling official website
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