Lu'an

For other uses, see Luan (disambiguation).
Lu'an
六安市
Prefecture-level city

Winter farm landscape near Lu'an urban area
Coordinates: 31°44′42″N 116°30′20″E / 31.74500°N 116.50556°E / 31.74500; 116.50556Coordinates: 31°44′42″N 116°30′20″E / 31.74500°N 116.50556°E / 31.74500; 116.50556
Country People's Republic of China
Province Anhui
County-level divisions 7
Township-level divisions 196
Municipal seat Jin'an District
(31°44′N 116°28′E / 31.733°N 116.467°E / 31.733; 116.467)
Government
  CPC Secretary Sun Yunfei (孙云飞)
  Mayor Bi Xiaobin (毕小彬)
Area
  Prefecture-level city 18,393.41 km2 (7,101.74 sq mi)
  Urban 3,539.2 km2 (1,366.5 sq mi)
  Metro 3,579.2 km2 (1,381.9 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
  Prefecture-level city 5,611,701
  Density 310/km2 (790/sq mi)
  Urban 1,644,344
  Urban density 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
  Metro 1,644,344
  Metro density 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 0564
License Plate Prefix N
Administrative division code 341500
ISO 3166-2 CN-34-15

Lu'an (Chinese: ; pinyin: Lù'ān), is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the northwest and Hubei to the southwest. At the 2010 census, it had a total population of 5,612,590, whom 1,644,344 resided in the built-up area made of 2 urban districts. Neighbouring prefecture-level cities are the provincial capital of Hefei to the east, Anqing to the south, Huanggang (Hubei) and Xinyang (Henan) to the west, and Huainan and Fuyang to the north. Although the character "" (literally: "six") is normally pronounced "Liù", in this case it changes to "Lù" on account of the local dialect.

Geography and climate

Lu'an is marked by the southern fringes of the North China Plain in its north and the northern part of the Dabie Mountains in its south. Its administrative area spans 31°01′−32°40′ N latitude and 115°20′−117°14′ E longitude.

Lu'an has a monsoon-influenced, humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and damp, with average low temperatures in January dipping just below freezing; the January 24-hour average temperature is 2.6 °C (36.7 °F). Summers are typically hot and humid, with a July average of 27.8 °C (82.0 °F). The annual mean is 15.68 °C (60.2 °F), while annual precipitation averages just above 1,100 millimetres (43 in), a majority of which occurs from May to August. Annual sunshine duration is 2,000 to 2,300 hours.

Climate data for Lu'an (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)
26.9
(80.4)
32.5
(90.5)
34.7
(94.5)
37.6
(99.7)
38.4
(101.1)
40.6
(105.1)
39.4
(102.9)
40.0
(104)
34.1
(93.4)
30.0
(86)
23.8
(74.8)
40.6
(105.1)
Average high °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2)
8.8
(47.8)
13.3
(55.9)
20.9
(69.6)
26.0
(78.8)
29.1
(84.4)
32.1
(89.8)
31.6
(88.9)
26.8
(80.2)
21.8
(71.2)
15.5
(59.9)
9.7
(49.5)
20.2
(68.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
4.5
(40.1)
9.1
(48.4)
16.0
(60.8)
21.2
(70.2)
24.8
(76.6)
27.8
(82)
27.2
(81)
22.4
(72.3)
17.0
(62.6)
10.6
(51.1)
4.9
(40.8)
15.7
(60.3)
Average low °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1)
1.3
(34.3)
5.5
(41.9)
11.7
(53.1)
17.0
(62.6)
21.2
(70.2)
24.4
(75.9)
23.9
(75)
18.9
(66)
13.2
(55.8)
6.7
(44.1)
1.4
(34.5)
12.1
(53.7)
Record low °C (°F) −13.6
(7.5)
−11.6
(11.1)
−3.1
(26.4)
0.2
(32.4)
8.0
(46.4)
12.1
(53.8)
18.0
(64.4)
16.8
(62.2)
10.7
(51.3)
1.7
(35.1)
−4.7
(23.5)
−11.7
(10.9)
−13.6
(7.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40.5
(1.594)
54.7
(2.154)
86.5
(3.406)
83.8
(3.299)
113.9
(4.484)
162.3
(6.39)
185.6
(7.307)
137.3
(5.406)
83.4
(3.283)
77.3
(3.043)
55.2
(2.173)
27.3
(1.075)
1,107.8
(43.614)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.6 8.8 13.0 11.3 11.6 12.1 13.0 11.2 10.4 9.2 8.0 6.4 123.6
Source: Weather China

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Lu'an administers seven county-level divisions, including three districts and four counties.

Map
# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population (2003 est.) Area (km²) Density (/km²)
Districts
1 Jin'an District 金安区 Jīn'ān Qū 830 000 1 654 502
2 Yu'an District 裕安区 Yù'ān Qū 940 000 1 926 488
Yeji District 叶集区 Yèjí Qū 320
Counties
4 Huoqiu County 霍邱县 Huòqiū Xiàn 1 650 000 3 483 437
5 Shucheng County 舒城县 Shūchéng Xiàn 990 000 2 092 473
6 Jinzhai County 金寨县 Jīnzhài Xiàn 640 000 3 667 175
7 Huoshan County 霍山县 Huòshān Xiàn 370 000 2 042 181

These are further divided into 196 township-level divisions.

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