Lulong County

Lulong County(Chinese: 卢龙; pinyin: Lúlóng), is a county of Qinhuangdao City, in northeastern Hebei Province, China. As of 2020, according to the 2020 Chinese census, the county has a population of 333,942.^[1]

Lulong County 卢龙县 Lulung
County
Location in Qinhuangdao
Lulong Location of the seat in Hebei
Coordinates: 39°54′N 118°54′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Qinhuangdao
County seat	Lulong Town (卢龙镇)
Area
• Total	961 km2 (371 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	333,942[1]
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	066400
Area code	0335
Website	www.lulong.gov.cn

Lulong County
Traditional Chinese	盧龍縣
Simplified Chinese	卢龙县
Literal meaning	Black Dragon County
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lúlóng Xiàn Wade–Giles Lu-lung Hsien

Former names
"Yung-ping-fou" in Du Halde's 1736 Description of China, based on accounts from Jesuit missionaries
Yongping
Chinese	永平
Literal meaning	Ever-Peaceful Eternally-Pacified
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yǒngpíng Wade–Giles Yung-p‘ing

Administrative divisions

The county administers 6 towns and 6 townships.

Towns:

• Lulong (卢龙镇), Panzhuang (潘庄镇), Yanheying (燕河营镇), Shuangwang (双望镇), Liutiangezhuang (刘田各庄镇), Shimen (石门镇)

Townships:

• Xiazhai Township (下寨乡), Liujiaying Township (刘家营乡), Chenguantun Township (陈官屯乡), Yinzhuang Township (印庄乡), Gebo Township (蛤泊乡), Mujing Township (木井乡)

Climate

Climate data for Lulong, elevation 65 m (213 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2025)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	11.4 (52.5)	19.1 (66.4)	28.2 (82.8)	31.6 (88.9)	36.9 (98.4)	39.5 (103.1)	39.2 (102.6)	38.0 (100.4)	35.3 (95.5)	30.0 (86.0)	21.0 (69.8)	12.6 (54.7)	39.5 (103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	0.9 (33.6)	4.8 (40.6)	11.6 (52.9)	19.6 (67.3)	25.9 (78.6)	29.1 (84.4)	30.5 (86.9)	29.9 (85.8)	26.3 (79.3)	18.9 (66.0)	9.5 (49.1)	2.3 (36.1)	17.4 (63.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−4.8 (23.4)	−1.3 (29.7)	5.3 (41.5)	13.3 (55.9)	19.7 (67.5)	23.5 (74.3)	25.7 (78.3)	24.9 (76.8)	20.2 (68.4)	12.8 (55.0)	4.0 (39.2)	−2.7 (27.1)	11.7 (53.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−9.3 (15.3)	−6.2 (20.8)	0.0 (32.0)	7.6 (45.7)	14.0 (57.2)	18.6 (65.5)	21.9 (71.4)	20.9 (69.6)	15.3 (59.5)	7.5 (45.5)	−0.5 (31.1)	−6.7 (19.9)	6.9 (44.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−21.2 (−6.2)	−19.0 (−2.2)	−10.8 (12.6)	−3.5 (25.7)	5.1 (41.2)	9.2 (48.6)	15.4 (59.7)	12.6 (54.7)	3.0 (37.4)	−4.4 (24.1)	−13.0 (8.6)	−18.6 (−1.5)	−21.2 (−6.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.6 (0.10)	4.4 (0.17)	7.9 (0.31)	22.9 (0.90)	44.3 (1.74)	84.4 (3.32)	183.5 (7.22)	155.5 (6.12)	56.3 (2.22)	30.8 (1.21)	13.4 (0.53)	3.4 (0.13)	609.4 (23.97)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1.9	2.4	3.0	5.1	6.9	9.6	12.2	10.2	6.6	4.5	3.1	2.4	67.9
Average snowy days	3.0	2.6	1.4	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	1.7	3.0	12.1
Average relative humidity (%)	50	49	46	46	52	65	77	78	69	62	57	54	59
Mean monthly sunshine hours	205.4	204.6	249.8	260.6	288.4	250.9	217.4	236.2	239.0	222.9	189.0	190.3	2,754.5
Percentage possible sunshine	68	67	67	65	65	56	48	56	65	65	64	66	63
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Transport

• China National Highway 102
• China National Highway 205
• Beijing–Harbin Railway
• Beijing–Qinhuangdao Railway
• Datong–Qinhuangdao Railway
• G1 Beijing–Harbin Expressway