Ledong Li Autonomous County

Ledong Li Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 乐东黎族自治县; traditional Chinese: 樂東黎族自治縣; pinyin: Lèdōng Lízú Zìzhìxiàn; postal: Loktung; Hlai language: Lokdhongx) is an autonomous county in Hainan province, China. It is one of six autonomous counties of Hainan. Its postal code is 572500, and in 1999, its population was 468,834 people, largely made up of the Li people.

Ledong 乐东县
Autonomous County
乐东黎族自治县 Ledong Li Autonomous County
Ledong Location of the seat in Hainan
Coordinates: 18°44′52″N 109°17′31″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hainan
Area
• Total	2,745.4 km2 (1,060.0 sq mi)
Population  (1999)
• Total	468,834
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)

Climate

Ledong has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen Aw). The coldest average monthly high temperature exceeds 26 °C (78.8 °F), the annual precipitation exceeds 1500 mm, cold waves rarely occur, and it is warm all year round. The Jianfengling National Nature Reserve and Jiaxi The provincial reserve has nurtured a large area of tropical seasonal forest with rich plant species and is one of the areas with the richest biodiversity in China.

Climate data for Ledong, elevation 155 m (509 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	33.2 (91.8)	36.2 (97.2)	36.2 (97.2)	38.6 (101.5)	38.6 (101.5)	38.2 (100.8)	37.5 (99.5)	37.1 (98.8)	35.9 (96.6)	34.7 (94.5)	34.2 (93.6)	33.1 (91.6)	38.6 (101.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26.5 (79.7)	27.8 (82.0)	30.2 (86.4)	32.5 (90.5)	33.5 (92.3)	33.0 (91.4)	32.6 (90.7)	32.2 (90.0)	31.9 (89.4)	30.8 (87.4)	29.1 (84.4)	26.5 (79.7)	30.6 (87.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	20.2 (68.4)	21.3 (70.3)	23.7 (74.7)	26.2 (79.2)	27.6 (81.7)	27.9 (82.2)	27.6 (81.7)	27.1 (80.8)	26.6 (79.9)	25.3 (77.5)	23.5 (74.3)	20.9 (69.6)	24.8 (76.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	16.1 (61.0)	17.1 (62.8)	19.5 (67.1)	22.2 (72.0)	23.8 (74.8)	24.6 (76.3)	24.4 (75.9)	24.2 (75.6)	23.5 (74.3)	21.9 (71.4)	19.8 (67.6)	17.2 (63.0)	21.2 (70.1)
Record low °C (°F)	5.6 (42.1)	4.0 (39.2)	9.1 (48.4)	13.7 (56.7)	16.3 (61.3)	21.4 (70.5)	19.3 (66.7)	20.6 (69.1)	18.8 (65.8)	12.2 (54.0)	10.0 (50.0)	4.4 (39.9)	4.0 (39.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	10.6 (0.42)	17.6 (0.69)	27.1 (1.07)	77.1 (3.04)	162.4 (6.39)	242.7 (9.56)	294.5 (11.59)	331.0 (13.03)	256.1 (10.08)	149.6 (5.89)	63.1 (2.48)	20.4 (0.80)	1,652.2 (65.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4.7	5.4	6.1	8.4	13.1	15.4	17.4	20.0	18.9	13.9	7.0	4.5	134.8
Average relative humidity (%)	76	77	77	77	79	82	83	86	85	80	77	75	80
Mean monthly sunshine hours	153.8	139.6	157.2	178.8	196.6	169.1	171.4	157.0	148.3	179.3	172.6	149.1	1,972.8
Percentage possible sunshine	45	43	42	47	49	43	42	40	41	50	52	44	45
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Hainan
• Liguo, a town in Ledong