Lingbao City

Lingbao (Chinese: 灵宝; postal: Lingpao) is a county-level city and the westernmost county-level division of Henan province, China, bordering the provinces of Shanxi to the north and Shaanxi to the west, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Sanmenxia. In ancient times, the Hongnong Commandery was located approximately 20 km south of there. Since 2005, there is a HVDC back-to-back station built by ABB with a transmission rate of 360 MW.

Lingbao 灵宝市 Lingpao
County-level city
Lingbao Location of the city center in Henan
Coordinates: 34°31′03″N 110°53′39″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Sanmenxia
Area
• Total	3,011 km2 (1,163 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	736,300
• Density	244.5/km2 (633.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	472500
Website	Archived link

Lingbao City
Simplified Chinese	灵宝市
Traditional Chinese	靈寶市
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Língbǎo shì Wade–Giles Ling2-pao3 si5

Lingbao city has a population of 720,000 residents in 2006.

The legend of Kuafu is said to be set in Lingbao, which has therefore previously been called Taolin (peach orchard).^[2]

History

Lingbao City can be traced back to 114 BC as an administrative division, when it was known as Hongnong (弘农县).^[3]

In 1993 Linbao City was established from Lingbao County.^[3]

Administrative divisions

As of 2012^[update], this city is divided to 10 towns and 5 townships.^[4]

Towns

Chengguan (城关镇) Yinzhuang (尹庄镇) Zhuyang (朱阳镇) Yangping (阳平镇) Guxian (故县镇)

Yuling (豫灵镇) Lingbao (大王镇) Yangdian (阳店镇) Hanguguan (函谷关镇) Jiaocun (焦村镇)

Townships

Chuankou Township (川口乡) Sihe Township (寺河乡) Sucun Township (苏村乡)

Wumiao Township (五亩乡) Xiyan Township (西阎乡)

Climate

Climate data for Lingbao, elevation 485 m (1,591 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	15.4 (59.7)	21.4 (70.5)	29.7 (85.5)	35.5 (95.9)	39.4 (102.9)	41.2 (106.2)	40.3 (104.5)	39.8 (103.6)	39.5 (103.1)	32.9 (91.2)	26.1 (79.0)	19.0 (66.2)	41.2 (106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.3 (41.5)	9.7 (49.5)	16.1 (61.0)	22.8 (73.0)	27.5 (81.5)	31.5 (88.7)	32.5 (90.5)	30.8 (87.4)	26.0 (78.8)	20.2 (68.4)	13.1 (55.6)	6.9 (44.4)	20.2 (68.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.5 (31.1)	3.5 (38.3)	9.6 (49.3)	15.9 (60.6)	20.8 (69.4)	25.2 (77.4)	26.9 (80.4)	25.3 (77.5)	20.3 (68.5)	14 (57)	6.9 (44.4)	1.0 (33.8)	14.1 (57.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.7 (23.5)	−1.1 (30.0)	4.2 (39.6)	9.8 (49.6)	14.8 (58.6)	19.4 (66.9)	22.2 (72.0)	20.8 (69.4)	16.0 (60.8)	9.6 (49.3)	2.5 (36.5)	−3.1 (26.4)	9.2 (48.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−15.1 (4.8)	−15.8 (3.6)	−11.0 (12.2)	−2.3 (27.9)	2.1 (35.8)	9.4 (48.9)	14.0 (57.2)	12.9 (55.2)	6.0 (42.8)	−4.1 (24.6)	−14.6 (5.7)	−15.8 (3.6)	−15.8 (3.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	7.4 (0.29)	12.0 (0.47)	21.7 (0.85)	41.5 (1.63)	63.3 (2.49)	69.4 (2.73)	109.5 (4.31)	93.1 (3.67)	91.1 (3.59)	54.4 (2.14)	25.0 (0.98)	5.0 (0.20)	593.4 (23.35)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.7	4.2	5.7	7.2	8.4	8.4	10.8	10.1	10.1	8.3	6.2	3.0	86.1
Average snowy days	4.9	3.3	1.4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	3.1	14.5
Average relative humidity (%)	58	57	54	55	57	60	69	73	74	73	69	61	63
Mean monthly sunshine hours	128.1	131.2	168.2	197.1	205.0	205.3	199.3	182.9	145.7	140.6	132.5	139.1	1,975
Percentage possible sunshine	41	42	45	50	47	48	46	44	40	41	43	46	44
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

Transportation

• China National Highway 209

See also

• Prince of Hongnong