Linghai

Not to be confused with Linhai.

Linghai (Chinese: 凌海; pinyin: Línghǎi) is a county-level city in the west of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It was called Jinxian or Jin County (Chinese: 锦县) until 1993, when it was reorganized into a county-level city and renamed Linghai. With its urban core lying on the west (right) bank of the Daling River, which flows into Liaodong Bay near the city, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhou, the seat of which is 21 kilometres (13 mi) to the southwest.

Linghai 凌海市
County-level city
Location of the city
Linghai Location in Liaoning
Coordinates: 41°10′N 121°21′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Liaoning
Prefecture-level city	Jinzhou
City seat	Dalinghe Subdistrict
Area [1]
• County-level city	2,585.5 km2 (998.3 sq mi)
• Urban	136.74 km2 (52.80 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (64 ft)
Population  (2020)[2]
• County-level city	412,513
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
• Urban	167,909
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	121200

Administrative divisions

There are three subdistricts, 11 towns, seven townships, and one ethnic township under the city's administration.^[3]

Subdistricts:

• Dalinghe Subdistrict (大凌河街道), Jincheng Subdistrict (金城街道)

Towns:

• Shishan (石山镇), Yuji (余积镇), Shuangyang (双羊镇), Banjita (班吉塔镇), Shenjiatai (沈家台镇), Santaizi (三台子镇), Youwei Manchu Town (右卫满族镇), Yanjia (闫家镇), Xinzhuangzi (新庄子镇), Niangniangguan (娘娘宫镇), Cuiyan (翠岩镇)

Townships:

• Daye Township (大业乡), Xibaqian Township (西八千乡), Jianye Township (建业乡), Wendilou Manchu Ethnic Township (温滴楼满族乡), Baitaizi Township (白台子乡), Xietun Township (谢屯乡), Antun Township (安屯乡), Banshigou Township (板石沟乡)

Others:

• Dayou Farm (大有农场)

Climate

Climate data for Linghai, elevation 28 m (92 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−2.7 (27.1)	1.3 (34.3)	8.0 (46.4)	16.2 (61.2)	23.0 (73.4)	26.3 (79.3)	28.5 (83.3)	28.4 (83.1)	24.8 (76.6)	17.1 (62.8)	6.9 (44.4)	−0.6 (30.9)	14.8 (58.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−8.0 (17.6)	−4.2 (24.4)	2.3 (36.1)	10.4 (50.7)	17.3 (63.1)	21.5 (70.7)	24.5 (76.1)	24.0 (75.2)	19.1 (66.4)	11.4 (52.5)	1.8 (35.2)	−5.6 (21.9)	9.5 (49.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−12.3 (9.9)	−8.6 (16.5)	−2.3 (27.9)	5.4 (41.7)	12.3 (54.1)	17.4 (63.3)	21.2 (70.2)	20.3 (68.5)	14.3 (57.7)	6.5 (43.7)	−2.6 (27.3)	−9.8 (14.4)	5.2 (41.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3.0 (0.12)	3.9 (0.15)	9.0 (0.35)	26.3 (1.04)	48.9 (1.93)	90.7 (3.57)	146 (5.7)	151.5 (5.96)	39.9 (1.57)	33.5 (1.32)	16.0 (0.63)	3.9 (0.15)	572.6 (22.49)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1.9	2.2	2.8	4.9	7.4	11.2	10.7	9.2	6.0	5.1	3.7	1.9	67
Average snowy days	2.9	2.7	2.5	0.9	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	2.7	3.0	15
Average relative humidity (%)	50	50	48	50	56	71	81	80	68	59	54	52	60
Mean monthly sunshine hours	207.2	209.2	251.2	251.1	276.7	235.4	209.4	230.4	240.6	226.9	192.3	192.5	2,722.9
Percentage possible sunshine	70	69	67	63	62	52	46	54	65	67	66	68	62
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Transportation

Railway

Linghai is served by Linghai South railway station, an infill station on the Qinhuangdao–Shenyang passenger railway and the southern terminus of the Chaoyang–Linghai high-speed railway.

Airport

Jinzhou Bay Airport is located here.

Notable people

• Wang Dianzuo, mineral scientist
• Xiao Jun, author
• Zhao Yanxia, opera singer