Lingcheng, Dezhou

Lingcheng District, formerly Ling County or Lingxian, is a district of the city of Dezhou, Shandong province, China. On 29 October 2014, the State Council approved the conversion of the former Ling County to Lingcheng District.^[3]

Lingcheng 陵城区
District
Lingcheng in Dezhou
Dezhou in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°20′10″N 116°34′34″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Prefecture-level city	Dezhou
Area [1]
• Total	1,213 km2 (468 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	451,000
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Lingcheng, Dezhou
Simplified Chinese	陵城区
Traditional Chinese	陵城區
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Língchéng Qū
Ling County
Simplified Chinese	陵县
Traditional Chinese	陵縣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Líng Xiàn

Administrative divisions

As of 2012^[update], this District is divided to 2 subdistricts, 10 towns and 1 townships.^[4]

Subdistricts

• Ande Subdistrict (安德街道)
• Linji Subdistrict (临齐街道)

Towns

Zhengjiazhai (郑家寨镇) Mi (糜镇) Songjia (宋家镇) Weiwangzhuang (徽王庄镇) Shentou (神头镇)

Zi (滋镇) Qiansun (前孙镇) Bianlin (边临镇) Yidukou (义渡口镇) Dingzhuang (丁庄镇)

Townships

• Yuji Township (于集乡)

Climate

Climate data for Lingcheng, elevation 18 m (59 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)	17.4 (63.3)	22.2 (72.0)	28.0 (82.4)	30.9 (87.6)	39.0 (102.2)	41.0 (105.8)	41.7 (107.1)	36.2 (97.2)	36.4 (97.5)	31.6 (88.9)	25.2 (77.4)	17.1 (62.8)	41.7 (107.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.4 (38.1)	7.4 (45.3)	13.9 (57.0)	20.6 (69.1)	26.3 (79.3)	31.8 (89.2)	32.1 (89.8)	30.3 (86.5)	26.9 (80.4)	20.9 (69.6)	12.0 (53.6)	4.9 (40.8)	19.2 (66.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.3 (27.9)	1.2 (34.2)	7.5 (45.5)	14.2 (57.6)	20.1 (68.2)	25.5 (77.9)	27.1 (80.8)	25.5 (77.9)	20.7 (69.3)	14.4 (57.9)	6.1 (43.0)	−0.4 (31.3)	13.3 (56.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.7 (19.9)	−3.6 (25.5)	2.2 (36.0)	8.5 (47.3)	14.1 (57.4)	19.6 (67.3)	22.8 (73.0)	21.5 (70.7)	15.7 (60.3)	9.2 (48.6)	1.6 (34.9)	−4.5 (23.9)	8.4 (47.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−20.8 (−5.4)	−16.6 (2.1)	−9.8 (14.4)	−3.2 (26.2)	2.5 (36.5)	9.2 (48.6)	16.3 (61.3)	12.7 (54.9)	4.6 (40.3)	−3.2 (26.2)	−16.1 (3.0)	−21.5 (−6.7)	−21.5 (−6.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.6 (0.10)	8.1 (0.32)	7.9 (0.31)	25.8 (1.02)	43.4 (1.71)	68.5 (2.70)	165.8 (6.53)	137.1 (5.40)	40.4 (1.59)	30.2 (1.19)	15.7 (0.62)	3.7 (0.15)	549.2 (21.64)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1.7	2.9	2.8	5.1	6.3	7.6	10.9	9.2	5.6	5.0	3.9	2.3	63.3
Average snowy days	2.4	2.8	1.0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1.8	9.2
Average relative humidity (%)	63	60	57	62	66	63	77	83	76	69	69	66	68
Mean monthly sunshine hours	165.6	170.2	227.7	248.2	281.8	255.6	220.5	218.9	211.6	205.2	167.4	161.7	2,534.4
Percentage possible sunshine	54	55	61	63	64	58	50	53	57	60	55	55	57
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]