Liuba County

Liuba County (simplified Chinese: 留坝县; traditional Chinese: 留垻縣; pinyin: Liúbà Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Hanzhong City, in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China. It is the northernmost county-level division of Hanzhong.

Liuba County 留坝县 Liupa
County
Location in Hanzhong
Hanzhong in Shaanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Hanzhong
Area
• County	1,970 km2 (760 sq mi)
Elevation	1,547 m (5,075 ft)
Highest elevation	2,610 m (8,560 ft)
Lowest elevation	585 m (1,919 ft)
Population  (2018)
• County	41,882[1]
• Rural	33,947
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal Code	724100
Website	www.liuba.gov.cn

The Zhang Liang temple is located in Liuba, Zhang Liang supposedly lived in reclusion at the site.^[2][3] There is also a 4000-year old Gingko tree in the county.^[4][5]

Administrative divisions

As of 2019, Liuba County is divided to 1 subdistrict and 7 towns.^[6]

Subdistricts

• Zibai Subdistrict (紫柏街道)

Towns

Madao (马道镇) Wuguanyi (武关驿镇) Liuhou (留侯镇) Jiangkou (江口镇)

Yuhuangmiao (玉皇庙镇) Huoshaodian (火烧店镇) Qingqiaoyi (青桥驿镇)

Climate

Climate data for Liuba, elevation 1,039 m (3,409 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.1 (64.6)	22.7 (72.9)	29.7 (85.5)	32.6 (90.7)	34.7 (94.5)	37.1 (98.8)	37.6 (99.7)	37.8 (100.0)	35.3 (95.5)	28.1 (82.6)	24.2 (75.6)	19.3 (66.7)	37.8 (100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.0 (44.6)	9.6 (49.3)	14.7 (58.5)	20.9 (69.6)	24.0 (75.2)	27.2 (81.0)	28.9 (84.0)	28.1 (82.6)	22.5 (72.5)	17.7 (63.9)	13.1 (55.6)	8.3 (46.9)	18.5 (65.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	3.3 (37.9)	7.7 (45.9)	13.0 (55.4)	16.4 (61.5)	20.0 (68.0)	22.5 (72.5)	21.6 (70.9)	17.0 (62.6)	11.7 (53.1)	6.5 (43.7)	1.6 (34.9)	11.8 (53.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.9 (25.0)	−1.0 (30.2)	2.5 (36.5)	7.1 (44.8)	10.8 (51.4)	14.6 (58.3)	17.9 (64.2)	17.4 (63.3)	13.6 (56.5)	8.1 (46.6)	2.2 (36.0)	−2.8 (27.0)	7.2 (45.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−13.0 (8.6)	−11.4 (11.5)	−8.9 (16.0)	−2.8 (27.0)	1.0 (33.8)	6.1 (43.0)	9.4 (48.9)	9.3 (48.7)	2.7 (36.9)	−6.4 (20.5)	−8.6 (16.5)	−16.0 (3.2)	−16.0 (3.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	5.5 (0.22)	11.2 (0.44)	26.1 (1.03)	49.2 (1.94)	84.0 (3.31)	107.1 (4.22)	147.9 (5.82)	143.8 (5.66)	126.2 (4.97)	71.3 (2.81)	23.6 (0.93)	5.6 (0.22)	801.5 (31.57)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.3	6.5	9.3	9.7	13.0	12.8	15.0	14.1	15.1	13.4	8.3	4.9	127.4
Average snowy days	7.8	5.4	2.3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	1.5	4.6	21.9
Average relative humidity (%)	65	65	65	67	73	77	81	82	86	84	75	67	74
Mean monthly sunshine hours	120.5	105.2	136.9	172.2	188.5	177.4	180.9	171.7	100.6	103.7	115.4	127.0	1,700
Percentage possible sunshine	38	34	37	44	44	41	42	42	27	30	37	42	38
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] all-time extreme temperature[9][10]

Transport

• China National Highway 316
• China National Highway 244
• G85 Yinchuan–Kunming Expressway