Luanchuan County

Luanchuan County (simplified Chinese: 栾川县; traditional Chinese: 欒川縣; pinyin: Luánchuān Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang, in the west of Henan province, China.

Luanchuan County 栾川县
County
Luanchuan in Luoyang
Luoyang in Henan
Coordinates: 33°47′10″N 111°36′58″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Luoyang
Area [1]
• Total	2,478 km2 (957 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	351,400
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	471500
Website	archived link

It has an area of 2,177 km² (841 sq mi) and a population of 318,000.^[3]

The county contains significant deposits of molybdenum and tungsten.

Administrative divisions

As of 2012^[update], this county is divided to 7 towns and 7 townships.^[4]

Towns

Chengguan (城关镇) Chitudian (赤土店镇) Heyu (合峪镇) Tantou (潭头镇)

Sanchuan (三川镇) Lengshui (冷水镇) Taowan (陶湾镇)

Townships

Luanchuan Township (栾川乡) Miaozi Township (庙子乡) Qiuba Township (秋扒乡) Shizimiao Township (狮子庙乡)

Baitu Township (白土乡) Jiaohe Township (叫河乡) Shimiao Township (石庙乡)

Climate

Climate data for Luanchuan, elevation 742 m (2,434 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.8 (44.2)	9.7 (49.5)	15.0 (59.0)	21.4 (70.5)	25.1 (77.2)	28.9 (84.0)	30.2 (86.4)	28.7 (83.7)	24.3 (75.7)	19.8 (67.6)	14.2 (57.6)	8.8 (47.8)	19.4 (66.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.2 (31.6)	2.7 (36.9)	7.9 (46.2)	13.9 (57.0)	18.1 (64.6)	22.1 (71.8)	24.2 (75.6)	22.8 (73.0)	18.1 (64.6)	12.9 (55.2)	7.0 (44.6)	1.6 (34.9)	12.6 (54.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.7 (23.5)	−2.1 (28.2)	2.4 (36.3)	7.9 (46.2)	12.3 (54.1)	16.5 (61.7)	19.8 (67.6)	18.8 (65.8)	13.9 (57.0)	8.2 (46.8)	2.2 (36.0)	−3.0 (26.6)	7.7 (45.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	10.2 (0.40)	14.3 (0.56)	30.7 (1.21)	58.7 (2.31)	86.8 (3.42)	98.6 (3.88)	169.7 (6.68)	140.1 (5.52)	108.3 (4.26)	59.8 (2.35)	29.8 (1.17)	7.0 (0.28)	814 (32.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.0	5.5	7.7	8.6	10.6	10.6	15.0	13.8	11.7	9.8	6.5	4.0	108.8
Average snowy days	7.2	5.4	3.4	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	2.2	4.9	23.7
Average relative humidity (%)	58	61	59	60	64	68	77	80	78	73	66	58	67
Mean monthly sunshine hours	155.9	145.6	175.0	202.4	207.9	198.0	191.1	181.4	151.1	155.8	153.6	164.2	2,082
Percentage possible sunshine	49	47	47	52	48	46	44	44	41	45	50	54	47
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

Education

There is a central elementary school in Qiuba Town.^[7]

See also

• Luanchuanraptor