Luoding

Luoding, is a county-level city in the northwestern part of Guangdong province (粤北), South China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Yunfu.

Luoding 罗定市 Loting
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Luoding Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°46′08″N 111°34′11″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Yunfu
Area
• Total	2,300 km2 (900 sq mi)
Population  (2020)	936,931
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Luoding
Simplified Chinese	罗定
Traditional Chinese	羅定
Hanyu Pinyin	Luódìng
Postal	Loting
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Luódìng Gwoyeu Romatzyh Luodinq Wade–Giles Lo2-ting4 IPA [lwǒ.tîŋ]

History

As early as 10,000 years ago, there were ancient people inhabited within Luoding City. Famous monument is the rock carving called Long Anyan Grottoes (龍盦巖石窟).

Geography

Map including Luoding (labeled as LO-TING 罗定) (AMS, 1954)

Luoding borders Guangxi to the northwest.

Notable people

• Cai Tingkai (蔡廷鍇), born in 1892, died in 1968, was a Chinese general.

• Cheung Ka Nien (張嘉年), Hong Kong actor, mr cheung is the main cast of the film: suk suk

• Tang Chun Kit (鄧俊傑), Hong Kong male historian, his research interest is the philosophy of scholar Zhan Ruo Shui (湛若水).

Climate

Climate data for Luoding, elevation 60 m (200 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)	29.8 (85.6)	33.4 (92.1)	33.6 (92.5)	37.0 (98.6)	37.2 (99.0)	38.2 (100.8)	39.3 (102.7)	39.0 (102.2)	38.2 (100.8)	36.3 (97.3)	34.0 (93.2)	30.3 (86.5)	39.3 (102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	18.0 (64.4)	19.6 (67.3)	21.9 (71.4)	26.4 (79.5)	30.3 (86.5)	32.3 (90.1)	33.3 (91.9)	33.3 (91.9)	31.9 (89.4)	29.0 (84.2)	24.9 (76.8)	20.1 (68.2)	26.8 (80.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	14.1 (57.4)	15.7 (60.3)	18.4 (65.1)	22.7 (72.9)	26.2 (79.2)	28.1 (82.6)	28.9 (84.0)	28.9 (84.0)	27.8 (82.0)	24.9 (76.8)	20.5 (68.9)	15.8 (60.4)	22.7 (72.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	11.3 (52.3)	13.0 (55.4)	15.9 (60.6)	20.1 (68.2)	23.4 (74.1)	25.3 (77.5)	25.9 (78.6)	25.9 (78.6)	24.8 (76.6)	21.6 (70.9)	17.2 (63.0)	12.6 (54.7)	19.8 (67.5)
Record low °C (°F)	0.8 (33.4)	2.6 (36.7)	3.1 (37.6)	9.3 (48.7)	13.8 (56.8)	18.0 (64.4)	21.0 (69.8)	21.5 (70.7)	15.9 (60.6)	9.3 (48.7)	4.0 (39.2)	−0.2 (31.6)	−0.2 (31.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	49.1 (1.93)	47.5 (1.87)	91.9 (3.62)	176.7 (6.96)	252.6 (9.94)	280.4 (11.04)	231.5 (9.11)	208.4 (8.20)	151.8 (5.98)	60.7 (2.39)	42.2 (1.66)	36.0 (1.42)	1,628.8 (64.12)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	8.7	9.5	13.3	13.6	17.2	18.5	16.8	16.5	12.1	6.1	6.3	6.2	144.8
Average relative humidity (%)	73	77	81	82	81	82	80	79	76	69	69	68	76
Mean monthly sunshine hours	91.5	81.9	70.4	92.4	137.8	150.0	187.5	173.8	160.6	170.8	144.6	126.9	1,588.2
Percentage possible sunshine	27	25	19	24	34	37	45	44	44	48	44	38	36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]

See also

• 2009 Luoding flood

Notes