Luoyuan County

Luoyuan County (simplified Chinese: 罗源; traditional Chinese: 羅源; pinyin: Luóyuán; Foochow Romanized: Lò̤-nguòng) is a county on the northeast coast of Fujian Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the provincial capital.^[1] The county spans an area of 1,187 square kilometers, and has a population of approximately 255,214 as of 2020.^[2][1] The county's administrative center is the town of Fengshan [zh].^[1]

Luoyuan 罗源县 Loyuan; Loyüan
County
Xilan Township [zh] in 2015
Luoyuan Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°30′N 119°33′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Prefecture-level city	Fuzhou
Seat	Fengshan [zh]
Area
• Total	1,187 km2 (458 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	255,214
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

Luoyuan County administers 6 towns, 4 townships, and 1 ethnic township.^[1][3]

The county's 6 towns are Fengshan [zh], Songshan, Qibu [zh], Zhongfang [zh], Feizhu [zh], and Jianjiang [zh].^[1][3]

The county's 4 townships are Baita Township [zh], Hongyang Township [zh], Xilan Township [zh], and Bili Township [zh].^[1][3]

The county's sole ethnic township is Huokou She Ethnic Township.^[1][3]

Climate

Climate data for Luoyuan, elevation 79 m (259 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)	27.5 (81.5)	31.2 (88.2)	32.2 (90.0)	33.4 (92.1)	36.8 (98.2)	38.4 (101.1)	39.6 (103.3)	38.5 (101.3)	38.0 (100.4)	33.7 (92.7)	31.7 (89.1)	26.4 (79.5)	39.6 (103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	14.7 (58.5)	15.4 (59.7)	18.1 (64.6)	22.9 (73.2)	26.9 (80.4)	30.4 (86.7)	33.6 (92.5)	33.0 (91.4)	30.4 (86.7)	26.4 (79.5)	22.0 (71.6)	17.1 (62.8)	24.2 (75.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.5 (50.9)	11.1 (52.0)	13.5 (56.3)	18.0 (64.4)	22.4 (72.3)	26.1 (79.0)	28.9 (84.0)	28.3 (82.9)	26.0 (78.8)	21.9 (71.4)	17.7 (63.9)	12.7 (54.9)	19.8 (67.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	7.7 (45.9)	8.2 (46.8)	10.4 (50.7)	14.6 (58.3)	19.1 (66.4)	23.0 (73.4)	25.3 (77.5)	25.0 (77.0)	22.8 (73.0)	18.6 (65.5)	14.6 (58.3)	9.6 (49.3)	16.6 (61.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−1.3 (29.7)	−1.5 (29.3)	−0.4 (31.3)	5.6 (42.1)	10.2 (50.4)	14.8 (58.6)	19.7 (67.5)	20.3 (68.5)	15.1 (59.2)	9.0 (48.2)	3.2 (37.8)	−3.4 (25.9)	−3.4 (25.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	63.1 (2.48)	82.8 (3.26)	138.8 (5.46)	136.9 (5.39)	202.3 (7.96)	268.5 (10.57)	193.8 (7.63)	279.9 (11.02)	165.3 (6.51)	66.4 (2.61)	63.4 (2.50)	53.3 (2.10)	1,714.5 (67.49)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	12.4	15.0	18.3	16.4	18.1	17.9	12.6	16.1	13.7	8.4	9.8	10.5	169.2
Average snowy days	0.1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.4
Average relative humidity (%)	79	80	81	80	81	83	79	80	77	73	75	76	79
Mean monthly sunshine hours	94.0	84.6	98.1	116.0	128.4	136.1	220.7	192.0	157.0	155.1	108.3	107.2	1,597.5
Percentage possible sunshine	28	27	26	30	31	33	53	48	43	44	34	33	36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Transportation

The Wenzhou–Fuzhou railway and National Highway 104 both run through the county.^[1]