| Lüliang 吕梁 |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| 吕梁市 | |
| Lüliang (red) in Shanxi province (orange) and China | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21,000 km2 (8,108.1 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,600,000 |
| • Density | 171.4/km2 (444/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 033000 |
| Area code(s) | 0358 |
| Website | http://www.lvliang.gov.cn/ |
Lüliang (simplified Chinese: 吕梁; traditional Chinese: 呂梁; pinyin: Lǚliáng) is a prefecture-level city in the west of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west, Jinzhong and the provincial capital of Taiyuan to the east, Linfen to the south, and Xinzhou to the north. It has a total area of 21,000 square kilometers and total population of 3,600,000.[1]
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Lüliang has direct jurisdiction over 1 district, 2 county-level cities, and 10 counties:
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Lishi District | 离石区 | Líshí Qū | 240,000 | 1,323 | 181 |
| 2 | Xiaoyi City | 孝义市 | Xiàoyì Shì | 430,000 | 948 | 454 |
| 3 | Fenyang City | 汾阳市 | Fényáng Shì | 400,000 | 1,176 | 340 |
| 4 | Wenshui County | 文水县 | Wénshuǐ Xiàn | 420,000 | 1,064 | 395 |
| 5 | Zhongyang County | 中阳县 | Zhōngyáng Xiàn | 130,000 | 1,441 | 90 |
| 6 | Xing County | 兴县 | Xīng Xiàn | 270,000 | 3,167 | 85 |
| 7 | Lin County | 临县 | Lín Xiàn | 580,000 | 2,979 | 195 |
| 8 | Fangshan County | 方山县 | Fāngshān Xiàn | 140,000 | 1,433 | 98 |
| 9 | Liulin County | 柳林县 | Liǔlín Xiàn | 300,000 | 1,288 | 233 |
| 10 | Lan County | 岚县 | Lán Xiàn | 170,000 | 1,509 | 113 |
| 11 | Jiaokou County | 交口县 | Jiāokǒu Xiàn | 110,000 | 1,258 | 87 |
| 12 | Jiaocheng County | 交城县 | Jiāochéng Xiàn | 210,000 | 1,821 | 115 |
| 13 | Shilou County | 石楼县 | Shílóu Xiàn | 100,000 | 1,736 | 58 |
Lüliang has a monsoon-influenced continental climate, that, under the Köppen climate classification, falls on the borderline between the semi-arid (Köppen BWk) and humid continental (Dwa) regimes, and features large diurnal temperature variation. Winters are cold and very dry, while summers are hot and slightly humid. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from −7.5 °C (18.5 °F) in January to 23.3 °C (73.9 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 9.13 °C (48.4 °F). Close to three-fourths of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September.
| Climate data for Lüliang (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−4 (25) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 2.7 (0.106) |
5.2 (0.205) |
12.1 (0.476) |
22.0 (0.866) |
30.7 (1.209) |
60.2 (2.37) |
100.5 (3.957) |
120.2 (4.732) |
61.2 (2.409) |
30.2 (1.189) |
13.1 (0.516) |
3.4 (0.134) |
461.5 (18.169) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.4 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 74.3 |
| Source: Weather.com.cn [2] | |||||||||||||
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