Longkou
| Longkou 龙口市 | |
|---|---|
| County-level city | |
|
Nanshan Temple in Longkou | |
  Longkou Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 37°38′N 120°20′E / 37.633°N 120.333°ECoordinates: 37°38′N 120°20′E / 37.633°N 120.333°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Yantai |
| Township-level divisions |
5 subdistricts 8 towns |
| Municipal seat | Donglai Subdistrict (东莱街道) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 265700 |
Longkou (simplified Chinese: 龙口; traditional Chinese: 龍口; pinyin: Lóngkǒu), formerly Huang County (simplified Chinese: 黄县; traditional Chinese: 黃縣; pinyin: Huáng Xiàn), is a port city in northeastern Shandong province, China, facing the Bohai Sea to the north and the Laizhou Bay to the west. Longkou, a county-level city, is administered by the prefecture-level city of Yantai. The total population of Longkou is 620,000.
History
Huang County was the center of the ancient Dongyi state of Lai during China's Zhou dynasty.[1] Under the Qing, it was administered as part of Dengzhou (now Penglai).[1]
Huang County was renamed Longkou in 1986.[2]
Administrative divisions
There are 5 subdistricts and 8 towns under the city's administration:[3]
Subdistricts:
- Donglai Subdistrict (东莱街道), Longgang Subdistrict (龙港街道), Xinjia Subdistrict (新嘉街道), Xufu Subdistrict (徐福街道), Dongjiang Subdistrict (东江街道)
Towns:
- Huangshanguan (黄山馆镇), Beima (北马镇), Lutou (芦头镇), Xiadingjia (下丁家镇), Qijia (七甲镇), Shiliang (石良镇), Langao (兰高镇), Zhuyouguan (诸由观镇)
Geography
Longkou is a coastal harbour city adjacent to Yantai to the east, linked to Qingdao to the south. Its administrative area (county-level city) covers 893 km2 (345 sq mi) and contains a coastline of 68.4 km (42.5 mi).[4]
Longkou is quite mountainous in the south and flat plains to the north. It has with low hills in the southeast and littoral plains in the northwest. There are mountains and rivers surrounding Longkou. The annual average temperature within the city is 11.7 °C. Although longkou has pleasant temperature in summer, it could be extremely cold during winter [5]
Climate
| Climate data for Longkou | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1 (33) |
2 (35) |
8 (46) |
16 (60) |
22 (71) |
27 (80) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
24 (75) |
19 (66) |
11 (51) |
4 (39) |
15.9 (60.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7 (19) |
−6 (21) |
−1 (30) |
5 (41) |
11 (51) |
17 (62) |
21 (69) |
20 (68) |
14 (57) |
9 (48) |
2 (35) |
−3 (26) |
6.8 (43.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) |
10 (0.4) |
13 (0.5) |
33 (1.3) |
38 (1.5) |
71 (2.8) |
165 (6.5) |
135 (5.3) |
64 (2.5) |
36 (1.4) |
23 (0.9) |
10 (0.4) |
607 (23.9) |
| Source: Weatherbase [6] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Longkou is well known for its production of cellophane noodles, it is home to the New Dragon Asia Corporation head office as well as the Nanshan Group, an industrial conglomerate.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 Legge, James (1872), The Ch'un Ts'ew with Tso Chuen, The Chinese Classics, Vol. V, Hong Kong: Lane, Crawford, & Co., Prol., Ch. iii, p. 131.
- ↑ "History of Longkou". Official website of Longkou Government. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- ↑ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：龙口市 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ↑ (in Chinese) LongKou China
- ↑ (in Chinese) LongKou China
- ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Longkou, China". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
- ↑ "http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-09/china-s-nanshan-buys-virgin-australia-stake-from-air-new-zealand"