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Linghai

Coordinates:41°10′N121°21′E/ 41.167°N 121.350°E/41.167; 121.350
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Linghai
Lăng Hải Thị
Location of the city
Location of the city
Linghai is located in Liaoning
Linghai
Linghai
Location in Liaoning
Coordinates:41°10′N121°21′E/ 41.167°N 121.350°E/41.167; 121.350
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceLiaoning
Prefecture-level cityJinzhou
City seatDalinghe Subdistrict
Area
County-level city2,585.5 km2(998.3 sq mi)
• Urban
136.74 km2(52.80 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (64 ft)
Population
(2017)[1]
County-level city532,000
• Density210/km2(530/sq mi)
Urban
137,300
Time zoneUTC+8(China Standard)
Postal code
121200

Linghai(Chinese:Lăng hải;pinyin:Línghǎi) is acounty-level cityin the west ofLiaoningprovince,Northeast China.It was calledJinxianorJin County(Chinese:Cẩm huyện) until 1993, when it was reorganized into acounty-level cityand renamed Linghai. With its urban core lying on the west (right) bank of theDaling River,which flows intoLiaodong Baynear the city, it is under the administration of theprefecture-level cityofJinzhou,the seat of which is 21 kilometres (13 mi) to the southwest.

Administrative divisions

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There are threesubdistricts,11towns,seventownships,and oneethnic townshipunder the city's administration.[2]

Subdistricts:

Towns:

Townships:

Others:

Climate

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Climate data for Linghai (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1)
1.3
(34.3)
8.0
(46.4)
16.2
(61.2)
23.0
(73.4)
26.3
(79.3)
28.5
(83.3)
28.4
(83.1)
24.8
(76.6)
17.1
(62.8)
6.9
(44.4)
−0.6
(30.9)
14.8
(58.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.0
(17.6)
−4.2
(24.4)
2.3
(36.1)
10.4
(50.7)
17.3
(63.1)
21.5
(70.7)
24.5
(76.1)
24.0
(75.2)
19.1
(66.4)
11.4
(52.5)
1.8
(35.2)
−5.6
(21.9)
9.5
(49.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −12.3
(9.9)
−8.6
(16.5)
−2.3
(27.9)
5.4
(41.7)
12.3
(54.1)
17.4
(63.3)
21.2
(70.2)
20.3
(68.5)
14.3
(57.7)
6.5
(43.7)
−2.6
(27.3)
−9.8
(14.4)
5.2
(41.3)
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) 3.0
(0.12)
3.9
(0.15)
9.0
(0.35)
26.3
(1.04)
48.9
(1.93)
90.7
(3.57)
146
(5.7)
151.5
(5.96)
39.9
(1.57)
33.5
(1.32)
16.0
(0.63)
3.9
(0.15)
572.6
(22.49)
Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) 1.9 2.2 2.8 4.9 7.4 11.2 10.7 9.2 6.0 5.1 3.7 1.9 67
Average snowy days 2.9 2.7 2.5 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 2.7 3.0 15
Averagerelative humidity(%) 50 50 48 50 56 71 81 80 68 59 54 52 60
Mean monthlysunshine hours 207.2 209.2 251.2 251.1 276.7 235.4 209.4 230.4 240.6 226.9 192.3 192.5 2,722.9
Percentpossible sunshine 70 69 67 63 62 52 46 54 65 67 66 68 62
Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Transportation

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Railway

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Linghai is served byLinghai South railway station,an infill station on theQinhuangdao–Shenyang passenger railwayand the southern terminus of theChaoyang–Linghai high-speed railway.

Airport

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Jinzhou Bay Airportis located here.

References

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  1. ^abMinistry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development,ed. (2019).China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017.Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50.Retrieved11 January2020.
  2. ^Cẩm Châu thị
  3. ^Trung Quốc khí tượng số liệu võng – WeatherBk Data(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved5 October2023.
  4. ^ Trung Quốc khí tượng số liệu võng(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved5 October2023.
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