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County-level city in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
Lanxi 兰溪市Lanchi
County-level city
Juren Tower in memorial of Cao Juren  (曹聚仁) on the top of Mountain Hengfeng, lying in the southwest of downtown LanxiJuren Tower in memorial of Cao Juren [zh] (曹聚仁) on the top of Mountain Hengfeng, lying in the southwest of downtown Lanxi
Location of Lanxi City within JinhuaLocation of Lanxi City within Jinhua
Lanxi is located in ZhejiangLanxiLanxiLocation in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 29°12′29″N 119°27′29″E / 29.208°N 119.458°E / 29.208; 119.458
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityJinhua
Area
 • Total1,312.44 km (506.74 sq mi)
Population
 • Total574,801
 • Density440/km (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitehttp://www.lanxi.gov.cn/
Lanxi
Simplified Chinese兰溪
Traditional Chinese蘭谿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLánxī Shì
Bopomofoㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ
Wade–GilesLanchi Shih
Wu
Romanizationlae chi zy
Hakka
RomanizationLhài-qit-sṳ
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLamkei si
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLâm-qi-chhī
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCLuà-qie̤k

Lanxi, alternately known as Lanchi and Lanki, is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinhua in west-central Zhejiang Province, east-central China.

The city executive, legislature and judiciary are at Lanjiang Subdistrict (兰江街道), together with the CPC and PSB branches. The town lies on the Lan River (Lanjiang), a tributary of the Fuchun River, both north-flowing; the Fuchun River empties into Hangzhou Bay.

Population history

Year Population
2013 666,700
2017 660,000
Night skyline

Administration

Towns (镇; zhèn)

Notice that Lanjiang Zhen had been cancelled and changed into Lanjiang Jiedao.

Subdistricts (街道; jiēdào)

  • Lanjiang (兰江)
  • Chixi (赤溪)
  • Nyubu (女埠)

Notice that some of the area of Nyubu had been accepted by Lanjiang Jiedao.

  • Yunshan (云山)
  • Yongchang (永昌)
  • Shanghua (上华)

Townships (乡; xiāng)

  • Shuiting She Ethnic Township (水亭畲族乡)

Famous Villages

Climate

Climate data for Lanxi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6)
28.2
(82.8)
33.0
(91.4)
34.1
(93.4)
37.5
(99.5)
38.1
(100.6)
41.4
(106.5)
41.3
(106.3)
39.5
(103.1)
36.8
(98.2)
31.3
(88.3)
24.3
(75.7)
41.4
(106.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)
12.7
(54.9)
16.9
(62.4)
23.1
(73.6)
27.8
(82.0)
29.9
(85.8)
34.7
(94.5)
34.2
(93.6)
29.8
(85.6)
24.8
(76.6)
18.8
(65.8)
12.5
(54.5)
22.9
(73.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6)
8.2
(46.8)
12.1
(53.8)
17.9
(64.2)
22.8
(73.0)
25.6
(78.1)
30.0
(86.0)
29.4
(84.9)
25.2
(77.4)
19.9
(67.8)
14.1
(57.4)
8.0
(46.4)
18.3
(64.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)
5.0
(41.0)
8.6
(47.5)
14.0
(57.2)
19.0
(66.2)
22.5
(72.5)
26.3
(79.3)
25.8
(78.4)
21.8
(71.2)
16.3
(61.3)
10.7
(51.3)
4.9
(40.8)
14.8
(58.7)
Record low °C (°F) −5.1
(22.8)
−4.5
(23.9)
−2.5
(27.5)
3.0
(37.4)
10.2
(50.4)
14.0
(57.2)
19.0
(66.2)
19.1
(66.4)
13.3
(55.9)
4.8
(40.6)
−0.7
(30.7)
−6.1
(21.0)
−6.1
(21.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 83.9
(3.30)
89.8
(3.54)
162.6
(6.40)
164.3
(6.47)
184.4
(7.26)
292.3
(11.51)
144.0
(5.67)
126.6
(4.98)
75.8
(2.98)
50.8
(2.00)
71.3
(2.81)
64.3
(2.53)
1,510.1
(59.45)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.2 13.0 16.4 15.2 15.0 16.8 10.9 12.8 10.0 7.4 10.0 9.9 150.6
Average snowy days 3.1 2.3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.3 7.3
Average relative humidity (%) 75 73 73 71 71 77 69 70 72 70 73 72 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 83.0 87.8 102.0 121.8 139.3 115.8 217.9 200.3 151.3 142.8 112.7 108.6 1,583.3
Percent possible sunshine 26 28 27 31 33 28 51 50 41 41 35 34 35
Source: China Meteorological Administration

References

  1. "81 Fu Qian Lu". Google Maps. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

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