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Liyang (simplified Chinese: 溧阳; traditional Chinese: 溧陽; pinyin: Lìyáng) is a county-level city under the administration of Changzhou in the Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. In 2011, it had a population of about 781,500. It borders the prefecture-level divisions of Wuxi to the east, Xuancheng (Anhui) to the south, and Nanjing to the west.
Liyang
溧阳市 | |
|---|---|
 Nanshan bamboo forest | |
  Liyang Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 31°25′50″N 119°28′44″E / 31.4306°N 119.4788°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Changzhou |
| Area (2018)[1] | |
| • County-level city | 1,535.87 km2 (593.00 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 80 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • County-level city | 762,500 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2018)[2] | 590,000 |
| Time zone | UTC 8 (China Standard) |
| Postal Code | 213300 |
Administration
editIn August 1990, the PRC State Council approved the upgrade of Liyang from a county to a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changzhou.
At present, Liyang City has 10 towns.[3]
- 10 towns
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Geography
editLiyang has a total area of 1,535.87 square kilometres (593.00 sq mi). Liyang resides at the boundary of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces and is part of the Yangtze River Delta.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Liyang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.8 (103.6) |
38.3 (100.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
16.6 (61.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.0 (2.76) |
66.8 (2.63) |
93.5 (3.68) |
91.5 (3.60) |
105.5 (4.15) |
193.6 (7.62) |
192.4 (7.57) |
134.3 (5.29) |
91.5 (3.60) |
58.2 (2.29) |
57.5 (2.26) |
44.0 (1.73) |
1,198.8 (47.18) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.0 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 129.5 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 115.2 | 114.5 | 139.0 | 164.7 | 177.9 | 140.4 | 194.9 | 191.1 | 159.7 | 161.8 | 135.8 | 129.9 | 1,824.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 36 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 45 | 47 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
editThe Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway crosses Liyang. As of 2020, over 80 passenger trains make daily stops at Liyang Railway Station, which is located 5 kilometres south of downtown Liyang. The shortest commute time to major cities nearby by train is 26 minutes for Nanjing and 53 minutes for Hangzhou. There are also direct connections to other major Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Tianjin, Qingdao, Wuhan, Changsha, and Kunming.
National highways G25 and G4011 cross Liyang.
The nearest major airport is Nanjing Lukou International Airport, roughly one hour by car away.
Language
editThe dialect spoken by most people in Liyang is a Northern Wu dialect closely related to that of Changzhou, while others speak Standard Mandarin or Jianghuai Mandarin.
Sights
editTian Mu Lake inside Liyang, is a popular tourist area featuring the lake, resorts, and famous fish head soup. Nanshan Zhuhai is another tourist site with great views of bamboo trees all over the hills. It is also an artificial lake.
Education
editNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics has a campus in Liyang for its School of Civil Aviation and School of General Aviation.
Notable people
edit- Wu Yun Dong, theoretical organic chemist
Sister cities
edit- Leeuwarden, Netherlands (since 2011)
- Columbia, Maryland (since 2018)[6]
References
edit- ^ Cox, W (2018). Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition (PDF). St. Louis: Demographia. p. 22.
- ^ Cox, W (2018). Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition (PDF). St. Louis: Demographia. p. 22.
- ^ "常州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
External links
edit- Liyang City English guide (Jiangsu.net)
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