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Linghai

Coordinates: 41°10′N 121°21′E / 41.167°N 121.350°E / 41.167; 121.350
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Linghai
凌海市
Location of the city
Location of the city
Linghai is located in Liaoning
Linghai
Linghai
Location in Liaoning
Coordinates: 41°10′N 121°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: 凌海; pinyin: Línghǎi) is a county-level city in the west of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It was called Jinxian or Jin County (Chinese: 锦县) until 1993, when it was reorganized into a county-level city and renamed Linghai. With its urban core lying on the west (right) bank of the Daling River, which flows into Liaodong Bay near the city, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhou, the seat of which is 21 kilometres (13 mi) to the southwest.

Administrative divisions

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There are three subdistricts, 11 towns, seven townships, and one ethnic township under 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)
Average precipitation mm (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
Average relative humidity (%) 50 50 48 50 56 71 81 80 68 59 54 52 60
Mean monthly sunshine 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
Percent possible 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 by Linghai South railway station, an infill station on the Qinhuangdao–Shenyang passenger railway and the southern terminus of the Chaoyang–Linghai high-speed railway.

Airport

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Jinzhou Bay Airport is located here.

References

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  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ 锦州市
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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