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Longkou
龙口市
County-level city
Location in Yantai
Location in Yantai
Longkou is located in Shandong
Longkou
Longkou
Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°39′25″N 120°29′28″E / 37.657°N 120.491°E / 37.657; 120.491
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityYantai
Township-level divisions5 subdistricts
8 towns
Municipal seatXinjia Subdistrict (新嘉街道)
Area
 • Total901 km2 (348 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total635,839
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
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. It is located in the northwest of Jiaodong Peninsula and the south bank of Bohai Bay, adjacent to Penglai District in the east, Qixia City and Zhaoyuan City in the south, Bohai Sea in the west and north, and facing Tianjin and Dalian across the sea. With a total area of 901 square kilometers, the city has jurisdiction over 5 subdistricts, 8 towns and 1 high-tech industrial park.

Longkou has been awarded many honors, such as National Civilized City, China Excellent Tourist City, National Health City, National Green Model City, National Garden City, National Sustainable Development Experimental Zone, National Ecological Protection and Construction Demonstration Zone, and provincial pilot county for transformation and upgrading of scientific development of county economy.[1]

History

Huang County was the center of the ancient Dongyi state of Lai during China's Zhou dynasty.[2] Under the Qing, it was administered as part of Dengzhou (now Penglai).[2]

Huang County was renamed Longkou in 1986.[3]

Administrative divisions

There are five subdistricts and eight towns under the city's administration:[4]

Subdistricts:

Towns:

Geography

Longkou is a coastal harbour city adjacent to Penglai city and Yantai urban area 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).[5]

The city can be roughly divided into four major built-up areas: a central urban area, Longkou harbour city, Donghai and Nanshan.

At the west coast of Longkou, there is one of China's largest land reclamation projects under development. It will encompass six artificial islands with an extent of approx. 10 to 10 km.

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 [6]

Climate

Climate data for Longkou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5) 		21.0
(69.8) 		27.8
(82.0) 		33.1
(91.6) 		36.5
(97.7) 		39.2
(102.6) 		38.1
(100.6) 		36.6
(97.9) 		33.3
(91.9) 		30.1
(86.2) 		25.0
(77.0) 		19.5
(67.1) 		39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3) 		4.9
(40.8) 		10.8
(51.4) 		18.2
(64.8) 		24.1
(75.4) 		28.2
(82.8) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.5
(85.1) 		25.8
(78.4) 		19.7
(67.5) 		12.0
(53.6) 		5.0
(41.0) 		17.6
(63.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8) 		0.6
(33.1) 		5.9
(42.6) 		12.9
(55.2) 		19.1
(66.4) 		23.5
(74.3) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.8
(78.4) 		21.7
(71.1) 		15.5
(59.9) 		8.1
(46.6) 		1.6
(34.9) 		13.3
(56.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.2
(24.4) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		1.9
(35.4) 		8.5
(47.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		19.3
(66.7) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.5
(72.5) 		17.8
(64.0) 		11.6
(52.9) 		4.6
(40.3) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		9.6
(49.3)
Record low °C (°F) −17.1
(1.2) 		−15.1
(4.8) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		1.9
(35.4) 		8.5
(47.3) 		12.6
(54.7) 		14.1
(57.4) 		6.7
(44.1) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−17.1
(1.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.5
(0.30) 		11.6
(0.46) 		13.1
(0.52) 		25.5
(1.00) 		53.6
(2.11) 		68.3
(2.69) 		156.7
(6.17) 		140.9
(5.55) 		50.0
(1.97) 		28.9
(1.14) 		27.0
(1.06) 		13.5
(0.53) 		596.6
(23.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.8 3.3 3.4 4.9 6.8 7.3 9.9 9.3 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.4 70.8
Average snowy days 6.0 3.9 1.5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.7 6.8 20.1
Average relative humidity (%) 63 61 55 54 58 65 75 78 69 63 63 62 64
Mean monthly sunshine hours 178.0 186.8 243.9 255.3 282.3 260.7 230.2 233.1 232.3 221.7 169.6 161.0 2,654.9
Percent possible sunshine 58 61 65 65 64 59 52 56 63 65 56 54 60
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

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.[9] Longkou is a port city with an international deep-water cargo port. It handles over 70.000 tons annually.

There is also a number of smaller industrial companies, such as Longkou Beer Equipment Co.[10]

In 2021, the regional GDP and general public budget revenue of Longkou City reached 123.66 billion yuan and 11.2 billion yuan respectively, with an annual growth rate of 6.7% and 5% respectively.

Transport

Longkou is linked to the national expressway network of China via the G18 expressway (Weifang-Yantai) and the new S19 provincial expressway Longkou-Qingdao. There will be a highspeed rail connection via Weifang, currently this is still under construction. The closest airport is Yantai airport, about one hour east of Longkou.

Within the territory of the DaLailong Railway, Longyan railway and other railway trunk.

Education

Longkou is home to Yantai Nanshan University (烟台南山学院), a private university offering bachelor's and master's degrees [11] and to a bilingual (Chinese-English) high school.

See also

References

  1. ^ "龙口市政府 文化和旅游局". www.longkou.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "History of Longkou". Official website of Longkou Government. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ (in Chinese) LongKou China Archived 2007-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ (in Chinese) LongKou China Archived 2007-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Chinese Tighten Virgin Australia Grip, Nipping Singapore Air". Bloomberg.com. 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  10. ^ https://m.tianyancha.com/company/2588956586#!
  11. ^ "烟台南山学院". www.nanshan.edu.cn. Retrieved 2023-05-24.

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