Luhe District

Luhe District (simplified Chinese: 六合区; traditional Chinese: 六合區; pinyin: Lùhé Qū[1][2]) (sometimes read as Liùhé[3] Qū) is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China.

Luhe
六合区
Liuho
District
Luhe is located in Jiangsu
Luhe
Luhe
Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 32°19′24″N 118°49′20″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Sub-provincial cityNanjing
Area
 • Total1,484 km2 (573 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total677,400
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
211500
Area code025
Nanjing district map
Subdivisions of Nanjing, Jiangsu
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
City Proper
1Xuanwu
2Qinhuai
3Jianye
4Gulou
5Yuhuatai
6Qixia
Suburban
7Jiangning
8Pukou
9Luhe
Rural
10Lishui
11Gaochun
Websitenjlh.gov.cn

As with most non-locals, famed broadcaster Zhu Xun once pronounced the name of Luhe District as Liuhe instead of Luhe.[3]

Administrative divisions

In the present, Luhe (Liuhe) District has 10 subdistricts and 10 towns.[4]

10 subdistricts
  • Shanpan (山潘街道)
  • Xichangmen (西厂门街道)
  • Xiejiadian (卸甲甸街道)
  • Getang (葛塘街道)
  • Changlu (长芦街道)
  • Xiongzhou (雄州街道)
  • Longchi (龙池街道)
  • Chengqiao (程桥街道)
  • Jinniuhu (金牛湖街道)
  • Hengliang (横梁街道)
10 towns
  • Yeshan (冶山镇)
  • Guabu (瓜埠镇)
  • Donggou (东沟镇)
  • Zhuzhen (竹镇镇)
  • Maji (马集镇)
  • Longpao (龙袍镇)
  • Yudai (玉带镇)
  • Ma'an (马鞍镇)
  • Xinhuang (新篁镇)
  • Babaiqiao (八百桥镇)

Climate
Climate data for Luhe (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3)		 27.5
(81.5)		 29.3
(84.7)		 33.6
(92.5)		 36.0
(96.8)		 37.5
(99.5)		 38.9
(102.0)		 39.4
(102.9)		 38.0
(100.4)		 33.4
(92.1)		 28.1
(82.6)		 22.9
(73.2)		 39.4
(102.9)
Average high °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2)		 9.1
(48.4)		 14.0
(57.2)		 20.5
(68.9)		 26.1
(79.0)		 29.1
(84.4)		 31.9
(89.4)		 31.4
(88.5)		 27.5
(81.5)		 22.5
(72.5)		 16.0
(60.8)		 9.5
(49.1)		 20.4
(68.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.2
(36.0)		 4.5
(40.1)		 9.0
(48.2)		 15.3
(59.5)		 20.9
(69.6)		 24.7
(76.5)		 27.9
(82.2)		 27.2
(81.0)		 22.9
(73.2)		 17.3
(63.1)		 10.6
(51.1)		 4.5
(40.1)		 15.6
(60.1)
Average low °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8)		 0.9
(33.6)		 4.8
(40.6)		 10.4
(50.7)		 16.1
(61.0)		 20.8
(69.4)		 24.6
(76.3)		 24.0
(75.2)		 19.3
(66.7)		 13.2
(55.8)		 6.4
(43.5)		 0.7
(33.3)		 11.7
(53.0)
Record low °C (°F) −13.7
(7.3)		 −11.3
(11.7)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 6.1
(43.0)		 12.6
(54.7)		 18.3
(64.9)		 16.4
(61.5)		 10.4
(50.7)		 1.7
(35.1)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −14.0
(6.8)		 −14.0
(6.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 41.6
(1.64)		 47.0
(1.85)		 77.4
(3.05)		 70.1
(2.76)		 78.0
(3.07)		 152.7
(6.01)		 205.9
(8.11)		 140.4
(5.53)		 85.8
(3.38)		 58.0
(2.28)		 56.2
(2.21)		 28.2
(1.11)		 1,041.3
(41)
Average relative humidity (%) 76 76 73 73 74 77 83 83 82 77 76 74 77
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[5]

References
  1. Xia, Zhengnong (夏征农); Chen, Zhili (陈至立), eds. (September 2009). 辞海：第六版彩图本 [Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color)] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. p. 1451. ISBN 9787532628599. 六 (lù) {...}用于地名。如：六安；六合。 {...} 六合 区名。在江苏省南京市北部{...}
  2. 普通话审音委员会 (20 December 1962), 普通話异讀詞审音表初稿(第三編), 文字改革 (in Chinese), Beijing: 文字改革出版社 (85): 8, 六合(江苏) Lùhé
  3. 六合作家认为“liu”读音更靠谱 (in Chinese). Nanjing Luhe District People's Government. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2018. 而在日常工作生活中，王家干也遇到过很多"liu"、"lu"混读的情况，他说，本地人习惯读"lu"，而外地人常常读"liu"，有一次央视著名主持人朱迅来南京做节目，就读成"liu he"，工作人员纠正过她，但这个"错误"实在难以改过来。
  4. "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  5. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 7 November 2022.


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