# Lu County

Lu County or Luxian (simplified Chinese: 泸县; traditional Chinese: 瀘縣; pinyin: Lú Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Chongqing Municipality to the northeast. It is the northernmost county-level division of Luzhou city.

## History

Lu County has a history over 2100 years. The county, known anciently as Jiangyang (江阳; 江陽), was established in 135 BC during the Han Dynasty.

## Administrative divisions

Lu County comprises 1 subdistrict and 19 towns:

### subdistrict

* Yuchan 玉蟾街道

### towns

* Fuji 福集镇
* Jiaming 嘉明镇
* Yusi 喻寺镇
* Desheng 得胜镇
* Niutan 牛滩镇
* Zhaoya 兆雅镇
* Xuantan 玄滩镇
* Taifu 太伏镇
* Yunlong 云龙镇
* Shiqiao 石桥镇
* Pilu 毗卢镇
* Qifeng 奇峰镇
* Chaohe 潮河镇
* Yunjin 云锦镇
* Lishi 立石镇
* Baihe 百和镇
* Tianxing 天兴镇
* Fangdong 方洞镇
* Haichao 海潮镇

## Geography

Lu County is 105°10′50″ – 105°45′30″E,28°54′40″ – 29°20′00″N. This results in an east–west span of 56.23 km (34.94 mi) and north–south length of 46.8 km (29.1 mi). The county has a total area of 1,532 km$^2$ (592 sq mi).

## Population

As of 2006 the county had a population of 1,055,200.

## Transport

* China National Highway 321

## Climate

Climate data for Luxian, elevation 322 m (1,056 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 32.8 (91.0) | 33.9 (93.0) | 36.2 (97.2) | 36.6 (97.9) | 38.8 (101.8) | 41.3 (106.3) | 40.5 (104.9) | 33.5 (92.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 19.6 (67.3) | 41.3 (106.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 19.1 (66.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 27.3 (81.1) | 29.0 (84.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.7 (90.9) | 27.5 (81.5) | 21.7 (71.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 22.3 (72.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.6 (58.3) | 19.3 (66.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 24.8 (76.6) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.5 (81.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 8.9 (48.0) | 18.3 (64.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) | 7.7 (45.9) | 11.5 (52.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 20.9 (69.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 7.2 (45.0) | 15.5 (60.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) | 0.1 (32.2) | 1.8 (35.2) | 7.1 (44.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.6 (58.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 2.8 (37.0) | −1.3 (29.7) | −1.6 (29.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.7 (0.85) | 16.5 (0.65) | 42.1 (1.66) | 78.9 (3.11) | 116.2 (4.57) | 178.4 (7.02) | 181.1 (7.13) | 163.0 (6.42) | 133.9 (5.27) | 79.8 (3.14) | 37.4 (1.47) | 19.7 (0.78) | 1,068.7 (42.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.2 | 8.4 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 14.9 | 17.5 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 14.8 | 17.6 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 156.9 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 33.3 | 54.5 | 102.8 | 128.0 | 126.3 | 103.4 | 181.5 | 178.5 | 97.2 | 54.1 | 48.6 | 32.0 | 1,140.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 17 | 27 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 43 | 44 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||