# Loudi

27°41′59″N 111°59′40″E﻿ / ﻿27.6998°N 111.9944°E﻿ / 27.6998; 111.9944
Loudi (Chinese: 娄底; pinyin: Lóudǐ) is a prefecture-level city located in central Hunan province, China. It is situated about 110 km (68 mi) southwest of the provincial capital of Changsha and is considered a small to medium size city within the province. According to the 2010 Census, the population of Loudi is of 3,785,627 inhabitants in an area of 8,117 km$^2$ (3,134 sq mi). In 2007, the city is named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.

## Geography

Loudi has an area of 8,107 km$^2$ (3,130 sq mi).
The western parts of the city borders mountainous regions while the east parts is generally considered hilly with gently sloping topography.

## Climate

The climate is subtropical monsoon climate with humid weather and four distinct seasons.
Climate data for Loudi, elevation 206 m (676 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) | 23.4 (74.1) | 29.7 (85.5) | 33.6 (92.5) | 35.5 (95.9) | 36.7 (98.1) | 37.9 (100.2) | 39.7 (103.5) | 41.2 (106.2) | 38.5 (101.3) | 36.0 (96.8) | 32.4 (90.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) | 11.7 (53.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.8 (85.6) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.0 (91.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 17.8 (64.0) | 11.8 (53.2) | 22.0 (71.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 8.0 (46.4) | 11.9 (53.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 22.4 (72.3) | 25.8 (78.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.3 (82.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 19.1 (66.4) | 13.4 (56.1) | 7.9 (46.2) | 17.8 (64.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) | 5.3 (41.5) | 8.9 (48.0) | 14.4 (57.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 10.1 (50.2) | 4.9 (40.8) | 14.6 (58.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) | −4.7 (23.5) | −1.6 (29.1) | 3.1 (37.6) | 9.8 (49.6) | 14.7 (58.5) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 12.6 (54.7) | 4.2 (39.6) | −1.3 (29.7) | −9.2 (15.4) | −9.2 (15.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.7 (2.67) | 75.7 (2.98) | 138.5 (5.45) | 170.3 (6.70) | 206.1 (8.11) | 234.5 (9.23) | 155.0 (6.10) | 119.2 (4.69) | 64.8 (2.55) | 65.3 (2.57) | 70.1 (2.76) | 52.2 (2.06) | 1,419.4 (55.87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.7 | 14.0 | 17.9 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 15.6 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 156.2 |
| Average snowy days | 5.1 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 10.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 63.4 | 61.7 | 80.1 | 108.4 | 133.7 | 133.2 | 217.4 | 196.6 | 149.7 | 126.8 | 113.2 | 94.8 | 1,479 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 19 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 52 | 49 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 33 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## History

Before the Qin dynasty (221–210 BC) established a court, it belonged to the Chu, a vassal state to the Zhou dynasty.

## Subdivisions

Loudi administers one district, two county-level cities, and two counties. The information here presented uses data from 2010 national census.
Map :
| Louxing Shuangfeng County Xinhua County Lengshuijiang (city) Lianyuan (city) ||||||||||||
| English Name | Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | Area | Population | Density |
| Louxing District | 娄星区 | 婁星區 | Lóuxīng Qū | 426 | 497,171 | 1,167 |
| Lengshuijiang City | 冷水江市 | 冷水江市 | Lěngshuǐjiāng Shì | 439 | 327,279 | 746 |
| Lianyuan City | 涟源市 | 漣源市 | Liányuán Shì | 1,895 | 995,712 | 525 |
| Shuangfeng County | 双峰县 | 雙峰縣 | Shuāngfēng Xiàn | 1,715 | 854,555 | 498 |
| Xinhua County | 新化县 | 新化縣 | Xīnhuà Xiàn | 3,642 | 1,110,910 | 305 |

## Government

The current CPC Party Secretary of Loudi is Li Jianguo and the current mayor is Yang Yiwen.

## Notable places
### Ziquejie Terrace

Located in Xinhua County, Ziquejie Terrace features, layers upon layers of terraces are mapped like waves on the hills upon the mountains.

### Boyue Cave

Boyue Cave scenic spot is a comprehensive park with karst as its main composition. It has an underground route of 1800 meters covering 40 thousand square meters.

## Economy

The city is heavily dependent on industry. In 2011, Loudi's GDP reached RMB 83.79 billion ($12.9 billion). The biggest contributors come from the secondary industry where industry and construction amount to RMB 46.69 billion ($7.3billion USD), 55.75 of the city's GDP.
The city has rich natural resources. Coal mining, dressing, metallurgy, power production and supply, agricultural products processing, ceramics and construction materials are among the major industries of the city.