# Liangping, Chongqing

Liangping District (Chinese: 梁平区; pinyin: Liángpíng Qū), formerly Liangping County (Chinese: 梁平县) and Liangshan County (Chinese: 梁山县), is a district in the north of Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China.

## Sports

The Liangping District National Fitness Centre Stadium, which has a capacity of 20,937, is the largest venue by capacity in Liangping. It opened in 2017.

## Administrative divisions

| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km$^2$) |
| Liangshan Subdistrict | 梁山街道 | Liángshān Jiēdào | 100,581 | 83.49 |
| Shuanggui Subdistrict | 双桂街道 | Shuāngguì Jiēdào | 34,340 | 58 |
| Renxian Subdistrict | 仁贤街道 | Rénxián Jiēdào | 21,499 | 49 |
| Jindai Subdistrict | 金带街道 | Jīndài Jiēdào | 11,644 | 50 |
| Hexing Subdistrict | 合兴街道 | Héxìng Jiēdào | 17,098 | 51.4 |
| Lirang town | 礼让镇 | Lǐràng Zhèn | 19,799 | 45 |
| Yunlong town | 云龙镇 | Yúnlóng Zhèn | 29,673 | 78.4 |
| Pingjin town | 屏锦镇 | Píngjǐn Zhèn | 55,139 | 102.11 |
| Yuanyi town | 袁驿镇 | Yuányì Zhèn | 19,804 | 42.6 |
| Xinsheng town | 新盛镇 | Xīnshèng Zhèn | 27,741 | 65.6 |
| Fulu town | 福禄镇 | Fúlù Zhèn | 20,225 | 87.5 |
| Jukui town | 聚奎镇 | Jùkuí Zhèn | 32,971 | 57 |
| Mingda town | 明达镇 | Míngdá Zhèn | 22,686 | 58.9 |
| Yinping town | 荫平镇 | Yīnpíng Zhèn | 18,574 | 54 |
| Helin town | 和林镇 | Hé lín Zhèn | 19,268 | 58 |
| Huilong town | 回龙镇 | Huílóng Zhèn | 32,070 | 89.5 |
| Bishan town | 碧山镇 | Bìshān Zhèn | 18,102 | 38.7 |
| Hucheng town | 虎城镇 | Hǔchéng Zhèn | 24,453 | 78 |
| Qixing town | 七星镇 | Qīxīng Zhèn | 7,804 | 35 |
| Longmen town | 龙门镇 | Lóngmén Zhèn | 19,380 | 53 |
| Wenhua town | 文化镇 | Wénhuà Zhèn | 12,435 | 29.5 |
| Shi'an town | 石安镇 | Shí'ān Zhèn | 10,857 | 60.5 |
| Baijia town | 柏家镇 | Bǎijiā Zhèn | 14,163 | 69.5 |
| Daguan town | 大观镇 | Dàguān Zhèn | 10,767 | 63.2 |
| Zhushan town | 竹山镇 | Zhúshān Zhèn | 5,648 | 42 |
| Panlong town | 蟠龙镇 | Pánlóng Zhèn | 18,609 | 96.27 |
| Xingqiao town | 星桥镇 | Xīngqiáo Zhèn | | 53.1 |
| Qushui town | 曲水镇 | Qūshuǐ Zhèn | 10,359 | 47.43 |
| Ansheng Town Town | 安胜镇 | Ānshèng Zhèn | 8,675 | 33.7 |
| Fuping Town Town | 复平镇 | Fùpíng Zhèn | 5,577 | 31.33 |
| Zizhao Town Town | 紫照镇 | Zǐzhào Zhèn | 8,791 | 36 |
| Tiemen Township | 铁门乡 | Tiěmén Xiāng | 5,212 | 30.66 |
| Longsheng Township | 龙胜乡 | Lóngshèng Xiāng | 6,576 | 36 |

## Climate

Liangping has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with four distinct seasons and ample rainfall: winters are short, mild, and comparatively dry, while summers are long, hot, and humid. Monthly daily average temperatures range from 5.7 °C (42.3 °F) in January to around 27.0 °C (80.6 °F) in July and August, with August being slightly warmer. The diurnal temperature variation is 7.15 °C (12.9 °F) and is especially small during winter. Around 71% of the annual precipitation falls from May to September.
Climate data for Liangping, elevation 455 m (1,493 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) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 30.7 (87.3) | 34.3 (93.7) | 36.6 (97.9) | 37.0 (98.6) | 37.8 (100.0) | 39.3 (102.7) | 38.7 (101.7) | 32.9 (91.2) | 27.7 (81.9) | 18.2 (64.8) | 39.3 (102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.0 (53.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 22.6 (72.7) | 26.1 (79.0) | 28.9 (84.0) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.7 (90.9) | 27.6 (81.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 10.4 (50.7) | 21.4 (70.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) | 8.2 (46.8) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 24.1 (75.4) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 22.8 (73.0) | 17.4 (63.3) | 12.6 (54.7) | 7.3 (45.1) | 17.0 (62.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | 8.9 (48.0) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 20.6 (69.1) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 19.5 (67.1) | 14.8 (58.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 13.7 (56.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) | −2.4 (27.7) | −0.8 (30.6) | 2.3 (36.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.8 (56.8) | 16.4 (61.5) | 16.8 (62.2) | 12.6 (54.7) | 3.5 (38.3) | 0.3 (32.5) | −4.4 (24.1) | −6.6 (20.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.5 (0.73) | 20.0 (0.79) | 57.2 (2.25) | 101.4 (3.99) | 171.6 (6.76) | 188.6 (7.43) | 167.0 (6.57) | 151.1 (5.95) | 151.0 (5.94) | 117.4 (4.62) | 56.4 (2.22) | 22.2 (0.87) | 1,222.4 (48.12) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.3 | 8.5 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 14.7 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 144.7 |
| Average snowy days | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 40.2 | 45.7 | 88.3 | 125.4 | 127.3 | 127.6 | 196.1 | 205.6 | 126.1 | 82.0 | 66.4 | 39.8 | 1,270.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 12 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 46 | 51 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 28 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China ||||||||||||||

## Transport

China National Highway 318 passes through Liangping. Liangping is served by Liangping railway station on the Dazhou-Wanzhou railway and Liangping South railway station on the Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway.