# Lianjiang, Guangdong

Lianjiang (postal: Limkong; Chinese: 廉江) is a county-level city in the municipal region of Zhanjiang, Guangdong. The city has an area of 2,543 square kilometers, and had a population of about 1,363,470 as of 2020.

## Geography

Lianjiang lies in the north of the Leizhou Peninsula and faces Beibu Gulf to the southwest. The city is bordered to the east by Maoming; to the south by Wuchuan, Potou District, and Suixi County, all in Zhanjiang; to the west by Anpugang Harbour (Chinese: 安铺港, part of the Gulf of Tonkin) and Beihai, in Guangxi Province; and to the north by Yulin. Lianjiang lies 48 kilometers north of Zhanjiang's city center.

### Climate

Climate data for Lianjiang, elevation 29 m (95 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) | 29.1 (84.4) | 31.7 (89.1) | 34.7 (94.5) | 36.3 (97.3) | 36.9 (98.4) | 36.7 (98.1) | 38.0 (100.4) | 37.5 (99.5) | 36.4 (97.5) | 35.2 (95.4) | 34.2 (93.6) | 30.8 (87.4) | 38.0 (100.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.2 (75.6) | 27.3 (81.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 32.7 (90.9) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.3 (90.1) | 29.8 (85.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 27.7 (81.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) | 17.3 (63.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.7 (81.9) | 25.0 (77.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 23.3 (73.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) | 14.6 (58.3) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.1 (75.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 24.7 (76.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 18.1 (64.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 20.4 (68.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) | 3.0 (37.4) | 4.7 (40.5) | 10.1 (50.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 19.3 (66.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 5.9 (42.6) | 3.0 (37.4) | 2.8 (37.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.0 (1.42) | 33.6 (1.32) | 59.7 (2.35) | 114.9 (4.52) | 218.3 (8.59) | 315.9 (12.44) | 320.6 (12.62) | 321.8 (12.67) | 172.6 (6.80) | 90.7 (3.57) | 43.5 (1.71) | 32.7 (1.29) | 1,760.3 (69.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.9 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 16.4 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 13.8 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 142.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 103.3 | 79.0 | 71.8 | 101.1 | 160.4 | 165.6 | 199.5 | 196.0 | 190.5 | 200.7 | 167.5 | 140.7 | 1,776.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 30 | 24 | 19 | 27 | 39 | 41 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 51 | 42 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Administrative divisions

The city is divided into 3 subdistricts and 18 towns. Lianjiang's government is located in Luozhou Subdistrict [zh].

### Subdistricts

Lianjiang's 3 subdistricts are Luozhou Subdistrict [zh], Chengnan Subdistrict [zh], and Chengbei Subdistrict.

### Towns

Lianjiang's 18 towns are Shicheng [zh], Xinmin [zh], Jishui [zh], Hechun [zh], Shijiao [zh], Liangdong [zh], Hengshan [zh], Anpu [zh], Yingzi [zh], Qingping [zh], Cheban [zh], Gaoqiao [zh], Shiling [zh], Yatang [zh], Shijing [zh], Changshan [zh], Tangpeng [zh], and Heliao [zh].

## Education

By the end of 2009 there are 577 schools, colleges and universities in Lianjiang with 312,000 students.
The Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences is located in the city.

## Transportation

The Litang–Zhanjiang railway and the Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway both run through Lianjiang.
National Highway 207 and National Highway 325 both run through Lianjiang, as well as a number of provincial highways.