# Lujiang County

Lujiang County (simplified Chinese: 庐江县; traditional Chinese: 廬江縣; pinyin: Lújiāng Xiàn) is a county of Anhui Province, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hefei, the capital of Anhui. It is the southernmost county-level division under the jurisdiction of the provincial capital, Hefei. It has a population of 888,238 as of November 2020 and an area of 2,352 km$^2$ (908 sq mi). The government of Lujiang County is located in Lucheng Town.
Lujiang County has jurisdiction over 17 townships.
During the Spring and Autumn period, the Lujiang area was the location of the minor State of Shu (舒) [zh].

## History

Lujiang County used to be administered by the former prefecture-level city of Chaohu until August 2011, when the former Chaohu was dissolved and Lujiang, together with the former Juchao District (now the county-level Chaohu City), became new constituent parts of provincial capital Hefei.

## Administrative divisions

Lujiang County is divided to 17 towns.
| Lucheng (庐城镇) Yefushan (冶父山镇) Tangchi (汤池镇) Wanshan (万山镇) Jinniu (金牛镇) Leqiao (乐桥镇) Guohe (郭河镇) Shitou (石头镇) Baishan (白山镇) | Tongda (同大镇) Ketan (柯坦镇) Shengqiao (盛桥镇) Longqiao (龙桥镇) Baihu (白湖镇) Fanshan (矾山镇) Nihe (泥河镇) Luohe (罗河镇) |

## Climate

Climate data for Lujiang, elevation 45 m (148 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) | 21.2 (70.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 32.8 (91.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.7 (101.7) | 38.7 (101.7) | 37.5 (99.5) | 32.6 (90.7) | 28.6 (83.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) | 10.3 (50.5) | 15.3 (59.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 26.7 (80.1) | 29.2 (84.6) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 27.8 (82.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 16.5 (61.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 21.0 (69.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 6.1 (43.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 22.0 (71.6) | 25.2 (77.4) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.7 (81.9) | 23.4 (74.1) | 17.6 (63.7) | 11.4 (52.5) | 5.5 (41.9) | 16.5 (61.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) | 2.7 (36.9) | 7.0 (44.6) | 12.8 (55.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.7 (76.5) | 20 (68) | 13.8 (56.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 2.0 (35.6) | 13.0 (55.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.7 (12.7) | −11.5 (11.3) | −3.5 (25.7) | 1.3 (34.3) | 7.7 (45.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.5 (61.7) | 11.0 (51.8) | 2.0 (35.6) | −6.2 (20.8) | −12.5 (9.5) | −12.5 (9.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.2 (2.29) | 64.7 (2.55) | 101.4 (3.99) | 109.8 (4.32) | 122.9 (4.84) | 225.9 (8.89) | 215.5 (8.48) | 144.8 (5.70) | 71.8 (2.83) | 59.3 (2.33) | 56.6 (2.23) | 40.9 (1.61) | 1,271.8 (50.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.5 | 10.1 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 125.3 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 9.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 99.5 | 100.8 | 127.3 | 155.3 | 166.6 | 141.1 | 185.3 | 175.4 | 144.2 | 144.8 | 127.2 | 117.4 | 1,684.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 31 | 32 | 34 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||