Laohekou () is a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

in the northwest of

Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The ...

province, People's Republic of China. It is located on the

Han River (Hanshui) The Han River, also known by its Chinese names Hanshui and Han Jiang, is a left tributary of the Yangtze in central China. It has a length of and is the longest tributary of the Yangtze system. The river gave its name to the Han dynasty and, ...

, near the

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border. The entire county-level city has an area of and a population of 490,000 (2002). It falls under the jurisdiction of

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City. The area includes the city of Laohekou proper, which has an area of . Before the Communist Revolution, the city was the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Laohekou.

Geography and Climate

Laohekou has a

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal osci ...

-influenced, four season humid subtropical climate (

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''Cfa''), with cold, damp (but comparatively dry), winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, while the annual mean is . A majority of the annual precipitation of occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 33% in January to 46% in August, the city receives 1,762 hours of bright sunshine annually; January thru March is the cloudiest period of the year.

Administrative divisions

Two subdistricts: * Guanghua Subdistrict (), Zanyang Subdistrict () Seven towns: * Menglou (), Zhulinqiao (), Xueji (), Zhangji (), Xianrendu (), Hongshanzui (),

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() The only township is Yuanchong Township () Other areas: *Shucai Seed Stock Station (), Baihuashan Forestry Area (), Linmaoshan Forestry Area (), Erfangying Seed Stock Station ()

Transport

Laohekou is served by the Hankou–Danjiangkou Railway and the Laohekou Airport.

References

External links

Official page
Cities in Hubei County-level divisions of Hubei {{Hubei-geo-stub