Laoting County (), often mispronounced as Leting County in accordance with the alternative frequently used
Mandarin pronunciation, is a county in the northeast of
Hebei
Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and ...
province, People's Republic of China, facing the
Bohai Sea
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to the east and south. It is under the administration of
Tangshan
Tangshan () is a coastal, industrial prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hebei province. It is located in the eastern part of Hebei Province and the northeastern part of the North China Plain. It is located in the central area of the Boha ...
City.
Geography and climate
Laoting 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 oscil ...
-influenced
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freez ...
(
Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
''Dwa''), with four distinct seasons and some maritime moderation during the summer. Winters are cold and very dry, with a January daily average temperature of , while summers are hot and humid, with a July daily average temperature of . The annual mean temperature is . With the monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 45% in July to 65% in October, the area receives 2,588 hours of bright sunshine per year. A majority of the annual rainfall occurs in July and August alone.
Administrative divisions
The county administers 1 subdistrict, 11 towns and 3 townships.
Subdistricts:
*
Chengqu Subdistrict ()
Towns:
*
Laoting (),
Tangjiahe (),
Hujiatuo (),
Wangtan (),
Yangezhuang (),
Matouying (),
Xinzhai (),
Tingliuhe (),
Jianggezhuang (),
Maozhuang (),
Zhongbao ()
Townships:
*
Panggezhuang Township
Panggezhuang Town () is a town in the western side of Daxing District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Beizangcun Town and Tiangongyuan Subdistrict to the north, Weishanzhuang Town to the east, Lixian and Yufa Towns to the south, Gongcun ...
(),
Daxianggezhuang Township (),
Guhe Township ()
References
External links
Laoting County People's Government
County-level divisions of Hebei
Tangshan
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