Dengta (simplified Chinese: 灯塔; traditional Chinese: 燈塔; pinyin: Dēngtǎ; lit. 'Lighthouse') is a city in east-central Liaoning province in Northeast China. It is located in between Liaoyang, which oversees Dengta and lies 22 kilometers (14 mi) to the southwest, and Shenyang, the provincial capital which lies nearly double that distance to the northeast.
Dengta
灯塔市 | |
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Dengta Location in Liaoning | |
Coordinates: 41°26′N 123°20′E / 41.433°N 123.333°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Liaoning |
Prefecture-level city | Liaoyang |
Area | |
• County-level city | 1,166.0 km2 (450.2 sq mi) |
• Urban | 127.00 km2 (49.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 44 m (143 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• County-level city | 442,000 |
• Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
• Urban | 109,600 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
There are three subdistricts, 12 towns and one township under the city's administration.[2]
Subdistricts:
Towns:
The only township is Jiguanshan Township (鸡冠山乡)
Climate data for Dengta (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
9.1 (48.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
4.0 (39.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.8 (0.23) |
9.1 (0.36) |
15.6 (0.61) |
34.9 (1.37) |
60.8 (2.39) |
92.3 (3.63) |
170.3 (6.70) |
154.3 (6.07) |
60.4 (2.38) |
45.7 (1.80) |
23.9 (0.94) |
11.1 (0.44) |
684.2 (26.92) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 84.8 |
Average snowy days | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 25.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 54 | 67 | 78 | 81 | 72 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.2 | 193.6 | 230.8 | 230.1 | 255.6 | 226.2 | 197.5 | 208.2 | 227.2 | 206.7 | 166.6 | 163.6 | 2,488.3 |
Percent possible sunshine | 61 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 50 | 43 | 49 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 58 | 57 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |