Longling County
龙陵县
Cityscape of county town
Main street intersection
Longshan Lake Park
Songshan Battle Site Memorial Park
Former site of Dongjiagou Japanese Military Comfort Station
Location of Longling County (red) and Baoshan City (pink) within Yunnan
Location of Longling County (red) and Baoshan City (pink) within Yunnan
Longling is located in Yunnan
Longling
Longling
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 24°38′18″N 98°50′23″E / 24.63833°N 98.83972°E / 24.63833; 98.83972
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
PrefectureBaoshan City
Area
 • Total
2,884 km2 (1,114 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
270,000
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Postal code
678300
Area code0875
Websitewww.longling.gov.cn

Longling County (simplified Chinese: 龙陵县; traditional Chinese: 龍陵縣; pinyin: Lónglíng Xiàn) is a county in Baoshan City, in the west of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Burma's Shan State to the south.

Its capital is the large community Longshan (龙山镇).

The site of the Songshan Battlefield (松山战役旧址; 松山戰役舊址; Sōngshān zhànyì jiùzhǐ) (1944 during the Second Sino-Japanese War) has since 2006 been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China.

Administrative divisions

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Longling County has 5 towns, 4 townships and 1 ethnic township.[1]

5 towns
4 townships
1 ethnic township

Climate

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Longling (labelled as LUNG-LING 龍陵) (1954)
Climate data for Longling, elevation 1,528 m (5,013 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.1
(70.0)
25.2
(77.4)
27.3
(81.1)
28.9
(84.0)
30.0
(86.0)
29.1
(84.4)
31.0
(87.8)
30.6
(87.1)
29.9
(85.8)
28.9
(84.0)
25.5
(77.9)
23.0
(73.4)
31.0
(87.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2)
18.6
(65.5)
21.8
(71.2)
23.8
(74.8)
24.2
(75.6)
23.7
(74.7)
23.3
(73.9)
24.4
(75.9)
24.5
(76.1)
23.0
(73.4)
20.3
(68.5)
17.7
(63.9)
21.8
(71.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0)
9.5
(49.1)
12.6
(54.7)
15.6
(60.1)
18.5
(65.3)
20.2
(68.4)
20.1
(68.2)
20.4
(68.7)
19.6
(67.3)
17.1
(62.8)
12.6
(54.7)
9.0
(48.2)
15.3
(59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)
2.7
(36.9)
5.5
(41.9)
9.4
(48.9)
14.2
(57.6)
18.0
(64.4)
18.4
(65.1)
18.1
(64.6)
17.0
(62.6)
13.8
(56.8)
8.0
(46.4)
3.7
(38.7)
10.9
(51.6)
Record low °C (°F) −3.9
(25.0)
−3.0
(26.6)
−1.5
(29.3)
1.6
(34.9)
7.6
(45.7)
13.3
(55.9)
12.6
(54.7)
13.3
(55.9)
9.3
(48.7)
3.7
(38.7)
0.8
(33.4)
−3.4
(25.9)
−3.9
(25.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.2
(1.07)
28.9
(1.14)
36.2
(1.43)
85.2
(3.35)
202.2
(7.96)
337.6
(13.29)
432.7
(17.04)
399.5
(15.73)
251.5
(9.90)
183.9
(7.24)
51.9
(2.04)
16.5
(0.65)
2,053.3
(80.84)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.3 5.7 7.8 13.0 19.0 25.4 29.0 27.6 23.0 16.8 7.4 3.7 182.7
Average relative humidity (%) 82 78 75 78 84 90 92 91 90 88 86 85 85
Mean monthly sunshine hours 240.6 226.4 245.8 231.5 189.0 106.8 78.5 114.1 138.6 175.3 215.0 233.7 2,195.3
Percentage possible sunshine 72 71 66 60 46 26 19 29 38 49 66 71 51
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]all-time Nov high[4]

References

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  1. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Sina Visitor System" #天气# #冷空气# #大回暖# 今天下午云南西部天气暖到破纪录,大理保山德宏三市州有6个气象站打破11月最高气温纪录,其中保山、龙陵和盈江为连续第二年刷新11月最高纪录,腾冲则是突破了尘封72年的11月最高气温纪录,此外还有瑞丽弥渡也刷新11月最高纪录,盈江31.5度为今天我国最高温。不过明天覆盖整个云南的强降雨就将来袭,滇西将从暖到破纪录急转为11月罕见的持续暴雨天气,气温也随之大幅下降。 (in Simplified Chinese). 中国气象爱好者 on Weibo. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
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