Liangping County
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Liangping 梁平区 |
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 Liangping in Chongqing |
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 Liangping
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| Coordinates: 30°40′27″N 107°48′08″E / 30.67417°N 107.80222°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,890 km2 (730 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 880,000 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Liangping District (Chinese: 梁平区; pinyin: Liángpíng Qū), formerly Liangping County (Chinese: 梁平县) and Liangshan County (Chinese: 梁山县) , is a district in the north of Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China.
Liangping has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with four distinct seasons and ample rainfall: winters are short, mild, and comparatively dry, while summers are long, hot, and humid. Monthly daily average temperatures range from 5.7 °C (42.3 °F) in January to around 27 °C (80.6 °F) in July and August, with August being slightly warmer. The diurnal temperature variation is 7.15 °C (12.9 °F) and is especially small during winter. Around 71% of the annual precipitation falls from May to September.
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