Shangluo () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the northeast and Hubei to the southeast. Part of the Shannan region of the province, it is located in the eastern part of the Qin Mountains (Qin Ling).
Climate As with the other two anchoring cities of Shannan, Shangluo has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with cool winters, hot, humid summers, and ample precipitation by provincial standards. It experiences temperatures more moderate than Xi'an and the rest of the Wei River valley to the immediate north, especially so during summer due to the high elevation. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, while the annual mean is . About 60% of the approximately of annual precipitation occurs from June to September. The frost-free period lasts 200 days, and there are about 2,000 hours of bright sunshine annually.
Administration Map of Shangluo administrative divisions Division code English name Simplified Chinese Pinyin Area (km2) Seat Postal code Divisions Subdistricts Towns Residential communities Villages 611000 Shangluo Shāngluò Shì 19587.31 Shangzhou District 726000 4 122 59 1773 611002 Shangzhou District Shāngzhōu Qū 2645.62 Chengguan Subdistrict () 726000 4 19 13 406 611021 Luonan County Luònán Xiàn 2830.89 Chengguan () 726100 19 22 359 611022 Danfeng County Dānfèng Xiàn 2407.58 Longjuzhai () 726200 16 6 202 611023 Shangnan County Shāngnán Xiàn 2315.44 Chengguan () 726300 13 6 164 611024 Shanyang County Shānyáng Xiàn 3532.42 Chengguan () 726400 23 6 318 611025 Zhen'an County Zhèn'ān Xiàn 3487.39 Le'an () 711500 19 4 204 611026 Zhashui County Zhàshuǐ Xiàn 2367.97 Qianyou () 711400 13 2 120
Transport China National Highway 312
Demographics + Shangluo Population Data Division Permanent residents (November 2010) Hukou permits (late 2010) Total Percentage Density (/km2) Shangluo 2,341,742 100 119.55 2,448,348 Shangzhou District 531,646 22.70 200.95 550,093 Luonan County 441,643 18.86 156.01 453,324 Danfeng County 295,424 12.62 122.71 304,448 Shangnan County 221,564 9.46 95.69 239,461 Shanyang County 422,255 18.03 119.54 449,658 Zhen'an County 275,862 11.78 79.10 296,170 Zhashui County 153,348 6.55 64.76 155,194
Sister cities Emmen, Netherlands Jinan County, South Korea
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