Ledong Li Autonomous County
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Ledong
乐东县 | |
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| 乐东黎族自治县 Ledong Li Autonomous County | |
  Ledong Location of the seat in Hainan | |
| Coordinates: 18°44′52″N 109°17′31″E / 18.74778°N 109.29194°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hainan |
| Township level subdivisions | 13
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| Government | |
| • County CCP Committee Secretary | Ma Yuhong (马育红) |
| • Governor | Feng Jifang (冯基芳) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,745.4 km2 (1,060.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 464,435 |
| • Density | 169.17/km2 (438.14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Ledong Li Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 乐东黎族自治县; traditional Chinese: 樂東黎族自治縣; pinyin: Lèdōng Lízú Zìzhìxiàn; postal: Loktung; Hlai language: Lokdhongx) is a Hlai autonomous county in Hainan province, China. It is one of six autonomous counties of Hainan. Its postal code is 572500. The county seat is Baoyou.[1]
As of the 2020 Chinese census, Ledong County has a population of 464,435.[2] It is the most populated Autonomous County in Hainan province.[3]
Administrative divisions
[edit]As of 2023[update], Ledong County has 11 towns and 2 Similar to township units:[4]
Towns
[edit]- Baoyou (抱由镇)[4]
- Wanchong (万冲镇)[4]
- Da'an (大安镇)[4]
- Zhizhong (志仲镇)[4]
- Qianjia (千家镇)[4]
- Jiusuo (九所镇)[4]
- Liguo (利国镇)[4]
- Huangliu (黄流镇)[4]
- Foluo (佛罗镇)[4]
- Jianfeng (尖峰镇)[4]
- Yinggehai (莺歌海镇)[4]
Similar to township units
[edit]- State-owned Jianfengling Forestry Company (国营尖峰岭林业公司)[4]
- State-owned Yinggehai Salt Fields(国营莺歌海盐场)[4]
Politics and government
[edit]As of September 2025[update], the leadership structure of Ledong County is as follows:
- County Committee Secretary: Ma Yuhong (马育红) (Assumed office September 1, 2025)[5]
- Deputy County Committee Secretary, County Governor and County People's Government Party Group Secretary: Feng Jifang (冯基芳) (Assumed office August 23, 2024)[6][7]
- Executive Deputy Governor: Liu Xiaolei (柳晓磊) (Assumed office November 16, 2023)[8][9]
- Deputy governor: He Fangchang (何方长)[10]
- Deputy governor: Su Yiru (苏奕儒)[11]
- Deputy governor: Wang Chao (王超)[12]
- Deputy governor, Public Security Bureau Chief: Cai Xinwen (蔡新文)[13]
- Deputy governor: Zhong Shi (钟帅)[14]
- Deputy governor: Zhong Shuting (钟树婷, female)[15]
- Deputy governor: Shan Jiliang (单既亮)[16]
- Deputy governor: He Guohui (何国慧)[17]
Economy
[edit]As of 2025[update], Ledong County has a GDP of 22.757 Billion RMB.[3]
Ledong County is a producer of mangos.[18]
Climate
[edit]Ledong has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen Aw). The coldest average monthly high temperature exceeds 26 °C (78.8 °F), the annual precipitation exceeds 1500 mm, cold waves rarely occur, and it is warm all year round. The Jianfengling National Nature Reserve and Jiaxi The provincial reserve has nurtured a large area of tropical seasonal forest with rich plant species and is one of the areas with the richest biodiversity in China.
| Climate data for Ledong, elevation 155 m (509 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.2 (97.2) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
38.6 (101.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
30.6 (87.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.8 (76.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.2 (70.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.6 (0.42) |
17.6 (0.69) |
27.1 (1.07) |
77.1 (3.04) |
162.4 (6.39) |
242.7 (9.56) |
294.5 (11.59) |
331.0 (13.03) |
256.1 (10.08) |
149.6 (5.89) |
63.1 (2.48) |
20.4 (0.80) |
1,652.2 (65.04) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.7 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 20.0 | 18.9 | 13.9 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 134.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 153.8 | 139.6 | 157.2 | 178.8 | 196.6 | 169.1 | 171.4 | 157.0 | 148.3 | 179.3 | 172.6 | 149.1 | 1,972.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 45 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 49 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 50 | 52 | 44 | 45 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[19][20] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]Highways
[edit]National Highway 225 and the G98 Hainan Island Ring Expressway pass through Ledong County.[3]
Railways
[edit]The Guangdong-Hainan railway and the Hainan western ring high-speed railway pass through Ledong County.[3]
Ledong railway station is located in Ledong County. It was opened December 30, 2015 as part of the Hainan western ring railway.[21]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "乐东县概况".
- ^ "Hainan". Citypopulation.de.
- ^ a b c d "乐东概况". Ledong County Government. 2025-06-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "2023年乐东黎族自治县行政区划". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2024-03-05.
- ^ "马育红任乐东县委书记". The Beijing News. 2025-09-02. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ^ "乐东黎族自治县第十六届人民代表大会第六次会议闭幕 冯基芳当选为县长". Weixin official accounts platform. Ledong County Government.
- ^ "冯基芳". Ledong County Government. 2024-11-27.
- ^ "柳晓磊". Ledong County Government.
- ^ "乐东黎族自治县人民政府办公室关于调整县政府领导分工的通知". Ledong County Government. 2023-11-16.
- ^ "何方长". Ledong County Government. 2024-11-27.
- ^ "苏奕儒". Ledong County Government.
- ^ "王超". Ledong County Government.
- ^ "蔡新文". Ledong County Government.
- ^ "钟帅". Ledong County government.
- ^ "钟树婷". Ledong County Government.
- ^ "单既亮". Ledong County government.
- ^ "何国慧". Ledong county government.
- ^ "乐东贵妃芒大批量上市". Xinhua. 2025-05-15.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "海南环岛高铁开通-全球首条环岛高铁全线贯通". People's Daily.
- Harvard University Committee on the Environment (1999). "China County & City Population 1999 FAQ". Archived from the original on 2016-01-09.
- Official website (Chinese)
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