Luohe

Administration

The prefecture level city of Luohe directly administers 3 districts and 2 counties, which themselves administer 7 subdistricts, 49 towns and townships, 1,262 villages, and 78 residential communities.

Geography

Luohe spans parts of central and southern Henan Province, spanning from 113°27′E to 114°16′E in terms of longitude, and from 33°24′N to 33°59′N in terms of latitude. The city is located near the Funiu Mountains and the Huaibei Plains, and the city's 81 different rivers are all a part of the Huai River system.

Climate

| Jan record high C = 21.4 | Jan record low C = -14.2 | Feb record high C = 24.9 | Feb record low C = -15.0 | Mar record high C = 34.0 | Mar record low C = -7.8 | Apr record high C = 33.1 | Apr record low C = -0.2 | May record high C = 39.9 | May record low C = 4.7 | Jun record high C = 41.0 | Jun record low C = 12.5 | Jul record high C = 40.7 | Jul record low C = 17.0 | Aug record high C = 39.8 | Aug record low C = 13.3 | Sep record high C = 38.1 | Sep record low C = 8.1 | Oct record high C = 35.0 | Oct record low C = 0.4 | Nov record high C = 29.3 | Nov record low C = -9.0 | Dec record high C = 20.9 | Dec record low C = -11.0 all-time January high

Economy

Consistent with the broader trends of China's economic expansion, Luohe city has reported consistent GDP growth throughout the 2010s. Luohe is also famous for being home to Nanjie Village, which has gained fame due to its Maoist-styled collective-ownership.

Agriculture

The city's main agricultural products include wheat, corn, cotton, peanut oil, vegetables, mushrooms, melons, and fruit. The city is famous for its ham production industry. WH Group, the world's largest pork producer in the world, and owner of Smithfield Foods, has its Chinese headquarters in Luohe.

Natural resources

Much of Luohe's natural resources come from the rivers of the city. The city's rivers are bountiful with rock salt of a high enough grade to be used in food preparation. The rivers of the city also have a particular type of sand which is suitable for being used in building materials.

Industry

A commercial center since ancient times, Luohe presently is home to many light industries such as food preparation, textile production, plastic production, and shoe production. Heavy industries, such as cement production, are also present.

Services

The city's tertiary industry has grown in recent years faster than overall economy. As of 2018, the city's tertiary industry had an output of 38.44 billion Yuan, 31.1% of the city's total.

Education

In 2018, Luohe City's secondary vocational education enrolled 9,200 students (excluding technical schools), with 27,800 students and 8,100 graduates. Regular high schools have 15,900 students, 47,400 students and 15,500 graduates. There are 35,100 students enrolled in junior high schools, 98,900 students and 30,500 graduates. Primary school enrollment was 35,500, with 205,700 students and 34,800 graduates. There are 98,100 children in kindergartens.

Notable people

• Xu Shen (許慎): famous scholar during the Han dynasty. He compiled the first Chinese character dictionary Shuowen Jiezi.

References

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