Luoding

Luoding, alternately romanized as Loting,[lower-alpha 1] is a county-level city in the west of Guangdong province, China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Yunfu.

Luoding

罗定市

Loting
Luoding
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°46′08″N 111°34′11″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityYunfu
Area
  Total2,300 km2 (900 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
959,067
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Luoding
Simplified Chinese罗定
Traditional Chinese羅定
Hanyu PinyinLuódìng
PostalLoting

History

As early as 10,000 years ago, there were ancient people inhabited within Luoding City. Famous monument is the rock carving called Long an yan (龍盦巖石窟)

Geography

Map including Luoding (labeled as LO-TING 罗定) (AMS, 1954)

Luoding borders Guangxi to the northwest.

Climate

See also

Notes

  1. Also romanized as Lo-ting.[1]

References

  1. Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "China".


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