Luoding, a county-level city hosted by Yunfu City. It was called Longzhou and Longshui in ancient times. Luoding, located in the west of Guangdong Province and south of Xijiang River, is the transportation hub of Xijiang Corridor. Known as "guarding the gateway and protecting the important place in Sui Dynasty", it is known as "the hub of Guangdong" and "the granary of Lingnan".

Luoding, located at the intersection of Guangdong and Guangxi, is one of the most convenient channels to communicate between Guangdong and Southwest China, and is also an important part of the "Pearl River-Xijiang Economic Belt". According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 1 1 in June 2020, the permanent population of luoding city was 93693 1. The total area of the city is 2327.5 square kilometers.

topography

Luoding city is the only city with mountains, hills, basins and karst landforms in Guangdong Province, because it is located in the largest basin in Guangdong.

Luoding city has Yunkai Mountains in the west, northwest and south, Wu Yun Mountains in the east, and basins and hills in the middle, northeast and south. The whole territory is dustpan-shaped, surrounded by east, west and south, and open to the northeast. Luoding basin is the largest basin in Guangdong.

Luoding red basin is covered with red siltstone, covering an area of about 800 square kilometers. The western edge is a high mountain area, and there are 1000 peaks above sea level1000 meters. The highest peak is Longxuding, with an altitude of1327m. The southeast edge is the remnant vein of Wuyun Mountain, which extends to Jinji, Pingtang and Langtang. It originates from karst landform, with towering peak forests and widely distributed karst caves.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Luoding