Luodian County

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Luodian County 罗甸县
County
Luodian is the division at the southwest corner of this map of Qiannan
Qiannan in Guizhou
Coordinates (Luodian County government): 25°25′33″N 106°45′07″E / 25.4258°N 106.7520°E / 25.4258; 106.7520
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Autonomous prefecture	Qiannan
County seat	Longping
Area
• Total	3,010 km2 (1,160 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	256,488
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Luodian County (simplified Chinese: 罗甸县; traditional Chinese: 羅甸縣; pinyin: Luódiàn Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the south of Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south.

The climate in the area is humid subtropical, with strong monsoon influences bringing heavy rain during the summer. Winters are dry due to the influence of the Siberian high-pressure system.

The county seat and the largest town in the county is also named Luodian; it was formerly known as Longping.

The county is frequented by both Chinese and foreign geologists, with the core area of work called Big Guizhoutan, or Big Guizhou Shoal. This has been called a "treasure land for Triassic Period research."^[1]