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Which is taller, Luoyang or Jiaozuo?
Luoyang is high, Jiaozuo is about 100 meters above sea level, and Luoyang is about 250 meters above sea level. Relatively speaking, Luoyang is higher.

Geographical characteristics of Luoyang

Luoyang's topography is high in the west and low in the east, with mountains and hills criss-crossing, and the terrain is complex and diverse, in which the mountainous area accounts for 45.5 1%, the hilly area accounts for 40.73%, and the plain area accounts for 65.438+03.8%. There are many mountains around, such as Yushan, Mangshan, Qingyao Mountain, Jingzi Mountain, Zhoushan, Sakura Mountain, Longmen Mountain, Xiangshan, Wanan Mountain, shouyangshan and Songshan Mountain. There are many rivers and canals in China, which belong to the Yellow River, Huaihe River and Yangtze River. More than 0/0 rivers meander through the Yellow River, Luohe River, yi river River, Qinghe River, Ci River, Tieluan River, Jianhe River and _ River.

Luoyang is located in the warm temperate zone, and its climate is characterized by windy spring, dry climate, hot summer, concentrated rain, abundant sunshine in autumn, dry and cold winter, and scarce rain and snow. There are four distinct seasons throughout the year, and the distribution of heat and precipitation with time has obvious seasonal characteristics. The sunshine hours in the whole year are 265,438+0,465,438+0.6 hours, with little difference from place to place. The four seasons are more in summer than in winter, and the spring and autumn are in the middle.

Geographical characteristics of Jiaozuo

Jiaozuo has a superior location advantage. It is located at the intersection of China's north and south, east and west, and the center of China's New Eurasian Continental Bridge, with a pivotal position of connecting the east with the west and connecting the south with the north.

Introduction: Located in the northwest of Henan Province, at the southern foot of Taihang Mountain, with geographical coordinates of 35? 10′-35? 2 1', East Road 1 13? 4′- 1 13? 26', the east-west length is about 32.5 kilometers, the north-south width is 19.7 kilometers, and the total area is 378 square kilometers.

Topography: The whole landform is composed of four parts: low mountains, hills, slopes and plains, with an altitude of 85-940 meters. The topography descends from northwest to southeast, with distinct levels and different landforms.

Climate: It belongs to continental monsoon climate in warm temperate zone. Four distinct seasons, scarce rain and snow in winter and spring, dry and windy, hot and rainy in summer, moderate water and heat. Due to the slope of the terrain and the barrier of Taihang Mountain, the temperature is higher than Xinxiang and Zhengzhou. The average annual temperature in plain area is 65438 04.9℃, and the temperature in mountainous area is 2-3℃ lower than that in plain area. The extreme temperatures are 43.3℃ and-16.9℃ respectively, the annual average rainfall is 603.5mm, the frost-free period is 23 1 day, and the annual sunshine hours are 2422.

Soil: There is one soil type, four subclasses, nine soil genera and twenty-one soil types. Mainly cinnamon soil, vertical loess and moist cinnamon soil.

Hydrology: Jiaozuo is a water-rich area in North China with abundant surface water resources. There are many rivers in this area. There are 23 rivers with basin area exceeding 100 square kilometers, including two artificial canals, namely Qinqin Canal and Guangli Canal, and other large reservoirs, such as Qunying Reservoir, Qingtianhe Reservoir, Baiqiang Reservoir and Shunjian Reservoir. The middle route project of South-to-North Water Transfer Project obliquely crosses the central city.