Xilin County
Xilin
西林县 · Sihlinz Yen | |
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  Xilin Location of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 24°29′23″N 105°05′38″E / 24.48972°N 105.09389°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Baise |
| County seat | Bada |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,955 km2 (1,141 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xilin County (Chinese: 西林县; pinyin: Xīlín Xiàn; Zhuang: Sihlinz Yen) is a county in the northwest of Guangxi, China, bordering Yunnan province to the south and west. It is the westernmost county-level division of the autonomous region and is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Xilin County is divided into 4 towns, 1 township and 3 ethnic townships:[1]
- towns
- Bada Town 八达镇
- Guzhang Town 古障镇
- Nalao Town 那劳镇
- Mabang Town 马蚌镇
- township
- Xiping Township 西平乡
- ethnic townships
- Puhe Miao Ethnic Township 普合苗族乡
- Nazuo Miao Ethnic Township 那佐苗族乡
- Zubie Yao and Miao Ethnic Township 足别瑶族苗族乡
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Xilin, elevation 726 m (2,382 ft), (1991–2016 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.8 (101.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.4 (97.5) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.7 (0.89) |
18.3 (0.72) |
27.9 (1.10) |
47.8 (1.88) |
140.8 (5.54) |
215.8 (8.50) |
197.0 (7.76) |
157.8 (6.21) |
97.8 (3.85) |
63.7 (2.51) |
32.8 (1.29) |
21.3 (0.84) |
1,043.7 (41.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.9 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 15.8 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 138.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 74.1 | 98.6 | 130.4 | 170.8 | 183.2 | 149.4 | 166.3 | 169.2 | 147.4 | 118.7 | 114.7 | 87.8 | 1,610.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 22 | 31 | 35 | 45 | 44 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 33 | 35 | 27 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Ethnic groups
[edit]The Xilin County Gazetteer losts the following ethnic groups and subgroups
References
[edit]- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：西林县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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