Leye County
County in Guangxi, China
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Leye County (simplified Chinese: 乐业县; traditional Chinese: 樂業縣; pinyin: Lèyè Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is under the administration of Baise city.
Leye
乐业县 | |
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  Leye Location of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 24°48′N 106°34′E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Baise |
| County seat | Tongle |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,617 km2 (1,010 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 146,397 |
| • Density | 55.94/km2 (144.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | http://xq.bsyjrb.com/leye/ |
Administrative divisions
Leye County is divided into 4 towns and 4 townships:[1]
- towns
- Tongle 同乐镇
- Gantian 甘田镇
- Xinhua 新化镇
- Huaping 花坪镇
- townships
- Luosha 逻沙乡
- Luoxi 逻西乡
- Youping 幼平乡
- Yachang 雅长乡
Climate
| Climate data for Leye, elevation 1,031 m (3,383 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
17.2 (62.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.8 (1.02) |
20.1 (0.79) |
42.0 (1.65) |
78.0 (3.07) |
152.0 (5.98) |
257.7 (10.15) |
261.2 (10.28) |
218.5 (8.60) |
129.9 (5.11) |
82.7 (3.26) |
34.8 (1.37) |
21.5 (0.85) |
1,324.2 (52.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.2 | 10.9 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 17.8 | 19.2 | 18.2 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 162.9 |
| Average snowy days | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 63.4 | 75.8 | 95.3 | 123.3 | 127.7 | 105.5 | 129.0 | 143.0 | 123.9 | 98.9 | 106.8 | 89.4 | 1,282 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 19 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 27 | 29 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Discoveries
- In May 2022, a team of cave explorers discovered a giant sinkhole with a hidden forest there.[4]
