Tianyang District
District in Guangxi, China
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Tianyang District (Chinese: 田阳区; pinyin: Tiányáng Qū; Standard Zhuang: Denzyangz Gih; Youjiang Zhuang: Gih Denzyangz) is a district in western Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise.
Tianyang
田阳区 · Denzyangz Gih · Gih Denzyangz | |
|---|---|
  Tianyang Location of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 23°44′09″N 106°54′55″E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Baise |
| Township-level divisions | 9 towns 1 township |
| County seat | Tianzhou (田州镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,395 km2 (925 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 338,300 |
| • Density | 141.3/km2 (365.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | xq |
History
Administrative divisions
There are 9 towns and 1 township in the district:[4]
Towns:
- Tianzhou (田州镇)
- Napo (那坡镇)
- Pohong (坡洪镇)
- Naman (那满镇)
- Baiyu (百育镇)
- Yufeng (玉凤镇)
- Toutang (头塘镇)
- Wucun (五村镇)
- Dongjing (洞靖镇)
Township:
- Babie Township (巴别乡)
Demographics
Climate
| Climate data for Tianyang, elevation 133 m (436 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.7 (105.3) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.9 (103.8) |
39.7 (103.5) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.7 (101.7) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
22.4 (72.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.4 (1.20) |
17.6 (0.69) |
36.9 (1.45) |
52.5 (2.07) |
140.9 (5.55) |
212.9 (8.38) |
201.2 (7.92) |
180.0 (7.09) |
125.9 (4.96) |
70.9 (2.79) |
35.3 (1.39) |
24.6 (0.97) |
1,129.1 (44.46) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.4 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 118.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 76 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 81.4 | 94.0 | 108.6 | 152.6 | 177.2 | 163.4 | 195.3 | 203.0 | 182.0 | 153.8 | 141.6 | 115.1 | 1,768 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 24 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8][9] | |||||||||||||
Culture and Arts
Tianyang boasts many traditional singing styles, beyond folk songs, including Cantonese opera, Colourful Opera (彩调), Zhuang opera, and the "Tang Emperor" (唐皇) style.[10]
Transportation
Apart from road access including the G80 Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway, the district also has rail access via Tianyang Railway Station which is part of the Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway network and air access via Baise Bama Airport.
