Xiangzhou County
County in Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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Xiangzhou County (Chinese: 象州县; pinyin: Xiàngzhōu Xiàn; Zhuang: Siengcouh Yen) is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Laibin.
Xiangzhou County
象州县 · Siengcouh Yen | |
|---|---|
  Xiangzhou Location of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 23°57′32″N 109°41′02″E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Laibin |
| County seat | Xiangzhou Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,898 km2 (733 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 281,846 |
| • Density | 148.5/km2 (384.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
Xiangzhou County is divided into 8 towns and 3 townships:[1]
- towns
- Xiangzhou 象州镇
- Shilong 石龙镇
- Yunjiang 运江镇
- Sicun 寺村镇
- Zhongping 中平镇
- Luoxiu 罗秀镇
- Dale 大乐镇
- Maping 马坪镇
- townships
- Miaohuang 妙皇乡
- Baizhang 百丈乡
- Shuijing 水晶乡
Climate
| Climate data for Xiangzhou, elevation 124 m (407 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) | 28.1 (82.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.4 (97.5) |
32.9 (91.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
21.0 (69.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61.9 (2.44) |
43.9 (1.73) |
98.0 (3.86) |
130.9 (5.15) |
225.0 (8.86) |
306.0 (12.05) |
164.5 (6.48) |
163.6 (6.44) |
88.0 (3.46) |
55.5 (2.19) |
52.5 (2.07) |
43.0 (1.69) |
1,432.8 (56.42) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.9 | 10.8 | 16.0 | 14.3 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 143.6 |
| Average snowy days | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 68.8 | 61.9 | 54.8 | 90.8 | 132.4 | 143.2 | 200.4 | 194.5 | 185.0 | 174.0 | 136.9 | 116.0 | 1,558.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 20 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 42 | 35 | 35 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
