Ziyuan County
资源县 · Swhyenz Yen
Ziyuan is located in Guangxi
Ziyuan
Ziyuan
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 26°02′31″N 110°39′11″E / 26.042°N 110.653°E / 26.042; 110.653
CountryChina
Autonomous regionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityGuilin
County seatZiyuan Town
Area
 • Total1,961.14 km2 (757.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total139,212
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Ziyuan County (simplified Chinese: 资源县; traditional Chinese: 資源縣; pinyin: Zīyuán Xiàn; Zhuang: Swhyenz Yen) is a county in the northeast of Guangxi, China, bordering Hunan province to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Guilin.

Administrative divisions

Ziyuan County is divided into 3 towns, 1 township and 3 ethnic townships:[1]

towns
township
ethnic townships

Languages

The Ziyuan County Gazetteer lists the following languages and their respective distributions.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Ziyuan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.6
(74.5)
29.7
(85.5)
32.2
(90.0)
33.3
(91.9)
34.2
(93.6)
36.6
(97.9)
38.4
(101.1)
38.8
(101.8)
37.1
(98.8)
35.1
(95.2)
31.0
(87.8)
25.9
(78.6)
38.8
(101.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6)
12.5
(54.5)
16.2
(61.2)
22.5
(72.5)
26.4
(79.5)
29.0
(84.2)
31.4
(88.5)
31.6
(88.9)
28.6
(83.5)
23.5
(74.3)
18.6
(65.5)
12.9
(55.2)
21.9
(71.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)
8.4
(47.1)
12.1
(53.8)
17.7
(63.9)
21.6
(70.9)
24.7
(76.5)
26.5
(79.7)
26.0
(78.8)
22.9
(73.2)
18.1
(64.6)
13.0
(55.4)
7.9
(46.2)
17.1
(62.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3)
5.7
(42.3)
9.2
(48.6)
14.4
(57.9)
18.2
(64.8)
21.9
(71.4)
23.1
(73.6)
22.5
(72.5)
19.4
(66.9)
14.7
(58.5)
9.6
(49.3)
4.7
(40.5)
13.9
(57.0)
Record low °C (°F) −5.1
(22.8)
−3.9
(25.0)
−2.6
(27.3)
1.6
(34.9)
7.4
(45.3)
10.8
(51.4)
15.5
(59.9)
16.5
(61.7)
10.9
(51.6)
2.0
(35.6)
−1.8
(28.8)
−6.8
(19.8)
−6.8
(19.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 75.8
(2.98)
92.9
(3.66)
150.3
(5.92)
181.6
(7.15)
310.8
(12.24)
316.8
(12.47)
233.7
(9.20)
147.9
(5.82)
68.8
(2.71)
70.8
(2.79)
79.6
(3.13)
56.2
(2.21)
1,785.2
(70.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 15.6 15.7 20.5 19.0 19.4 19.5 16.3 14.8 9.8 9.7 10.5 11.3 182.1
Average snowy days 3.9 2.2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.9 7.6
Average relative humidity (%) 79 80 82 81 82 84 81 81 80 79 79 76 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 51.9 50.7 60.2 92.3 111.2 105.1 181.3 178.7 140.3 118.2 101.6 87.8 1,279.3
Percent possible sunshine 16 16 16 24 27 26 43 45 38 33 31 27 29
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:资源县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ Search [dead link]
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.