Luocheng County
罗城县 · Lozcwngz Swciyen | |
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罗城仫佬族自治县 Lozcwngz Mulaujcuz Swciyen Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County | |
Coordinates: 24°47′N 108°54′E / 24.783°N 108.900°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Region | Guangxi |
Prefecture-level city | Hechi |
Township-level divisions | 7 towns 4 townships |
County seat | Dongmen (东门镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,658 km2 (1,026 sq mi) |
Elevation | 339 m (1,112 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 360,000 |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County (Zhuang: Lozcwngz Bouxmohlaujcuz Swci Yen, simplified Chinese: 罗城仫佬族自治县; traditional Chinese: 羅城仫佬族自治縣; pinyin: Luóchéng Mùlǎozú Zìzhìxiàn) is an ethnic Mulao county of northern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi City. It is the only Mulao autonomous county in China.
There are 7 towns and 4 townships in the county:[1]
The Mulao language (or Mulam) is spoken by the Mulao people of Luocheng County.
At least seven varieties of Chinese are spoken in Luocheng County (Edmondson 1992:137).
Climate data for Luocheng (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
23.5 (74.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50.2 (1.98) |
62.7 (2.47) |
79.2 (3.12) |
140.1 (5.52) |
240.2 (9.46) |
324.4 (12.77) |
254.2 (10.01) |
173.2 (6.82) |
81.5 (3.21) |
63.3 (2.49) |
59.4 (2.34) |
36.5 (1.44) |
1,564.9 (61.63) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.8 | 12.5 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 19.2 | 17.1 | 14.2 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 164.4 |
Average snowy days | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 48.0 | 43.6 | 46.6 | 66.9 | 96.4 | 93.3 | 151.8 | 174.3 | 162.8 | 136.7 | 112.1 | 94.9 | 1,227.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 44 | 45 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 28 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, humidity, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[2][3] |