Ningming County
宁明县 · Ningzmingz Yen
County
Ningming is located in Guangxi
Ningming
Ningming
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 22°08′24″N 107°04′34″E / 22.140°N 107.076°E / 22.140; 107.076
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityChongzuo
Township-level divisions4 towns
9 townships
County seatChengzhong (城中镇)
Area
 • Total3,779 km2 (1,459 sq mi)
Elevation
118 m (387 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total412,300
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitenm.gxi.gov.cn

Ningming County (simplified Chinese: 宁明县; traditional Chinese: 寧明縣; pinyin: Níngmíng Xiàn, Zhuang: Ningzmingz Yen) is a county in southwestern Guangxi, China. It is famous for being home to the Hua mountain rock paintings World Heritage Site. A diverse range of languages and dialects are spoken alongside Mandarin Chinese, including local Yue Chinese called Pak Va (白话), Zuojiang Zhuang (左江壮语). It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chongzuo and borders Vietnam's provinces of Lạng Sơn and Quảng Ninh.

Administrative divisions

There are 4 towns and 9 townships in the county:[1]

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

Climate data for Ningming (1981−2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 18.3
(64.9) 		19.8
(67.6) 		22.9
(73.2) 		27.9
(82.2) 		31.3
(88.3) 		32.8
(91.0) 		33.1
(91.6) 		32.8
(91.0) 		31.5
(88.7) 		28.7
(83.7) 		24.7
(76.5) 		20.9
(69.6) 		27.1
(80.7)
Average low °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4) 		12.7
(54.9) 		15.8
(60.4) 		20.0
(68.0) 		22.8
(73.0) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.5
(76.1) 		22.9
(73.2) 		19.9
(67.8) 		15.4
(59.7) 		11.5
(52.7) 		18.8
(65.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29.0
(1.14) 		30.4
(1.20) 		49.4
(1.94) 		78.6
(3.09) 		151.3
(5.96) 		186.2
(7.33) 		191.6
(7.54) 		194.4
(7.65) 		124.5
(4.90) 		57.7
(2.27) 		45.7
(1.80) 		18.0
(0.71) 		1,156.8
(45.53)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.4 8.5 11.2 10.1 13.6 16.4 16.2 17.6 11.3 7.8 6.4 6.5 135
Average relative humidity (%) 78 78 80 78 77 81 81 84 81 77 77 75 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 74.8 75.0 65.6 116.2 177.1 176.3 195.1 192.2 182.7 171.9 142.3 119.3 1,688.5
Percent possible sunshine 22 23 18 30 43 44 48 49 50 48 43 36 38
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, humidity, sunshine 1991–2020)[2][3]

References

  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：宁明县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  2. ^ 1981年-2010年（宁明）月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. ^ "中国气象数据网" (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

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