Tiandong
田东县 · Denzdungh Yen | |
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Coordinates: 23°35′49″N 107°07′34″E / 23.597°N 107.126°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Autonomous region | Guangxi |
Prefecture-level city | Baise |
Area | |
• Total | 2,816 km2 (1,087 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | 411,500 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | http://www.gxtd.gov.cn |
Tiandong County(simplified Chinese: 田东县; traditional Chinese: 田東縣; pinyin: Tiándōng Xiàn, Zhuang: Denzdungh Yen) is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise.
Tiandong's population was 411,500(2010). 85.22% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group,[1] and speak Youjiang Zhuang(Gangjdoj). The rest include Han, Yao, Miao, and other ethnic groups.[2]
From June 21, 2005, for administration Tiandong County is divided into 10 areas:
Apart from road access including the G80 Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway, the county also has rail access via Tiandong Railway Station and via Tiandong North Railway Station which is part of the Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway network. The nearest air access in via Baise Bama Airport which is in the neighbouring Tianyang County.
Climate data for Tiandong (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 32.3 (90.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.2 (102.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
40.4 (104.7) |
Average high °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.6 (92.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
27.2 (80.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
22.2 (71.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
18.9 (66.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
3.1 (37.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.9 (1.06) |
25.4 (1.00) |
38.7 (1.52) |
66.5 (2.62) |
150.8 (5.94) |
210.9 (8.30) |
206.1 (8.11) |
177.3 (6.98) |
121.2 (4.77) |
76.2 (3.00) |
48.2 (1.90) |
17.6 (0.69) |
1,165.8 (45.89) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.9 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 14.5 | 9.9 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 124.6 |
Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 72.6 | 82.7 | 91.6 | 130.7 | 164.0 | 154.6 | 187.7 | 197.5 | 179.3 | 151.0 | 134.4 | 109.1 | 1,655.2 |
Percent possible sunshine | 22 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 40 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 49 | 42 | 41 | 33 | 37 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[3][4] |
Two thousand year old bronze drum unearthed from Tiandong county, Guangxi, in 1994.