Tiandong
田东县 · Denzdungh Yen
County
Tiandong is located in Guangxi
Tiandong
Tiandong
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 23°35′49″N 107°07′34″E / 23.597°N 107.126°E / 23.597; 107.126
CountryChina
Autonomous regionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityBaise
County seatPingma
Area
 • Total2,816 km2 (1,087 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total352,007
 • Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitehttp://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.

Demographics

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]

Administrative divisions

Currently, for administration Tiandong County is divided into 9 towns and 1 ethnic township:[3]

Transportation

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

Climate data for Tiandong (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4) 		20.7
(69.3) 		23.8
(74.8) 		28.9
(84.0) 		31.7
(89.1) 		32.9
(91.2) 		33.7
(92.7) 		33.7
(92.7) 		32.1
(89.8) 		28.7
(83.7) 		24.9
(76.8) 		20.2
(68.4) 		27.4
(81.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8) 		16.1
(61.0) 		19.3
(66.7) 		23.9
(75.0) 		26.7
(80.1) 		28.1
(82.6) 		28.6
(83.5) 		28.3
(82.9) 		26.7
(80.1) 		23.3
(73.9) 		19.4
(66.9) 		15.1
(59.2) 		22.4
(72.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 11.0
(51.8) 		13.2
(55.8) 		16.3
(61.3) 		20.4
(68.7) 		23.1
(73.6) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.0
(77.0) 		23.3
(73.9) 		20.1
(68.2) 		16.0
(60.8) 		11.8
(53.2) 		19.2
(66.6)
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) 33.7
(1.33) 		20.2
(0.80) 		42.5
(1.67) 		65.7
(2.59) 		147.9
(5.82) 		236.9
(9.33) 		197.2
(7.76) 		187.6
(7.39) 		120.4
(4.74) 		86.6
(3.41) 		38.9
(1.53) 		26.3
(1.04) 		1,203.9
(47.41)
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 (%) 76 74 75 74 77 82 81 81 80 80 78 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[4][5]

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References

  1. ^ Main data bulletin of the sixth national census in 2010/China Statistical Information Network Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine, 2011-12-13(in Chinese)
  2. ^ Official website of Tiandong(in Chinese)
  3. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：田东县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  4. ^ 1991-2020 normals "Climate averages from 1991 to 2020". China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17.
  5. ^ 1981-2010 extremes 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.


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