Pingnan County, Guangxi

Pingnan (Chinese: 平南; pinyin: Píngnán; Zhuang: Bingznanz) is a county in the east of Guangxi, China. It is both the easternmost and northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Guigang, with a population (as of 2002) of 520,000 residing in an area of 2,989 km2 (1,154 sq mi).

Pingnan County
平南县 · Bingznanz Yen
Pingnam
Pingnan is located in Guangxi
Pingnan
Pingnan
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 23°32′20″N 110°23′31″E / 23.539°N 110.392°E / 23.539; 110.392
CountryChina
RegionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityGuigang
County seatPingnan Subdistrict
Area
 • Total2,989 km2 (1,154 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total520,000
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

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Pingnan County is divided into 2 subdistricts, 16 towns, 1 township and 2 ethnic townships:[1]

subdistricts
  • Pingnan Subdistrict 平南街道
  • Shangdu Subdistrict 上渡街道
towns
  • Pingshan Town 平山镇
  • Simian Town 寺面镇
  • Liuchen Town 六陈镇
  • Daxin Town 大新镇
  • Da'an Town 大安镇
  • Wulin Town 武林镇
  • Dapo Town 大坡镇
  • Dazhou Town 大洲镇
  • Zhenlong Town 镇隆镇
  • Anhuai Town 安怀镇
  • Danzhu Town 丹竹镇
  • Guancheng Town 官成镇
  • Siwang Town 思旺镇
  • Dapeng Town 大鹏镇
  • Tonghe Town 同和镇
  • Donghua Town 东华镇
township
  • Sijie Township 思界乡
ethnic townships
  • Guo'an Yao Ethnic Township 国安瑶族乡
  • Malian Yao Ethnic Township 马练瑶族乡

Climate

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Climate data for Pingnan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.9
(84.0)
33.4
(92.1)
33.5
(92.3)
35.0
(95.0)
36.0
(96.8)
37.9
(100.2)
39.4
(102.9)
38.8
(101.8)
38.0
(100.4)
35.7
(96.3)
33.5
(92.3)
30.7
(87.3)
39.4
(102.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6)
18.7
(65.7)
21.1
(70.0)
26.5
(79.7)
30.5
(86.9)
32.3
(90.1)
33.7
(92.7)
33.9
(93.0)
32.5
(90.5)
29.4
(84.9)
24.9
(76.8)
19.6
(67.3)
26.7
(80.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.0
(55.4)
14.8
(58.6)
17.6
(63.7)
22.7
(72.9)
26.2
(79.2)
28.0
(82.4)
29.1
(84.4)
29.2
(84.6)
27.9
(82.2)
24.7
(76.5)
19.9
(67.8)
15.0
(59.0)
22.3
(72.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7)
12.2
(54.0)
15.2
(59.4)
20.0
(68.0)
23.4
(74.1)
25.3
(77.5)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
24.6
(76.3)
21.2
(70.2)
16.5
(61.7)
11.7
(53.1)
19.4
(66.9)
Record low °C (°F) 1.5
(34.7)
2.1
(35.8)
2.7
(36.9)
8.6
(47.5)
14.1
(57.4)
17.9
(64.2)
21.4
(70.5)
21.3
(70.3)
15.4
(59.7)
10.1
(50.2)
5.2
(41.4)
0.1
(32.2)
0.1
(32.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 60.3
(2.37)
53.8
(2.12)
109.2
(4.30)
150.5
(5.93)
266.2
(10.48)
307.8
(12.12)
237.4
(9.35)
175.7
(6.92)
92.7
(3.65)
53.3
(2.10)
64.0
(2.52)
46.8
(1.84)
1,617.7
(63.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.3 11.5 17.4 16.3 18.4 20.6 17.1 14.9 9.7 5.7 7.2 7.9 157
Average snowy days 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Average relative humidity (%) 73 76 81 80 80 82 78 77 73 67 68 67 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 81.6 64.1 53.1 83.2 134.9 147.8 202.2 205.3 189.9 189.3 151.3 131.1 1,633.8
Percent possible sunshine 24 20 14 22 33 36 49 52 52 53 46 40 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

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