Xiangzhou County (Chinese: 象州县; pinyin: Xiàngzhōu Xiàn; Zhuang: Siengcouh Yen) is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Laibin.

Xiangzhou County
象州县 · Siengcouh Yen
Xiangzhou is located in Guangxi
Xiangzhou
Xiangzhou
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 23°57′32″N 109°41′02″E / 23.959°N 109.684°E / 23.959; 109.684
CountryChina
Autonomous regionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityLaibin
County seatXiangzhou Town
Area
 • Total1,898 km2 (733 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total281,846
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

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Xiangzhou County is divided into 8 towns and 3 townships:[1]

towns
  • Xiangzhou 象州镇
  • Shilong 石龙镇
  • Yunjiang 运江镇
  • Sicun 寺村镇
  • Zhongping 中平镇
  • Luoxiu 罗秀镇
  • Dale 大乐镇
  • Maping 马坪镇
townships
  • Miaohuang 妙皇乡
  • Baizhang 百丈乡
  • Shuijing 水晶乡

Climate

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Climate data for Xiangzhou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.1
(82.6)
32.5
(90.5)
33.8
(92.8)
35.5
(95.9)
36.2
(97.2)
37.0
(98.6)
38.9
(102.0)
39.5
(103.1)
38.6
(101.5)
36.4
(97.5)
32.9
(91.2)
29.5
(85.1)
39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4)
17.5
(63.5)
20.3
(68.5)
26.0
(78.8)
30.1
(86.2)
32.1
(89.8)
33.7
(92.7)
33.7
(92.7)
32.0
(89.6)
28.4
(83.1)
23.5
(74.3)
18.0
(64.4)
25.9
(78.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.9
(51.6)
13.2
(55.8)
16.3
(61.3)
21.6
(70.9)
25.3
(77.5)
27.6
(81.7)
28.7
(83.7)
28.3
(82.9)
26.5
(79.7)
22.6
(72.7)
17.8
(64.0)
12.7
(54.9)
21.0
(69.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.0
(46.4)
10.2
(50.4)
13.5
(56.3)
18.4
(65.1)
22.0
(71.6)
24.4
(75.9)
25.3
(77.5)
24.8
(76.6)
22.9
(73.2)
18.8
(65.8)
14.0
(57.2)
9.2
(48.6)
17.6
(63.7)
Record low °C (°F) −0.6
(30.9)
−0.3
(31.5)
1.0
(33.8)
7.5
(45.5)
11.3
(52.3)
16.9
(62.4)
19.5
(67.1)
20.3
(68.5)
14.2
(57.6)
8.0
(46.4)
2.9
(37.2)
−1.6
(29.1)
−1.6
(29.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 61.9
(2.44)
43.9
(1.73)
98.0
(3.86)
130.9
(5.15)
225.0
(8.86)
306.0
(12.05)
164.5
(6.48)
163.6
(6.44)
88.0
(3.46)
55.5
(2.19)
52.5
(2.07)
43.0
(1.69)
1,432.8
(56.42)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.9 10.8 16.0 14.3 15.5 17.0 14.4 14.5 8.5 6.6 7.0 8.1 143.6
Average snowy days 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Average relative humidity (%) 76 77 81 80 80 82 79 81 78 74 74 72 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 68.8 61.9 54.8 90.8 132.4 143.2 200.4 194.5 185.0 174.0 136.9 116.0 1,558.7
Percent possible sunshine 20 19 15 24 32 35 48 49 51 49 42 35 35
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:象州县 (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.