Ningming County
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.
Ningming County
宁明县 · Ningzmingz Yen | |
|---|---|
  Ningming Location of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 22°08′24″N 107°04′34″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Chongzuo |
| Township-level divisions | 4 towns 9 townships |
| County seat | Chengzhong (城中镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,779 km2 (1,459 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 412,300 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | nm |
Administrative divisions
There are 4 towns and 9 townships in the county:[1]
Towns:
- Chengzhong (城中镇) Literally 'city county' known as Ningming (宁明) by locals, Aidian (爱店镇), Mingjiang (明江镇), Haiyuan (海渊镇)
Townships:
- Tingliang Township (亭亮乡), Zhai'an Township (寨安乡), Zhilang Township (峙浪乡), Dong'an Township (东安乡), Bangun Township (板棍乡), Beijiang Township (北江乡), Tongmian Township (桐棉乡), Nakan Township (那堪乡), Nanan Township (那楠乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Ningming (1991−2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33 (91) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
16 (61) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
22.3 (72.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16 (61) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
18.9 (66.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.6 (1.36) |
24.9 (0.98) |
49 (1.9) |
68.1 (2.68) |
144.6 (5.69) |
170.4 (6.71) |
189.4 (7.46) |
215.3 (8.48) |
115 (4.5) |
60.9 (2.40) |
38.2 (1.50) |
27.3 (1.07) |
1,137.7 (44.73) |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- 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.
- CMA台站气候标准值(1991-2020).
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