Xinning County
Xinning
新宁县 Sinning | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoyang |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Xinning | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 新寧 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 新宁 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Newly Pacified | ||||||
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Xinning County (Chinese: 新宁县; pinyin: Xīnníng Xiàn) is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located on the south western margin of Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Shaoyang County, to the northwest by Wugang City, to the west by Chengbu Autonomous County, to the south by Ziyuan County of Guangxi, to the east by Dong'an County. Xinning County covers 2,756.13 km2 (1,064.15 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 649,700 and a permanent resident population of 574,100.[1] The county has eight towns and eight townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Jinshi (金石镇).[2]
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]As of 2022, Yanling County has 8 towns 6 townships and 2 ethnic townships.
- 8 towns
- Gaoqiao (高桥镇)
- Huanglong (黄龙镇)
- Huilongsi (回龙寺镇)
- Jinshi (金石镇)
- Langshan (崀山镇)
- Matouqiao (马头桥镇)
- Shuimiao (水庙镇)
- Yidushui (一渡水镇)
- 6 townships
- 2 ethnic townships
Ethnic groups
[edit | edit source]The Xinning County Gazetteer (1995:653) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.
- Yao
- Malin Township 麻林乡
- Huangjin Township 黄金乡
- Shuiyuan Village 水源村, Jingwei Township 靖位乡
- Miao
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Xinning, elevation 346 m (1,135 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.4 (99.3) |
39.7 (103.5) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.5 (97.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
14.3 (57.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.7 (2.78) |
74.2 (2.92) |
123.5 (4.86) |
131.9 (5.19) |
177.8 (7.00) |
184.4 (7.26) |
138.1 (5.44) |
135.9 (5.35) |
78.4 (3.09) |
84.7 (3.33) |
69.2 (2.72) |
56.8 (2.24) |
1,325.6 (52.18) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.2 | 15.8 | 19.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 16.5 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 176.9 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 50.9 | 52.4 | 67.5 | 101.3 | 122.4 | 120.0 | 201.2 | 171.3 | 127.6 | 107.9 | 96.2 | 82.6 | 1,301.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 15 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 48 | 43 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 29 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit | edit source]- Other Xinnings, particularly the more famous former Xinning County in Guangdong, now Taishan
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). or sytj.gov Archived 2017-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). or rednet.cn
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Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
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