Xilin County
Xilin
西林县 · Sihlinz Yen | |
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  Xilin Location of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 24°29′23″N 105°05′38″E / 24.48972°N 105.09389°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Baise |
| County seat | Bada |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,955 km2 (1,141 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xilin County (Chinese: 西林县; pinyin: Xīlín Xiàn; Zhuang: Sihlinz Yen) is a county in the northwest of Guangxi, China, bordering Yunnan province to the south and west and Guizhou to the north. It is the westernmost county-level division of the autonomous region and is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise.
Geography
[edit]Xilin is located in western Guangxi. It borders Tianlin County to the east, Qiubei county, Guangnan County and Funing County, Yunnan to the south, Luoping County and Shizong County, Yunnan to the west, and Longlin County and Xingyi, Guizhou to the north.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Xilin County is divided into 4 towns, 1 township and 3 ethnic townships:[1]
- towns
- Bada Town 八达镇
- Guzhang Town 古障镇
- Nalao Town 那劳镇
- Mabang Town 马蚌镇
- township
- Xiping Township 西平乡
- ethnic townships
- Puhe Miao Ethnic Township 普合苗族乡
- Nazuo Miao Ethnic Township 那佐苗族乡
- Zubie Yao and Miao Ethnic Township 足别瑶族苗族乡
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Xilin, elevation 726 m (2,382 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.8 (101.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.4 (97.5) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.7 (0.89) |
18.3 (0.72) |
27.9 (1.10) |
47.8 (1.88) |
140.8 (5.54) |
215.8 (8.50) |
197.0 (7.76) |
157.8 (6.21) |
97.8 (3.85) |
63.7 (2.51) |
32.8 (1.29) |
21.3 (0.84) |
1,043.7 (41.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.9 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 15.8 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 138.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 74.1 | 98.6 | 130.4 | 170.8 | 183.2 | 149.4 | 166.3 | 169.2 | 147.4 | 118.7 | 114.7 | 87.8 | 1,610.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 22 | 31 | 35 | 45 | 44 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 33 | 35 | 27 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Ethnic groups
[edit]The following ethnic groups and subgroups are found in Xilin county:
References
[edit]- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：西林县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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