Ningming County
宁明县 · Ningzmingz Yen
Ningming is located in Guangxi
Ningming
Ningming
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 22°08′24″N 107°04′34″E / 22.140°N 107.076°E / 22.140; 107.076
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityChongzuo
Township-level divisions4 towns
9 townships
County seatChengzhong (城中镇)
Area
  Total3,779 km2 (1,459 sq mi)
Elevation
118 m (387 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total412,300
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitenm.gxi.gov.cn

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.

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 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
33.0
(91.4)
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)
16.0
(60.8)
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)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.9
(51.6)
12.8
(55.0)
16.0
(60.8)
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
(66.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 34.6
(1.36)
24.9
(0.98)
49.0
(1.93)
68.1
(2.68)
144.6
(5.69)
170.4
(6.71)
189.4
(7.46)
215.3
(8.48)
115.0
(4.53)
60.9
(2.40)
38.2
(1.50)
27.3
(1.07)
1,137.7
(44.79)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.4 8.5 11.2 10.1 13.6 16.4 16.2 17.6 11.3 7.8 6.4 6.5 135
Average relative humidity (%) 78 78 80 78 77 81 81 84 81 77 77 75 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 74.8 75.0 65.6 116.2 177.1 176.3 195.1 192.2 182.7 171.9 142.3 119.3 1,688.5
Percent possible sunshine 22 23 18 30 43 44 48 49 50 48 43 36 38
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.



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