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 (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
27.1 (80.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
18.8 (65.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.0 (1.14) |
30.4 (1.20) |
49.4 (1.94) |
78.6 (3.09) |
151.3 (5.96) |
186.2 (7.33) |
191.6 (7.54) |
194.4 (7.65) |
124.5 (4.90) |
57.7 (2.27) |
45.7 (1.80) |
18.0 (0.71) |
1,156.8 (45.53) |
| Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA[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.
- 1981年-2010年（宁明）月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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