Xinning County

Xinning
新宁县
Sinning
County
Xinning is located in Hunan
Xinning
Xinning
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°25′59″N 110°51′25″E / 26.433°N 110.857°E / 26.433; 110.857
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityShaoyang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Xinning
Traditional Chinese新寧
Simplified Chinese新宁
Literal meaningNewly Pacified
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnníng

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. The county has eight towns and eight townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Jinshi (金石镇).

Administrative divisions

As of 2022, Yanling County has 8 towns 6 townships and 2 ethnic townships.

8 towns
6 townships
2 ethnic townships

Ethnic groups

The Xinning County Gazetteer (1995:653) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.

Climate

Climate data for Xinning, elevation 346 m (1,135 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present)
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

See also

References

  1. ↑ 新宁县2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Xinning County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Shaoyang People's Government 2016-03-25. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-01-12. or sytj.gov Archived 2017-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ 《湖南省民政厅关于同意新宁县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕120号) [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Xinning county on 2 December 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04. or rednet.cn
  3. ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

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