Liucheng County (simplified Chinese: 柳城县; traditional Chinese: 柳城縣; pinyin: Liǔchéng Xiàn; Standard Zhuang: Liujcwngz Yen) is under the administration of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It covers a land area of 2,109.78 square kilometres (814.59 sq mi) and had a permanent population of 353,796 as of 2010[update]. Located north of Liuzhou's city proper, it borders the prefecture-level city of Hechi to the west.
Liucheng County
柳城县 · Liujcwngz Yen | |
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Liucheng Location in Guangxi | |
Coordinates: 24°39′11″N 109°14′42″E / 24.653°N 109.245°E[1] | |
Country | China |
Autonomous region | Guangxi |
Prefecture-level city | Liuzhou |
County seat | Dapu (大埔镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,109.78 km2 (814.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 353,796 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 5452XX |
Liucheng consists of 10 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township:[4]
Dapu (大埔镇), Longtou (龙头镇), Taiping (太平镇), Shapu (沙埔镇), Dongquan (东泉镇), Fengshan (凤山镇), Liutang (六塘镇), Chongyao (冲脉镇), Zhailong (寨隆镇), Mashan (马山镇)
Shechong Township (社冲乡)
Guzhai Mulao Ethnic Township (古砦仫佬族乡)
Climate data for Liucheng (1991–2017 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) | 28.2 (82.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.2 (99.0) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.9 (102.0) |
36.4 (97.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
20.5 (68.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
17.3 (63.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50.7 (2.00) |
42.1 (1.66) |
90.2 (3.55) |
126.2 (4.97) |
234.8 (9.24) |
287.0 (11.30) |
187.2 (7.37) |
144.4 (5.69) |
67.2 (2.65) |
52.5 (2.07) |
57.2 (2.25) |
48.0 (1.89) |
1,387.5 (54.64) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.1 | 11.7 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 12.7 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 146.6 |
Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 76 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 60.3 | 55.0 | 52.1 | 84.9 | 123.7 | 125.1 | 190.7 | 200.0 | 187.6 | 166.9 | 127.7 | 112.0 | 1,486 |
Percent possible sunshine | 18 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 39 | 34 | 33 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] |