Longzhou County
Longzhou County
龙州县 · Lungzcouh Yen | |
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 Typical scene in the county, taken in July in Shangjin Township with the Zuo River in the background | |
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| Coordinates: 22°20′42″N 106°51′15″E / 22.34500°N 106.85417°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Chongzuo |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,317.8 km2 (894.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 420,000 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Longzhou County (Chinese: t 龍州縣, s 龙州县, p Lóngzhōu Xiàn, w Lung-chou Hsien; Zhuang: Lungzcouh Yen) is a county of southwestern Guangxi, China, bordering Cao Bằng province, Vietnam. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Chongzuo.
Longzhou lies in a circular valley at the junction of the Xun and Gui rivers.[dubious – discuss]
Geography and climate
Longzhou has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with short, mild winters, and long, very hot and humid summers. Winter begins dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast and often rainy, while summer continues to be rainy though is the sunniest time of year. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 14.7 °C (58.5 °F) in January to 29.2 °C (84.6 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 23.12 °C (73.6 °F). The annual rainfall is just above 1,300 mm (51 in), a majority of which is delivered from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 16% in February and March to 50% in September, the county receives 1,583 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Longzhou (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.6 (90.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.1 (98.8) |
39.9 (103.8) |
41.6 (106.9) |
39.3 (102.7) |
39.1 (102.4) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
41.6 (106.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
27.4 (81.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
19.2 (66.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3 (27) |
2.2 (36.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−3 (27) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.1 (1.34) |
32.3 (1.27) |
55.8 (2.20) |
83.7 (3.30) |
165.5 (6.52) |
215.0 (8.46) |
221.2 (8.71) |
206.3 (8.12) |
116.0 (4.57) |
65.3 (2.57) |
46.5 (1.83) |
18.6 (0.73) |
1,260.3 (49.62) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.3 | 11.7 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 154.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 65.7 | 51.9 | 58.2 | 91.8 | 162.8 | 171.7 | 198.0 | 188.5 | 181.7 | 158.3 | 135.9 | 118.2 | 1,582.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 20 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 35 |
| Source 1: National Meteorological Center of CMA[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, extremes, sunshine 1971–2000)[2] | |||||||||||||
Divisions
Towns
- Longzhou (龙州镇)
- Xiadong (下冻镇)
- Shuikou (水口镇)
- Jinlong(金龙镇)
- Xiangshui(响水镇)
Townships
- Bajiao(八角乡)
- Shangjiang(上降乡)
- Binqiao(彬桥乡)
- Shanglong(上龙乡)
- Wude(武德乡)
- Zhubu(逐卜乡)
- Shangjin(上金乡)
References
- ^ 1981年-2010年（龙州）月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
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