Heng County

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Heng County
横县 · Hwngz Yen
County
Hengxian is located in Guangxi
Hengxian
Hengxian
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 22°40′48″N 109°15′41″E / 22.6799°N 109.2614°E / 22.6799; 109.2614Coordinates: 22°40′48″N 109°15′41″E / 22.6799°N 109.2614°E / 22.6799; 109.2614[3]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityNanning
Subdivisions14 towns
3 townships
SeatHengzhou (横州镇)
Area
[1]
 • Total3,464 km2 (1,337 sq mi)
Elevation
56 m (185 ft)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total863,001
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
5303XX

Heng County, or Hengxian (simplified Chinese: 横县; traditional Chinese: 橫縣; pinyin: Héng Xiàn; Standard Zhuang: Hwngz Yen) is a county of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, with a permanent population of 863,001 and a hukou population of 1,200,521[4] as of the 2010 Census. The easternmost county-level division of Nanning City, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Guigang to the northeast, Yulin to the east, and Qinzhou to the south. 60% speak Pinghua as there mother tongue and a further 30% speak Pingua as a second language.[5]

Administrative divisions[]

There are 14 towns and 3 townships in the county:[6]

Towns:

  • Hengzhou (横州镇), (峦城镇), (六景镇), (石塘镇), (陶圩镇), (校椅镇), (云表镇), (百合镇), (那阳镇), (南乡镇), (新福镇), (莲塘镇), (平马镇), (马岭镇)

Townships:

  • (马山乡), (平朗乡), (镇龙乡)

Climate[]

Climate data for Hengxian (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.5
(83.3) 		32.9
(91.2) 		33.1
(91.6) 		34.8
(94.6) 		35.8
(96.4) 		37.5
(99.5) 		38.5
(101.3) 		38.0
(100.4) 		37.9
(100.2) 		35.2
(95.4) 		32.8
(91.0) 		30.8
(87.4) 		38.5
(101.3)
Average high °C (°F) 16.6
(61.9) 		17.7
(63.9) 		20.7
(69.3) 		26.1
(79.0) 		30.0
(86.0) 		31.9
(89.4) 		32.8
(91.0) 		32.9
(91.2) 		31.4
(88.5) 		28.5
(83.3) 		24.0
(75.2) 		19.5
(67.1) 		26.0
(78.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.3
(54.1) 		14.0
(57.2) 		17.0
(62.6) 		22.2
(72.0) 		25.7
(78.3) 		27.7
(81.9) 		28.4
(83.1) 		28.2
(82.8) 		26.7
(80.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		18.7
(65.7) 		14.3
(57.7) 		21.5
(70.8)
Average low °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1) 		11.3
(52.3) 		14.4
(57.9) 		19.3
(66.7) 		22.5
(72.5) 		24.7
(76.5) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.1
(77.2) 		23.3
(73.9) 		19.8
(67.6) 		15.0
(59.0) 		10.7
(51.3) 		18.4
(65.1)
Record low °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4) 		0.9
(33.6) 		2.7
(36.9) 		7.5
(45.5) 		13.9
(57.0) 		18.1
(64.6) 		20.1
(68.2) 		20.5
(68.9) 		15.1
(59.2) 		9.4
(48.9) 		5.1
(41.2) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		−0.5
(31.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 49.1
(1.93) 		59.9
(2.36) 		76.4
(3.01) 		107.2
(4.22) 		193.7
(7.63) 		247.1
(9.73) 		260.1
(10.24) 		205.3
(8.08) 		131.3
(5.17) 		57.5
(2.26) 		53.0
(2.09) 		26.6
(1.05) 		1,467.2
(57.77)
Average relative humidity (%) 76 81 83 82 81 83 82 82 79 75 72 70 79
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center

References[]

  1. ^ Nanning City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《南宁市土地利用总体规划（2006-2020年）》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014.
  2. ^ 《中国2010年人口普查分县资料》 (in Chinese). China Statistics Print. December 2012. ISBN 978-7-5037-6659-6.
  3. ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Hengxian" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  4. ^ 《中华人民共和国全国分县市人口统计资料2010》. 群众出版社. November 2011. ISBN 978-7-5014-4917-0.
  5. ^ Yu Jin (余谨), ed. (2016). 广西平话研究. p. 88f. ISBN 978-7-5161-8896-5.
  6. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：横县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2013-01-03.

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