Xingning, Guangdong
- Xingning is also the era name for Emperor Ai of the Jin dynasty.
Xingning
兴宁市 Hinnên | |
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Xingning Location in Guangdong | |
Coordinates: 24°8′5″N 115°43′48″E / 24.13472°N 115.73000°ECoordinates: 24°8′5″N 115°43′48″E / 24.13472°N 115.73000°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Meizhou |
Area | |
• Total | 2,104.85 km2 (812.69 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,130,000 |
• Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 514500 |
Area code(s) | 0753 |
Website | http://www.xingning.gov.cn/ |
Xingning (postal: Hingning; simplified Chinese: 兴宁; traditional Chinese: 興寧; pinyin: Xīngníng, Hakka: Hinnên) is a county-level city, under the jurisdiction of Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, China. The second largest city in east Guangdong, Xingning has an area of 2,104.85 square kilometres (812.69 sq mi) and a population of 1.13 million.[when?]
Names[]
Xingning was formerly known as Qichang (齐昌; 齊昌).
History[]
Xingning county was established in 331 CE, later becoming the capital of the 10th-century Southern Han Dynasty.
From its previous long-established status a county, in 1991 Xingning was upgraded to a county-level city within the municipal jurisdiction of Meizhou.
Location[]
Xingning is located in the north eastern part of Guangdong province and borders the counties of Pingyuan, Meixian, Fengshun and Wuhua in Meizhou City; Longchuan in Heiyuan City and Xunwu in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province.
Administrative districts[]
The city governs three subdistricts and 17 towns:[1]
Subdistricts[]
Towns[]
- Daping (大坪镇)
- Diaofeng (刁坊镇)
- Luofu (罗浮镇)
- Luogang (罗岗镇)
- Heshui (合水镇)
- Huangbei (黄陂镇)
- Huanghuai (黄槐镇)
- Jingnan (径南镇)
- Longtian (龙田镇)
- Nibei (坭陂镇)
- Ningzhong (宁中镇)
- Shima (石马镇)
- Shuikou (水口镇)
- Xinbei (新陂镇)
- Xinwei (新圩镇)
- Yetang (叶塘镇)
- Yonghe (永和镇)
Transport[]
Culture[]
The majority of Xingning's residents are Hakka people.
Tourist attractions[]
- Shenguang Hill
- Xingning Academy
Climate[]
Climate data for Xingning (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.2 (93.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
Average high °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.7 (1.76) |
94.4 (3.72) |
135.0 (5.31) |
200.0 (7.87) |
218.3 (8.59) |
241.6 (9.51) |
157.8 (6.21) |
187.0 (7.36) |
132.9 (5.23) |
34.6 (1.36) |
36.0 (1.42) |
35.0 (1.38) |
1,517.3 (59.72) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 78 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Xingning City (兴宁市)". National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2014. (in Chinese)
External links[]
- Life in Xingning (家在兴宁) (in Chinese)
- Xingning Government website (in Chinese)
- Satellite photo of Xingning from National Geographic
- Xingning, Guangdong
- Guangdong geography stubs