Yongfu County

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Yongfu County
永福县
Yungfu
Yongfu is located in Guangxi
Yongfu
Yongfu
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°58′48″N 109°58′59″E / 24.9799°N 109.9831°E / 24.9799; 109.9831Coordinates: 24°58′48″N 109°58′59″E / 24.9799°N 109.9831°E / 24.9799; 109.9831
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityGuilin
Area
 • Total2,807 km2 (1,084 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Yongfu County (Chinese: 永福县; pinyin: Yǒngfú Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Guilin, Guangxi, China, located 55 km (34 mi) to the southwest of downtown Guilin. The county is mostly rural and hilly, marked by the same dramatic karst topography for which Guilin is famous.

Yongfu is perhaps best known as a center of luohan guo (Siraitia grosvenorii) production, and in particular the town of (龙江) has been called "the home of Chinese luohan guo".

Other agricultural products include mangosteens, honey, wild grapes, silkworms, rice, mushrooms, chestnuts, and yellow bamboo shoots.

Climate[]

Climate data for Yongfu (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3)
30.9
(87.6)
32.7
(90.9)
34.8
(94.6)
35.4
(95.7)
37.0
(98.6)
38.9
(102.0)
39.2
(102.6)
37.8
(100.0)
36.1
(97.0)
32.2
(90.0)
27.5
(81.5)
39.2
(102.6)
Average high °C (°F) 12.1
(53.8)
13.8
(56.8)
17.3
(63.1)
23.5
(74.3)
27.8
(82.0)
30.7
(87.3)
32.7
(90.9)
33.2
(91.8)
30.9
(87.6)
26.3
(79.3)
20.8
(69.4)
15.4
(59.7)
23.7
(74.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9)
10.2
(50.4)
13.5
(56.3)
19.2
(66.6)
23.3
(73.9)
26.2
(79.2)
27.8
(82.0)
27.9
(82.2)
25.4
(77.7)
21.0
(69.8)
15.5
(59.9)
10.4
(50.7)
19.1
(66.3)
Average low °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
7.8
(46.0)
11.0
(51.8)
16.3
(61.3)
20.1
(68.2)
23.2
(73.8)
24.5
(76.1)
24.3
(75.7)
21.7
(71.1)
17.2
(63.0)
11.9
(53.4)
7.0
(44.6)
15.9
(60.6)
Record low °C (°F) −1.7
(28.9)
−0.8
(30.6)
0.5
(32.9)
5.0
(41.0)
10.5
(50.9)
15.1
(59.2)
18.0
(64.4)
19.9
(67.8)
13.9
(57.0)
6.6
(43.9)
1.7
(35.1)
−2.5
(27.5)
−2.5
(27.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 75.3
(2.96)
99.2
(3.91)
143.4
(5.65)
202.6
(7.98)
332.1
(13.07)
385.8
(15.19)
258.1
(10.16)
151.5
(5.96)
78.8
(3.10)
71.1
(2.80)
75.8
(2.98)
53.6
(2.11)
1,927.3
(75.87)
Average relative humidity (%) 77 79 82 82 82 84 81 79 76 74 74 73 79
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center

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