Tiandong County (simplified Chinese:
Tiandong
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Coordinates: 23°35′49″N 107°07′34″E / 23.597°N 107.126°E | |
Country | China |
Autonomous region | Guangxi |
Prefecture-level city | Baise |
County seat | Pingma |
Area | |
• Total | 2,816 km2 (1,087 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 352,007 |
• Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | http://www.gxtd.gov.cn |
Demographics
editTiandong's population was 411,500(2010). 85.22% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group,[1] and speak Youjiang Zhuang(Gangjdoj). The rest include Han, Yao, Miao, and other ethnic groups.[2]
Administrative divisions
editCurrently, for administration Tiandong County is divided into 9 towns and 1 ethnic township:[3]
- Pingma Town (
平 马镇), population: 103,00 (2005) - Xiangzhou Town (
祥 周 镇), population: 49,200 (2005) - Linfeng Town (
林 逢镇), population: 50,800 (2005) - Silin Town (
思 林 镇), population: 62,000 (2005) - Yincha Town (
印 茶 镇), population: 24,700 (2005) - Shuoliang Town (
朔 良 镇), population: 33,600 (2005) - Yixu Town (义圩镇)
- Napo Town (
那 拔镇), population: 16,000 (2005) - Zuodeng Yao Ethnic Township (
作 登 瑶 族 乡)
Transportation
editApart from road access including the G80 Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway, the county also has rail access via Tiandong Railway Station and via Tiandong North Railway Station which is part of the Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway network. The nearest air access in via Baise Bama Airport which is in the neighbouring Tianyang County.
Climate
editClimate data for Tiandong (1991−2020 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) | 32.3 (90.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.2 (102.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
40.4 (104.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
27.4 (81.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
22.4 (72.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
3.1 (37.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.7 (1.33) |
20.2 (0.80) |
42.5 (1.67) |
65.7 (2.59) |
147.9 (5.82) |
236.9 (9.33) |
197.2 (7.76) |
187.6 (7.39) |
120.4 (4.74) |
86.6 (3.41) |
38.9 (1.53) |
26.3 (1.04) |
1,203.9 (47.41) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.9 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 14.5 | 9.9 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 124.6 |
Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 72.6 | 82.7 | 91.6 | 130.7 | 164.0 | 154.6 | 187.7 | 197.5 | 179.3 | 151.0 | 134.4 | 109.1 | 1,655.2 |
Percent possible sunshine | 22 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 40 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 49 | 42 | 41 | 33 | 37 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |
Pictures
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Two thousand year old bronze drum unearthed from Tiandong county, Guangxi, in 1994.
References
edit- ^ Main data bulletin of the sixth national census in 2010/China Statistical Information Network Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine, 2011-12-13(in Chinese)
- ^ Official website of Tiandong(in Chinese)
- ^ 2023
年 统计用 区 划代码和城 乡划分 代 码:田 东县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. - ^ 1991-2020 normals "Climate averages from 1991 to 2020". China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17.
- ^ 1981-2010 extremes
中国 气象数 据 网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.