Xingning, Guangdong
- Xingning is also the era name for Emperor Ai of the Jin dynasty.
Xingning
兴宁市 Hinnên | |
|---|---|
 Xingtianyi Road (兴田一路), Xingning | |
  Xingning Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 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 eastern Guangdong, Xingning has an area of 2,104.85 square kilometres (812.69 sq mi) and a population of 1.13 million.[when?]
Names
[edit]Xingning was formerly known as Qichang (齐昌; 齊昌).
History
[edit]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
[edit]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.
Ethno-linguistic make-up
[edit]Xingning is noted for its large Hakka population.
Administrative districts
[edit]The city governs three subdistricts and 17 towns:[1]
Subdistricts
[edit]Towns
[edit]- Daping
- Diaofeng
- Luofu
- Luogang
- Heshui
- Huangbei
- Huanghuai
- Jingnan
- Longtian
- Nibei
- Ningzhong
- Shima
- Shuikou
- Xinbei
- Xinwei
- Yetang
- Yonghe
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Xingning (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
21.4 (70.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
17.7 (63.8) |
| 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) | 52.0 (2.05) |
70.7 (2.78) |
132.0 (5.20) |
175.4 (6.91) |
228.2 (8.98) |
244.9 (9.64) |
161.6 (6.36) |
187.2 (7.37) |
111.4 (4.39) |
40.2 (1.58) |
37.1 (1.46) |
43.5 (1.71) |
1,484.2 (58.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.5 | 10.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 11.3 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 145.8 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 134.4 | 107.0 | 101.4 | 115.8 | 139.2 | 157.7 | 222.2 | 207.6 | 197.6 | 202.6 | 172.3 | 158.3 | 1,916.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 40 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 39 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Transport
[edit]Culture
[edit]The majority of Xingning's residents are Hakka people.
Tourist attractions
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Xingning City (兴宁市)". National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2014. (in Chinese)
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Life in Xingning (家在兴宁) (in Chinese)
- Xingning Government website (in Chinese)
- Satellite photo of Xingning from National Geographic
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