Xilin County (Chinese: 西林县; pinyin: Xīlín Xiàn; Zhuang: Sihlinz Yen) is a county in the northwest of Guangxi, China, bordering Yunnan province to the south and west. It is the westernmost county-level division of the autonomous region and is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise.

Xilin
西林县 · Sihlinz Yen
Xilin is located in Guangxi
Xilin
Xilin
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°29′23″N 105°05′38″E / 24.48972°N 105.09389°E / 24.48972; 105.09389
CountryChina
Autonomous regionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityBaise
County seatBada
Area
 • Total2,955 km2 (1,141 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions edit

Xilin County is divided into 4 towns, 1 township and 3 ethnic townships:[1]

towns
  • Bada Town 八达镇
  • Guzhang Town 古障镇
  • Nalao Town 那劳镇
  • Mabang Town 马蚌镇
township
  • Xiping Township 西平乡
ethnic townships
  • Puhe Miao Ethnic Township 普合苗族乡
  • Nazuo Miao Ethnic Township 那佐苗族乡
  • Zubie Yao and Miao Ethnic Township 足别瑶族苗族乡

Climate edit

Climate data for Xilin (1991–2016 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)31.6
(88.9)
34.4
(93.9)
37.6
(99.7)
38.8
(101.8)
41.0
(105.8)
38.9
(102.0)
37.2
(99.0)
36.5
(97.7)
36.4
(97.5)
34.9
(94.8)
33.0
(91.4)
31.2
(88.2)
41.0
(105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)15.9
(60.6)
19.7
(67.5)
24.0
(75.2)
29.1
(84.4)
30.8
(87.4)
31.0
(87.8)
31.3
(88.3)
31.2
(88.2)
29.5
(85.1)
25.9
(78.6)
22.4
(72.3)
17.7
(63.9)
25.7
(78.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)10.6
(51.1)
13.3
(55.9)
17.2
(63.0)
21.9
(71.4)
24.4
(75.9)
25.6
(78.1)
25.9
(78.6)
25.3
(77.5)
23.7
(74.7)
20.5
(68.9)
16.4
(61.5)
12.2
(54.0)
19.8
(67.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)7.5
(45.5)
9.1
(48.4)
12.6
(54.7)
16.8
(62.2)
19.8
(67.6)
21.9
(71.4)
22.4
(72.3)
21.8
(71.2)
20.0
(68.0)
17.3
(63.1)
12.8
(55.0)
9.0
(48.2)
15.9
(60.6)
Record low °C (°F)−0.1
(31.8)
1.0
(33.8)
0.7
(33.3)
7.2
(45.0)
8.5
(47.3)
14.4
(57.9)
16.4
(61.5)
15.7
(60.3)
11.9
(53.4)
6.2
(43.2)
1.1
(34.0)
−2.3
(27.9)
−2.3
(27.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)22.7
(0.89)
18.3
(0.72)
27.9
(1.10)
47.8
(1.88)
140.8
(5.54)
215.8
(8.50)
197.0
(7.76)
157.8
(6.21)
97.8
(3.85)
63.7
(2.51)
32.8
(1.29)
21.3
(0.84)
1,043.7
(41.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)10.99.78.99.712.916.517.415.811.210.57.47.3138.2
Average snowy days0.40.10000000000.10.6
Average relative humidity (%)79747068707879807879797876
Mean monthly sunshine hours74.198.6130.4170.8183.2149.4166.3169.2147.4118.7114.787.81,610.6
Percent possible sunshine22313545443740424033352736
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Ethnic groups edit

The Xilin County Gazetteer losts the following ethnic groups and subgroups

References edit

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:西林县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.