Jingxi
靖西市 · Cingsih Si | |
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Coordinates: 23°08′N 106°25′E / 23.133°N 106.417°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Guangxi |
Prefecture-level city | Baise |
Municipal seat | Xinjing |
Area | |
• Total | 3,331 km2 (1,286 sq mi) |
Elevation | 748 m (2,454 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 629,800 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Website | http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/bswz/jxx/ |
Jingxi ( Chinese: 靖西市; pinyin: Jìngxī Shì, Zhuang: Cingsae Si) is a county-level city of western Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Baise City.
There are 11 towns and 8 townships in Jingxi: [1]
Towns:
Townships:
Jingxi's population was 605,100 (2010). [2] 99.71% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group. The rest include Han, Yao, Miao, and other ethnic groups. [3]
David Holm (2010) [4] lists the following Zhuang dialects of Jingxi County, and provides comparative word lists for them as well. Holm (2010) notes that Zhuang dialects have not diversified gradually within Jingxi County, but are the results of mass migrations from other parts of Guangxi and even from Vietnam during the past several centuries.
Climate data for Jingxi (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) | 26.7 (80.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.9 (98.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.8 (94.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
36.9 (98.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
24.1 (75.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
19.7 (67.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
16.9 (62.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.2 (1.78) |
26.9 (1.06) |
54.5 (2.15) |
66.7 (2.63) |
196.2 (7.72) |
331.8 (13.06) |
317.1 (12.48) |
294.3 (11.59) |
152.8 (6.02) |
92.6 (3.65) |
45.7 (1.80) |
31.4 (1.24) |
1,655.2 (65.18) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.0 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 16.5 | 19.8 | 21.6 | 19.3 | 13.0 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 169.4 |
Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 63.6 | 71.4 | 83.7 | 118.3 | 146.0 | 126.6 | 148.3 | 165.5 | 152.2 | 125.0 | 122.2 | 104.9 | 1,427.7 |
Percent possible sunshine | 19 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 36 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 35 | 37 | 32 | 32 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration [5] [6] |
The city has one railway station, Jingxi railway station.