Tiandong
田东县 · Denzdungh Yen | |
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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 |
Tiandong County ( simplified Chinese: 田东县; traditional Chinese: 田東縣; pinyin: Tiándōng Xiàn, Zhuang: Denzdungh Yen) is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise.
Tiandong'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]
Currently, for administration Tiandong County is divided into 9 towns and 1 ethnic township: [3]
Apart 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 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] |