Ningming County

Ningming County
宁明县 · Ningzmingz Yen
County
Ningming
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 22°08′24″N 107°04′34″E / 22.140°N 107.076°E / 22.140; 107.076Coordinates: 22°08′24″N 107°04′34″E / 22.140°N 107.076°E / 22.140; 107.076
Country People's Republic of China
Region Guangxi
Prefecture-level city Chongzuo
Township-level divisions 4 towns
9 townships
County seat Chengzhong (城中镇)
Area
 • Total 3,779 km2 (1,459 sq mi)
Elevation 118 m (387 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 412,300
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website nm.gxi.gov.cn

Ningming County (simplified Chinese: 宁明县; traditional Chinese: 寧明縣; pinyin: Níngmíng Xiàn, Zhuang: Ningzmingz Yen) is a county in southwestern Guangxi, China. It is famous for being home to the Hua mountain rock paintings World Heritage Site. A diverse range of languages and dialects are spoken alongside Mandarin Chinese, including Zuojiang Zhuang (左江壮语). It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chongzuo and borders Vietnam's provinces of Lạng Sơn and Quảng Ninh.

Administrative divisions

There are 4 towns and 9 townships in the county:[1]

Towns:

  • Chengzhong (城中镇) Literally 'city county' known as Ningming (宁明) by locals, Aidian (爱店镇), Mingjiang (明江镇), Haiyuan (海渊镇)

Townships:

  • Tingliang Township (亭亮乡), Zhai'an Township (寨安乡), Zhilang Township (峙浪乡), Dong'an Township (东安乡), Bangun Township (板棍乡), Beijiang Township (北江乡), Tongmian Township (桐棉乡), Nakan Township (那堪乡), Nanan Township (那楠乡)

References

  1. ↑ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：宁明县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
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