Heng County
Heng County, or Hengxian (simplified Chinese: 横县; traditional Chinese: 橫縣; pinyin: Héng Xiàn; Standard Zhuang: Hwngz Yen) is a county of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, with a permanent population of 863,001 and a hukou population of 1,200,521[4] as of the 2010 Census. The easternmost county-level division of Nanning City, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Guigang to the northeast, Yulin to the east, and Qinzhou to the south. 60% speak Pinghua as there mother tongue and a further 30% speak Pingua as a second language.[5]
Heng County 横县 · Hwngz Yen | |
|---|---|
County | |
  Hengxian Location of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 22°40′48″N 109°15′41″E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Nanning |
| Subdivisions | 14 towns 3 townships |
| Seat | Hengzhou (横州镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,464 km2 (1,337 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 56 m (185 ft) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 863,001 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 5303XX |
Administrative divisions
There are 14 towns and 3 townships in the county:[6]
Towns:
- Hengzhou (横州镇), Luancheng (峦城镇), Liujing (六景镇), Shitang (石塘镇), Taoxu (陶圩镇), Xiaoyi (校椅镇), Yunbiao (云表镇), Baihe (百合镇), Nayang (那阳镇), Nanxiang (南乡镇), Xinfu (新福镇), Liantang (莲塘镇), Pingma (平马镇), Maling (马岭镇)
Townships:
- Mashan Township (马山乡), Pinglang Township (平朗乡), Zhenlong Township (镇龙乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Hengxian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.2 (95.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
21.5 (70.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.1 (1.93) |
59.9 (2.36) |
76.4 (3.01) |
107.2 (4.22) |
193.7 (7.63) |
247.1 (9.73) |
260.1 (10.24) |
205.3 (8.08) |
131.3 (5.17) |
57.5 (2.26) |
53.0 (2.09) |
26.6 (1.05) |
1,467.2 (57.77) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 79 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
- Google (2014-07-02). "Hengxian" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- Nanning City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《南宁市土地利用总体规划（2006-2020年）》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014.
- 《中国2010年人口普查分县资料》 (in Chinese). China Statistics Print. December 2012. ISBN 978-7-5037-6659-6.
- 《中华人民共和国全国分县市人口统计资料2010》. 群众出版社. November 2011. ISBN 978-7-5014-4917-0.
- Yu Jin (余谨) (ed.). 广西平话研究. p. 88f. ISBN 978-7-5161-8896-5.
- 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：横县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
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