Yongfu County
Yongfu County (Chinese: 永福县; pinyin: Yǒngfú Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Guilin, Guangxi, China, located 55 km (34 mi) to the southwest of downtown Guilin. The county is mostly rural and hilly, marked by the same dramatic karst topography for which Guilin is famous.
Yongfu County 永福县 Yungfu | |
|---|---|
County | |
  Yongfu Location of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 24°58′48″N 109°58′59″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Guilin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,807 km2 (1,084 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Yongfu is perhaps best known as a center of luohan guo (Siraitia grosvenorii) production, and in particular the town of Longjiang (龙江) has been called "the home of Chinese luohan guo".
Other agricultural products include mangosteens, honey, wild grapes, silkworms, rice, mushrooms, chestnuts, and yellow bamboo shoots.
Climate
| Climate data for Yongfu (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.7 (90.9) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
19.1 (66.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75.3 (2.96) |
99.2 (3.91) |
143.4 (5.65) |
202.6 (7.98) |
332.1 (13.07) |
385.8 (15.19) |
258.1 (10.16) |
151.5 (5.96) |
78.8 (3.10) |
71.1 (2.80) |
75.8 (2.98) |
53.6 (2.11) |
1,927.3 (75.87) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 79 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
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