Guiping 桂平市 ·Gveibingz Si Kweiping; Sunchow; Sünchow | |
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 Guiping, seen from Mt. Xi | |
 Interactive map of Guiping | |
| Coordinates:23°24′N110°05′E / 23.400°N 110.083°E /23.400; 110.083 | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Guigang |
| Township-level divisions | 21 towns 5 townships |
| Municipal seat | Xishan (西山镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,074 km2 (1,573 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 1,700,000 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 537200 |
| Area code | 0775 |
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| Chinese | 桂平 | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 潯州 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 浔州 | ||||||||||||||
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| Zhuang | Gveibingz | ||||||||||||||
Guiping (Chinese:桂平;pinyin:Guìpíng;Jyutping:Gwai3ping4) is acounty-level city in easternGuangxi, China. It is under the administration ofGuigang City, located at the confluence of theQian andYu rivers, which are theXi River's primary north and south tributaries, respectively.
Guiping was formerly known asXunzhou. From 1855 to 1861 it was the capital of the rebel state ofDa Cheng and was calledXiujing.
Guiping has a monsoon-influencedhumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa), with short, mild winters, and long, hot, humid summers. Winter begins dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast and often rainy, while summer continues to be rainy though it is the sunniest time of year. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 12.5 °C (54.5 °F) in January to 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 21.58 °C (70.8 °F). The annual rainfall is around 1,735 mm (68 in), and is delivered in bulk (~46%) from May to July, when theplum rains occur and often create the risk of flooding. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 13% in March to 53% in September, the city receives 1,596 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Guiping, elevation 130 m (430 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1953–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) | 33.9 (93.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 35.9 (96.6) | 36.9 (98.4) | 37.3 (99.1) | 39.4 (102.9) | 39.2 (102.6) | 38.4 (101.1) | 36.4 (97.5) | 33.2 (91.8) | 29.9 (85.8) | 39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.7 (69.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 30.1 (86.2) | 32.0 (89.6) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.0 (89.6) | 29.0 (84.2) | 24.5 (76.1) | 19.3 (66.7) | 26.3 (79.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) | 14.8 (58.6) | 17.4 (63.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.7 (83.7) | 27.4 (81.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 22.0 (71.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) | 12.3 (54.1) | 15.1 (59.2) | 19.7 (67.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.7 (78.3) | 24.3 (75.7) | 20.9 (69.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 11.9 (53.4) | 19.2 (66.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) | 0.1 (32.2) | 3.3 (37.9) | 8.3 (46.9) | 14.4 (57.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 21.4 (70.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 9.8 (49.6) | 4.6 (40.3) | 0.6 (33.1) | −3.3 (26.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 72.6 (2.86) | 64.3 (2.53) | 118.8 (4.68) | 150.4 (5.92) | 275.3 (10.84) | 316.1 (12.44) | 264.1 (10.40) | 188.8 (7.43) | 117.6 (4.63) | 69.2 (2.72) | 66.8 (2.63) | 55.2 (2.17) | 1,759.2 (69.25) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.5 | 12.9 | 19.3 | 17.5 | 18.6 | 20.2 | 17.5 | 15.4 | 10.9 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 167.3 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 78 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 79 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 68.6 | 55.9 | 45.2 | 75.6 | 123.1 | 136.6 | 184.2 | 196.3 | 184.7 | 180.2 | 140.0 | 118.3 | 1,508.7 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 20 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 34 | 45 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 43 | 36 | 34 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[1][2][3]extremes[4] | |||||||||||||
Guiping administers 21towns and 5townships:[5]
Towns:
Townships:
According to theSeventh National Census in 2020, the city's Permanent Population (hukou) was 1,511,011.[6]Compared with 1,496,904 people in theSixth National Census in 2010, a total of 14,107 people increased over the past ten years, representing a growth of 0.94%, with an average annual growth rate of 0.09%.[6]
Among the permanent residents of the city, the male population is 794,095, accounting for 52.55%. The female population was 716,916, accounting for 47.45%. The sex ratio of the total population (with females as 100, the ratio of males to females) was 110.77, an increase of 2.93 compared with 107.84 in theSixth National Census in 2010.[6]
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