Jingxi 靖西市 ·Cingsih Si | |
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| Coordinates:23°08′N106°25′E / 23.133°N 106.417°E /23.133; 106.417 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Baise |
| Municipal seat | Xinjing |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,331 km2 (1,286 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 748 m (2,454 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 629,800 |
| • Density | 189.1/km2 (489.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/bswz/jxx/ |
Jingxi (Chinese:靖西市;pinyin:Jìngxī Shì,Zhuang: Cingsae Si) is a county-level city of westernGuangxi, China. It is under the administration ofBaise City.
There are 11 towns and 8 townships in Jingxi:[1]
Towns:
Townships:
Jingxi's population was 605,100 (2010).[2] 99.71% of the people belong to theZhuang ethnic group. The rest includeHan,Yao,Miao, and other ethnic groups.[3]
David Holm (2010)[4] lists the followingZhuang dialects of Jingxi County, and provides comparative word lists for them as well. Holm (2010) notes that Zhuang dialects have not diversified gradually within Jingxi County, but are the results of mass migrations from other parts of Guangxi and even from Vietnam during the past several centuries.
| Climate data for Jingxi, elevation 725 m (2,379 ft), (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) | 26.7 (80.1) | 31.9 (89.4) | 33.8 (92.8) | 35.5 (95.9) | 36.9 (98.4) | 34.3 (93.7) | 35.4 (95.7) | 35.2 (95.4) | 34.8 (94.6) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 27.7 (81.9) | 36.9 (98.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) | 17.6 (63.7) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.7 (85.5) | 29.8 (85.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 24.1 (75.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) | 13.7 (56.7) | 16.9 (62.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 17.1 (62.8) | 13.0 (55.4) | 19.7 (67.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) | 11.1 (52.0) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.2 (72.0) | 20.5 (68.9) | 17.8 (64.0) | 14.0 (57.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 16.9 (62.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.0 (33.8) | 1.4 (34.5) | 7.6 (45.7) | 10.4 (50.7) | 13.7 (56.7) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.4 (63.3) | 12.9 (55.2) | 7.6 (45.7) | 3.2 (37.8) | −1.4 (29.5) | −1.4 (29.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 45.2 (1.78) | 26.9 (1.06) | 54.5 (2.15) | 66.7 (2.63) | 196.2 (7.72) | 331.8 (13.06) | 317.1 (12.48) | 294.3 (11.59) | 152.8 (6.02) | 92.6 (3.65) | 45.7 (1.80) | 31.4 (1.24) | 1,655.2 (65.18) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.0 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 16.5 | 19.8 | 21.6 | 19.3 | 13.0 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 169.4 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 78 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 63.6 | 71.4 | 83.7 | 118.3 | 146.0 | 126.6 | 148.3 | 165.5 | 152.2 | 125.0 | 122.2 | 104.9 | 1,427.7 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 19 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 36 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 35 | 37 | 32 | 32 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
The city has one railway station,Jingxi railway station.