Luocheng County 罗城县 ·Lozcwngz Swciyen | |
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| 罗城仫佬族自治县 Lozcwngz Mulaujcuz Swciyen Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County | |
  Luocheng Location of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates:24°47′N108°54′E / 24.783°N 108.900°E /24.783; 108.900 | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Hechi |
| Township-level divisions | 7 towns 4 townships |
| County seat | Dongmen (东门镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,658 km2 (1,026 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 339 m (1,112 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 272,672 |
| • Density | 102.6/km2 (265.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County (Zhuang:Lozcwngz Bouxmohlaujcuz Swci Yen,simplified Chinese:罗城仫佬族自治县;traditional Chinese:羅城仫佬族自治縣;pinyin:Luóchéng Mùlǎozú Zìzhìxiàn) is anethnic Mulao county of northernGuangxi, China. It is under the administration ofHechi City. It is the onlyMulao autonomous county in China.
There are 7towns and 4townships in the county:[1]
TheMulao language (or Mulam) is spoken by theMulao people of Luocheng County.
At least seven varieties ofChinese are spoken in Luocheng County (Edmondson 1992:137).
| Climate data for Luocheng, elevation 363 m (1,191 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) | 15.0 (59.0) | 18.1 (64.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 29.9 (85.8) | 31.7 (89.1) | 32.1 (89.8) | 30.2 (86.4) | 26.1 (79.0) | 21.3 (70.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 23.7 (74.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) | 11.4 (52.5) | 14.5 (58.1) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.6 (74.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 16.2 (61.2) | 11.2 (52.2) | 19.4 (66.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 8.8 (47.8) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.9 (62.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.8 (74.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 12.8 (55.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 16.3 (61.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 53.7 (2.11) | 51.2 (2.02) | 92.7 (3.65) | 131.4 (5.17) | 242.2 (9.54) | 366.5 (14.43) | 251.6 (9.91) | 161.6 (6.36) | 88.9 (3.50) | 62.5 (2.46) | 59.4 (2.34) | 43.7 (1.72) | 1,605.4 (63.21) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.8 | 12.5 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 19.2 | 17.1 | 14.2 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 164.4 |
| Average snowy days | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 78 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 48.0 | 43.6 | 46.6 | 66.9 | 96.4 | 93.3 | 151.8 | 174.3 | 162.8 | 136.7 | 112.1 | 94.9 | 1,227.4 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 44 | 45 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 28 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
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