Xinning County
Xinning County (Chinese: 新宁县; pinyin: Xīnníng Xiàn) is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located on the south western margin of Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Shaoyang County, to the northwest by Wugang City, to the west by Chengbu Autonomous County, to the south by Ziyuan County of Guangxi, to the east by Dong'an County. Xinning County covers 2,756.13 km2 (1,064.15 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 649,700 and a permanent resident population of 574,100.[1] The county has eight towns and eight townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Jinshi (金石镇).[2]
Xinning
新宁县 Sinning | |
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  Xinning Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 26°25′59″N 110°51′25″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoyang |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Xinning | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 新寧 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 新宁 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Newly Pacified | ||||||
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Administrative divisions
As of 2022, Yanling County has 8 towns 6 townships and 2 ethnic townships.
- 8 towns
- Gaoqiao (高桥镇)
- Huanglong (黄龙镇)
- Huilongsi (回龙寺镇)
- Jinshi (金石镇)
- Langshan (崀山镇)
- Matouqiao (马头桥镇)
- Shuimiao (水庙镇)
- Yidushui (一渡水镇)
- 6 townships
- 2 ethnic townships
- Huangjin (Yao) (黄金瑶族乡)
- Malin (Yao) (麻林瑶族乡)
Ethnic groups
The Xinning County Gazetteer (1995:653) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.
- Yao
- Malin Township 麻林乡
- Huangjin Township 黄金乡
- Shuiyuan Village 水源村, Jingwei Township 靖位乡
- Miao
- Huangjin Township 黄金乡
Climate
| Climate data for Xinning (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
14.3 (57.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.7 (2.78) |
74.2 (2.92) |
123.5 (4.86) |
131.9 (5.19) |
177.8 (7.00) |
184.4 (7.26) |
138.1 (5.44) |
135.9 (5.35) |
78.4 (3.09) |
84.7 (3.33) |
69.2 (2.72) |
56.8 (2.24) |
1,325.6 (52.18) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.2 | 15.8 | 19.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 16.5 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 176.9 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 50.9 | 52.4 | 67.5 | 101.3 | 122.4 | 120.0 | 201.2 | 171.3 | 127.6 | 107.9 | 96.2 | 82.6 | 1,301.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 15 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 48 | 43 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 29 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Other Xinnings, particularly the more famous former Xinning County in Guangdong, now Taishan
References
- 新宁县2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Xinning County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Shaoyang People's Government 2016-03-25. or sytj.gov
- 《湖南省民政厅关于同意新宁县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕120号) [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Xinning county on 2 December 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04. or rednet.cn
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.