Guiping
桂平市 · Gveibingz Si
Kweiping; Sunchow; Sünchow
County-level city
Guiping, seen from Mt. Xi
Guiping, seen from Mt. Xi
Coordinates: 23°24′N 110°05′E / 23.400°N 110.083°E / 23.400; 110.083
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityGuigang
Township-level divisions21 towns
5 townships
Municipal seatXishan (西山镇)
Area
 • Total4,074 km2 (1,573 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (164 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total1,700,000
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
537200
Area code0775
Guiping
Chinese name
Chinese桂平
Xunzhou
Traditional Chinese潯州
Simplified Chinese浔州
Zhuang name
ZhuangGveibingz

Guiping (Chinese: 桂平; pinyin: Guìpíng; Jyutping: Gwai3ping4) is a county-level city in eastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Guigang City, located at the confluence of the Qian and Yu rivers, which are the Xi River's primary north and south tributaries, respectively.

Names

Guiping was formerly known as Xunzhou. From 1855 to 1861 it was the capital of the rebel state of Da Cheng and was called Xiujing.

Geography and climate

Map including Guiping (labeled as KUEI-P'ING (SUNCHOW) 桂平) (AMS, 1954)

Guiping has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), 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 the plum 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 (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.7
(83.7)		 33.9
(93.0)		 33.2
(91.8)		 35.5
(95.9)		 35.9
(96.6)		 37.0
(98.6)		 38.6
(101.5)		 38.9
(102.0)		 38.2
(100.8)		 34.7
(94.5)		 33.0
(91.4)		 29.9
(85.8)		 38.9
(102.0)
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) 1.4
(34.5)		 1.7
(35.1)		 3.3
(37.9)		 8.9
(48.0)		 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)		 0.6
(33.1)
Average precipitation 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
Average relative humidity (%) 78 80 85 83 82 83 80 79 77 73 73 73 79
Mean monthly sunshine 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
Percent possible sunshine 20 17 12 20 30 34 45 49 51 51 43 36 34
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2][3]

Administrative divisions

Guiping administers 21 towns (simplified Chinese: 镇; traditional Chinese: 鎮; pinyin: zhèn) and 5 townships (simplified Chinese: 乡; traditional Chinese: 鄉; pinyin: xiāng):[4]

Towns:

  • Mule (Chinese: 木乐镇)
  • Mugui (木圭镇)
  • Shizui (石嘴镇)
  • Youma (油麻镇)
  • Shepo (社坡镇)
  • Luoxiu (罗秀镇)
  • Madong (麻垌镇)
  • Shebu (社步镇)
  • Xiawan (下湾镇)
  • Mugen (木根镇)
  • Zhongsha (中沙镇)
  • Dayang (大洋镇)
  • Dawan (大湾镇)
  • Baisha (白沙镇)
  • Shilong (石龙镇)
  • Mengxu (蒙圩镇)
  • Nanmu (南木镇)
  • Jiangkou (江口镇)
  • Jintian (金田镇)
  • Zijing (紫荆镇)
  • Xishan (西山镇)

Townships:

  • Mapi Township (Chinese: 马皮乡)
  • Xunwang Township (寻旺乡)
  • Luobo Township (罗播乡)
  • Houlu Township (厚禄乡)
  • Dongxin Township (垌心乡)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ↑ 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  4. ↑ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：桂平市 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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