Xingning, Guangdong
- Xingning is also the era name for Emperor Ai of the Jin dynasty.
Xingning
兴宁市 Hinnên | |
|---|---|
 Xingtianyi Road (兴田一路), Xingning | |
  Xingning Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 24°8′5″N 115°43′48″E / 24.13472°N 115.73000°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Meizhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,104.85 km2 (812.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 779,411 |
| • Density | 370.293/km2 (959.054/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 514500 |
| Area code | 0753 |
| Website | http://www.xingning.gov.cn/ |
Xingning (postal: Hingning; simplified Chinese: 兴宁; traditional Chinese: 興寧; pinyin: Xīngníng, Hakka: Hinnên) is a county-level city, under the jurisdiction of Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, China. The second largest city in eastern Guangdong, Xingning has an area of 2,104.85 square kilometres (812.69 sq mi) and a population of 779,411 (2020).[1]
Names
[edit]Xingning was formerly known as Qichang (齐昌; 齊昌).
History
[edit]Xingning county was established in 331 CE, later becoming the capital of the 10th-century Southern Han Dynasty.
From its previous long-established status a county, in 1991 Xingning was upgraded to a county-level city within the municipal jurisdiction of Meizhou.
Location
[edit]Xingning is located in the north eastern part of Guangdong province and borders the counties of Pingyuan, Meixian, Fengshun and Wuhua in Meizhou City, Longchuan in Heyuan City and Xunwu in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province.
Ethno-linguistic make-up
[edit]Xingning is noted for its large Hakka population.
Administrative districts
[edit]The city governs three subdistricts and 17 towns:[2]
Subdistricts
[edit]Towns
[edit]- Daping
- Diaofeng
- Luofu
- Luogang
- Heshui
- Huangbei
- Huanghuai
- Jingnan
- Longtian
- Nibei
- Ningzhong
- Shima
- Shuikou
- Xinbei
- Xinwei
- Yetang
- Yonghe
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Xingning, elevation 124 m (407 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.2 (93.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
21.4 (70.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
17.7 (63.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.0 (2.05) |
70.7 (2.78) |
132.0 (5.20) |
175.4 (6.91) |
228.2 (8.98) |
244.9 (9.64) |
161.6 (6.36) |
187.2 (7.37) |
111.4 (4.39) |
40.2 (1.58) |
37.1 (1.46) |
43.5 (1.71) |
1,484.2 (58.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.5 | 10.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 11.3 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 145.8 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 134.4 | 107.0 | 101.4 | 115.8 | 139.2 | 157.7 | 222.2 | 207.6 | 197.6 | 202.6 | 172.3 | 158.3 | 1,916.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 40 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 39 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Transport
[edit]Culture
[edit]The majority of Xingning's residents are Hakka people.
Tourist attractions
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Xīngníng Shì (County-level City, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Xingning City (兴宁市)". National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2014. (in Chinese)
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Life in Xingning (家在兴宁) (in Chinese)
- Xingning Government website (in Chinese)
- Satellite photo of Xingning from National Geographic
| Sub-provincial cities |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prefecture-level cities |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
