Rong County, Guangxi

County in Guangxi, China
Rong County
22°51′32″N 110°33′29″E / 22.859°N 110.558°E / 22.859; 110.558
CountryChina
Autonomous regionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityYulin
County seatRongzhou
Area
 • Total2,257.39 km2 (871.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total654,916
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Rongxian
Traditional Chinese容縣
Simplified Chinese容县
PostalJunghsien
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRóngxìan
Wade–GilesJung2-hsien4

Rongxian (Chinese: 容县; also called Rong Xian or Rong County) is a county in the southeast of Guangxi, China, bordering Guangdong province to the southeast. It occupies the northeast corner of the prefecture-level city of Yulin. Its population is approximately 700,000.[1]

Duqiao Mountain (都峤山), located in Rongxian, is a famous Taoist sanctuary.[2] Other tourist sites include the Zhenwu Pavilion (真武阁).

Administrative divisions

Rong County is divided into 15 towns:[3]

  • Rongzhou 容州镇
  • Yangmei 杨梅镇
  • Lingshan 灵山镇
  • Liuwang 六王镇
  • Licun 黎村镇
  • Yangcun 杨村镇
  • Xiandi 县底镇
  • Ziliang 自良镇
  • Songshan 松山镇
  • Luojiang 罗江镇
  • Shitou 石头镇
  • Shizhai 石寨镇
  • Shili 十里镇
  • Rongxi 容西镇
  • Langshui 浪水镇

Transport

Climate

Climate data for Rongxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.2
(84.6) 		32.5
(90.5) 		34.1
(93.4) 		35.2
(95.4) 		35.1
(95.2) 		37.1
(98.8) 		38.3
(100.9) 		37.9
(100.2) 		37.7
(99.9) 		35.0
(95.0) 		33.0
(91.4) 		30.1
(86.2) 		38.3
(100.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.3
(63.1) 		19.1
(66.4) 		21.7
(71.1) 		26.5
(79.7) 		30.2
(86.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		32.9
(91.2) 		32.9
(91.2) 		31.5
(88.7) 		28.7
(83.7) 		24.6
(76.3) 		19.4
(66.9) 		26.4
(79.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.8
(55.0) 		14.8
(58.6) 		17.7
(63.9) 		22.4
(72.3) 		25.7
(78.3) 		27.3
(81.1) 		28.0
(82.4) 		27.8
(82.0) 		26.5
(79.7) 		23.6
(74.5) 		19.2
(66.6) 		14.5
(58.1) 		21.7
(71.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6) 		11.9
(53.4) 		15.0
(59.0) 		19.5
(67.1) 		22.7
(72.9) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.7
(76.5) 		23.2
(73.8) 		19.9
(67.8) 		15.6
(60.1) 		11.0
(51.8) 		18.6
(65.4)
Record low °C (°F) 0.9
(33.6) 		1.2
(34.2) 		2.8
(37.0) 		8.0
(46.4) 		12.7
(54.9) 		17.7
(63.9) 		19.9
(67.8) 		20.9
(69.6) 		15.0
(59.0) 		9.7
(49.5) 		4.1
(39.4) 		0.0
(32.0) 		0.0
(32.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 64.5
(2.54) 		49.6
(1.95) 		90.4
(3.56) 		159.6
(6.28) 		276.4
(10.88) 		283.8
(11.17) 		218.7
(8.61) 		223.0
(8.78) 		135.5
(5.33) 		64.5
(2.54) 		57.1
(2.25) 		43.3
(1.70) 		1,666.4
(65.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.7 11.3 16.0 15.6 18.9 20.8 18.7 17.6 12.2 5.7 7.0 7.3 161.8
Average relative humidity (%) 76 79 83 82 82 83 81 82 79 73 72 71 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 92.6 76.3 60.4 92.2 140.4 148.4 196.8 198.6 190.1 198.7 163.3 137.2 1,695
Percent possible sunshine 27 24 16 24 34 37 48 50 52 56 50 41 38
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Notable person

References

  1. ^ http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/English/e2002/e20029/rongxian.htm
  2. ^ http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/English/e2002/e20029/rongxian.htm
  3. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：容县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

External links

  • Rongxian Government website (in Chinese)
  • Rongxian County, Home of Overseas Chinese
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