Ningming County
宁明县 · Ningzmingz Yen
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  Ningming Location of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 22°08′24″N 107°04′34″E / 22.140°N 107.076°E / 22.140; 107.076 | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Chongzuo |
| Township-level divisions | 7 towns 6 townships |
| County seat | Chengzhong (城中镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,779 km2 (1,459 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 319,386 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | nm |
Ningming County (simplified Chinese: 宁明县; traditional Chinese: 寧明縣; pinyin: Níngmíng Xiàn, Zhuang: Ningzmingz Yen) is a county in southwestern Guangxi, China. It is famous for being home to the Hua mountain rock paintings World Heritage Site. A diverse range of languages and dialects are spoken alongside Mandarin Chinese, including local Yue Chinese called Pak Va (白话), Zuojiang Zhuang (左江壮语). It is under the administration of the prefecture-level cityofChongzuo and borders Vietnam's provinces of Lạng Sơn and Quảng Ninh.
There are 7 towns and 6 townships in the county:[1]
Chengzhong (城中镇), Aidian (爱店镇), Mingjiang (明江镇), Haiyuan (海渊镇), Tongmian (桐棉镇), Nakan (那堪镇), Tingliang (亭亮镇)
Zhai'an Township (寨安乡), Zhilang Township (峙浪乡), Dong'an Township (东安乡), Bangun Township (板棍乡), Beijiang Township (北江乡), Nanan Township (那楠乡)
| Climate data for Ningming (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) | 18.1 (64.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
22.3 (72.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.6 (1.36) |
24.9 (0.98) |
49.0 (1.93) |
68.1 (2.68) |
144.6 (5.69) |
170.4 (6.71) |
189.4 (7.46) |
215.3 (8.48) |
115.0 (4.53) |
60.9 (2.40) |
38.2 (1.50) |
27.3 (1.07) |
1,137.7 (44.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.4 | 8.5 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 13.6 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 17.6 | 11.3 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 135 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 74.8 | 75.0 | 65.6 | 116.2 | 177.1 | 176.3 | 195.1 | 192.2 | 182.7 | 171.9 | 142.3 | 119.3 | 1,688.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 22 | 23 | 18 | 30 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 36 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
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