Shibing County
施秉县
Shihping
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  Shibing Location of the seat in Guizhou Show map of Guizhou Shibing Shibing (Southwest China) Show map of Southwest China | |
| Coordinates (Shibing County government): 27°01′59″N 108°07′28″E / 27.0331°N 108.1245°E / 27.0331; 108.1245 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Autonomous prefecture | Qiandongnan |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
| • County | 1,543.83 km2 (596.08 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)
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| • County | 170,000 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 37,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Shibing County (Chinese: 施秉县; pinyin: Shībǐng Xiàn; Hmu: Qib Jux) is a county in the east of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.
Shibing's history goes back to at least 1391, when it was an important crossing halfway on the road between Zhenyuan and Huangping. The name Shibing is based on Miao language words for the stop in the middle. Shibing was established as a county in 1444. Between 1958 and 1962 it was part of Huangping County.[1]
The total population is 170,000 as of 2021,[2] 58.53% of the population belongs to minorities, of these, 52.75% are Miao.[3]
Shibing Karst landscape is part of the South China Karst World Natural Heritage Site.[4]
Shibing administers over 5 towns and 3 townships:[5]
| Climate data for Shibing, elevation 547 m (1,795 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.9 (100.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
38.1 (100.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
21.6 (71.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
16.7 (62.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
13.4 (56.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27.7 (1.09) |
32.2 (1.27) |
60.9 (2.40) |
109.8 (4.32) |
150.9 (5.94) |
183 (7.2) |
150.5 (5.93) |
95.2 (3.75) |
79.9 (3.15) |
83.4 (3.28) |
44.7 (1.76) |
24.9 (0.98) |
1,043.1 (41.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.7 | 11.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 13.1 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 12.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 153.5 |
| Average snowy days | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 32.3 | 45.0 | 65.8 | 90.1 | 107.3 | 101.4 | 165.8 | 177.4 | 125.9 | 82.8 | 72.4 | 50.6 | 1,116.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 39 | 44 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 25 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
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