| Lingshan County 灵山县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
  LingshanLocation of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 22°26′N 109°17′E / 22.433°N 109.283°E / 22.433; 109.283 | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Qinzhou |
| County seat | Lingcheng |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,550 km (1,370 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 63 m (208 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,360,000 |
| • Density | 380/km (990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Lingshan County (postal: Lingshan; simplified Chinese: 灵山县; traditional Chinese: 靈山縣; pinyin: Língshān Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Qinzhou City in southeastern Guangxi, China.
Administration
Lingshan's executive, legislature and judiciary are seated in Lingcheng, together with its CPC and PSB branches. The county administers 2 subdistricts and 17 towns in total:
Climate
| Climate data for Lingshan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
38.6 (101.5) |
40.0 (104.0) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.5 (2.22) |
44.8 (1.76) |
73.9 (2.91) |
109.3 (4.30) |
174.6 (6.87) |
296.5 (11.67) |
338.2 (13.31) |
255.2 (10.05) |
147.0 (5.79) |
83.8 (3.30) |
57.7 (2.27) |
36.6 (1.44) |
1,674.1 (65.89) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.4 | 10.9 | 15.3 | 13.4 | 15.6 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 18.5 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 156.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 80.4 | 65.4 | 56.5 | 94.5 | 156.1 | 156.4 | 192.6 | 191.3 | 193.3 | 193.0 | 153.4 | 128.3 | 1,661.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 24 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 39 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 54 | 47 | 39 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
References
- 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：灵山县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- 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.