Pingguo
County-level city in Guangxi, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pingguo (Chinese: 平果市; pinyin: Píngguǒ shì; Zhuang: Bingzgoj Si) is a city of west-central Guangxi, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Baise. Two thirds of the population are Zhuang.
Pingguo
平果市 · Bingzgoj Si | |
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 Pingguo | |
| Coordinates: 23°19′44″N 107°35′24″E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Baise |
| Township-level divisions | 9 towns 3 townships |
| Municipal seat | Matou (马头镇) |
| Area | |
| 2,485 km2 (959 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 33.1 km2 (12.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (2011) | 507,800 |
| • Urban | 291,160 |
| Time zone | China Standard |
| Postal code | 531400 |
| Website | http://www.pingguo.gov.cn/## |
It was formed in 2019 when Pingguo County was upgraded to the county-level city Pingguo.[1] Pingguo County was formed in 1952 as a merger of Pingzhi and Guode County.[2] Guode County was formed by the merger of Guohua Town and Guide Town which have been recorded as towns during the Song Dynasty and were part of Tianzhou, present day Tianyang District.[3]
The Pingguo Industry Park hosts an important part of China's aluminum industry.[4] 17% of China's proven bauxite reserves are found in Pingguo.[5]
Since 2009, an ITF international tennis tournament has been held annually in Pingguo.[6]
Administrative divisions
There are nine towns and three townships in the city:[7]
Towns:
- Matou (马头镇), Xin'an (新安镇), Guohua (果化镇), Taiping (太平镇), Pozao (坡造镇), Sitang (四塘镇), Jiucheng (旧城镇), Bangxu (榜圩镇), Fengwu Town (风梧镇)
Townships:
- Haicheng Township (海城乡), Liming Township (黎明乡), Tonglao Township (同老乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Pingguo (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.9 (98.4) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.1 (104.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.1 (102.4) |
38.8 (101.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
35.9 (96.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
19.2 (66.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.8 (1.76) |
27.9 (1.10) |
58.5 (2.30) |
68.7 (2.70) |
175.2 (6.90) |
237.5 (9.35) |
244.9 (9.64) |
197.8 (7.79) |
122.2 (4.81) |
66.2 (2.61) |
43.3 (1.70) |
34.8 (1.37) |
1,321.8 (52.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.5 | 10.2 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 14.8 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 140 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 57.6 | 56.8 | 54.3 | 95.0 | 137.3 | 136.5 | 167.0 | 182.2 | 168.2 | 151.1 | 120.4 | 102.8 | 1,429.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 17 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 33 | 34 | 41 | 46 | 46 | 42 | 37 | 31 | 32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
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