Wuming District (simplified Chinese: 武鸣区; traditional Chinese: 武鳴區; pinyin: Wǔmíng Qū; Standard Zhuang: Vujmingz Gih) is one of 7 districts of the prefecture-level city of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, South China. The district was approved to build from the dissolution of the former Wuming County (武鸣县) by the Chinese State Council on February 16, 2015.[5] Located north of the city proper, it borders the prefecture-level city of Baise to the west.
Wuming
武鸣区 · Vujmingz Gih | |
|---|---|
 Location in Nanning | |
 Wuming Location in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 23°09′32″N 108°16′26″E[1] | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Nanning |
| District seat | Chengxiang |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,378.36 km2 (1,304.39 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 722,000 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 5301XX |
Administrative divisions
Wuming District is divided into 13 towns:[6]
- Chengxiang 城厢镇
- Taiping 太平镇
- Shuangqiao 双桥镇
- Ningwu 宁武镇
- Luoxu 锣圩镇
- Xianhu 仙湖镇
- Fucheng 府城镇
- Luwo 陆斡镇
- Liangjiang 两江镇
- Luobo 罗波镇
- Lingma 灵马镇
- Ganxu 甘圩镇
- Matou 马头镇
Language
Zhuang is the most widely spoken language of the district.[7] The Zhuang dialect spoken in Shuangqiao (双桥镇) in Wuming District is used as the basis for the pronunciation of Standard Zhuang.[7]
Several varieties of Chinese are spoken in Wuming, including Wuming Mandarin, Putonghua, Hengtang dialect (a dialect of Pinghua), Xinmin dialect (a dialect of Hakka) and Cantonese.[7]
Climate
| Climate data for Wuming (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.1 (84.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
39.2 (102.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
40.6 (105.1) |
38.7 (101.7) |
38.9 (102.0) |
36.3 (97.3) |
33.6 (92.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
22.3 (72.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
19.4 (66.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
2.8 (37.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50.3 (1.98) |
35.7 (1.41) |
71.5 (2.81) |
71.1 (2.80) |
181.2 (7.13) |
231.5 (9.11) |
211.1 (8.31) |
175.4 (6.91) |
95.3 (3.75) |
62.8 (2.47) |
50.9 (2.00) |
35.5 (1.40) |
1,272.3 (50.08) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.0 | 10.5 | 14.5 | 12.2 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 138.9 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 60.9 | 57.3 | 49.8 | 93.4 | 142.5 | 147.1 | 185.1 | 190.2 | 178.4 | 161.2 | 131.5 | 111.9 | 1,509.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 18 | 18 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 34 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
References
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