Mashan County (simplified Chinese: 马山县; traditional Chinese: 馬山縣; pinyin: Mǎshān Xiàn; Standard Zhuang: Majsanh Yen) is a county of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi. The northernmost county-level division of Nanning City, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Hechi to the north and Laibin to the northeast.
Mashan County
马山县 · Majsanh Yen | |
|---|---|
 Location in Nanning | |
  Mashan Location in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 23°42′32″N 108°10′41″E / 23.709°N 108.178°E[1] | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Nanning |
| County seat | Baishan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,345.33 km2 (905.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 390,900 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 530600 |
| Website | msx |
Administrative divisions edit
Mashan County is divided into 7 towns, 2 townships and 2 ethnic townships:[4]
- towns
- Baishan Town 白山镇
- Bailongtan Town 百龙滩镇
- Linxu Town 林圩镇
- Guling Town 古零镇
- Jincha Town 金钗镇
- Zhoulu Town 周鹿镇
- Yongzhou Town 永州镇
- townships
- Qiaoli Township 乔利乡
- Jiafang Township 加方乡
- ethnic townships
- Guzhai Yao Ethnic Township 古寨瑶族乡
- Lidang Yao Ethnic Township 里当瑶族乡
Population edit
492,500 in 2000, with 75.8% as Zhuang ethnic group population
Transportation edit
Climate edit
| Climate data for Mashan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
35.2 (95.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.6 (101.5) |
40.1 (104.2) |
38.8 (101.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
25.9 (78.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.1 (2.48) |
40.6 (1.60) |
83.8 (3.30) |
109.6 (4.31) |
243.7 (9.59) |
385.0 (15.16) |
301.9 (11.89) |
217.7 (8.57) |
117.5 (4.63) |
70.6 (2.78) |
57.6 (2.27) |
46.4 (1.83) |
1,737.5 (68.41) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.4 | 11.8 | 17.2 | 15.1 | 16.2 | 19.4 | 18.4 | 16.4 | 10.8 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 163.3 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 55.1 | 50.3 | 45.9 | 84.5 | 129.4 | 130.2 | 171.7 | 188.4 | 176.5 | 153.7 | 123.5 | 103.7 | 1,412.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 16 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 32 | 42 | 47 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 31 | 32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Mashan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ Nanning City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《南宁市土地利用总体规划（2006-2020年）》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014.
- ^ 《中国2010年人口普查分县资料》 (in Chinese). 中国统计出版社. December 2012. ISBN 978-7-5037-6659-6.
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：马山县 (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.