Tianlin County (Chinese: 田林县; pinyin: Tiánlín Xiàn; Zhuang: Denzlinz Yen) is a county in the west of Guangxi, China, bordering the provinces of Guizhou to the north and Yunnan to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise.

Tianlin
田林县 · Denzlinz Yen
Tianlin is located in Guangxi
Tianlin
Tianlin
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°17′38″N 106°13′44″E / 24.294°N 106.229°E / 24.294; 106.229
CountryChina
ProvinceGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityBaise
County seatLeli
Area
 • Total5,584 km2 (2,156 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total224,828
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.tianlin.gov.cn

Administrative divisions edit

Tianlin County is divided into 5 towns, 5 townships and 4 ethnic townships:[1]

towns
  • Leli Town 乐里镇
  • Jiuzhou Town 旧州镇
  • Ding'an Town 定安镇
  • Liulong Town 六隆镇
  • Langping Town 浪平镇
townships
  • Pingtang Township 平塘乡
  • Nabi Township 那比乡
  • Gaolong Township 高龙乡
  • Baile Township 百乐乡
  • Zhemiao Township 者苗乡
ethnic townships
  • Lucheng Yao Ethnic Township 潞城瑶族乡
  • Lizhou Yao Ethnic Township 利周瑶族乡
  • Bagui Yao Ethnic Township 八桂瑶族乡
  • Badu Yao Ethnic Township 八渡瑶族乡

Demographics edit

Ethnic Yao are distributed mostly in the townships of Lizhou 利周, Lucheng 潞城, Bagui 八桂, Nongwa 弄瓦, Fuda 福达, and Badu 八渡, while ethnic Yi are found in Changjing Village 常井村 of Ding'an Township 定安镇.[2]

The Miao of Tianlin County call themselves "Mengxia 孟夏", while the Zhuang call themselves Puyue 甫越 (bu33 jui33), the Han call themselves Kebianren 客边人 ('guest people'), and the Yi call themselves Buna 布那.[3]

Yao edit

The Yao of Tianlin County consist of the following four subgroups.[3]

  • Landian Yao 蓝靛瑶 (autonym: Qinmen 琴门, meaning 'mountain people' 山人)
  • Pangu Yao 盘古瑶 (autonym: Yumian 育棉)
  • Beilou Yao 背篓瑶 (autonym: Bunu 布努)
  • Mubing Yao 木柄瑶 (autonym: Nuomo 诺莫)

Notable people edit

Climate edit

Climate data for Tianlin (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)
35.5
(95.9)
37.4
(99.3)
40.0
(104.0)
40.2
(104.4)
37.5
(99.5)
37.5
(99.5)
37.5
(99.5)
38.0
(100.4)
34.0
(93.2)
33.5
(92.3)
30.2
(86.4)
40.2
(104.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.3
(63.1)
20.3
(68.5)
24.1
(75.4)
28.9
(84.0)
31.1
(88.0)
32.1
(89.8)
32.7
(90.9)
32.9
(91.2)
31.1
(88.0)
27.4
(81.3)
23.9
(75.0)
19.2
(66.6)
26.7
(80.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3)
14.8
(58.6)
18.4
(65.1)
22.9
(73.2)
25.5
(77.9)
26.9
(80.4)
27.3
(81.1)
26.9
(80.4)
25.0
(77.0)
21.7
(71.1)
17.7
(63.9)
13.5
(56.3)
21.1
(69.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)
11.3
(52.3)
14.6
(58.3)
18.6
(65.5)
21.4
(70.5)
23.6
(74.5)
24.1
(75.4)
23.6
(74.5)
21.6
(70.9)
18.5
(65.3)
14.2
(57.6)
10.1
(50.2)
17.6
(63.7)
Record low °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0)
1.8
(35.2)
2.0
(35.6)
9.3
(48.7)
11.5
(52.7)
16.0
(60.8)
17.5
(63.5)
18.0
(64.4)
13.9
(57.0)
7.9
(46.2)
3.2
(37.8)
−1.6
(29.1)
−1.6
(29.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23.4
(0.92)
19.1
(0.75)
34.2
(1.35)
72.4
(2.85)
156.3
(6.15)
247.2
(9.73)
224.6
(8.84)
197.7
(7.78)
103.4
(4.07)
66.0
(2.60)
33.5
(1.32)
21.9
(0.86)
1,199.7
(47.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.6 8.1 9.0 10.2 12.8 15.4 17.8 16.2 10.8 8.9 7.0 6.4 130.2
Average snowy days 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.2
Average relative humidity (%) 80 77 75 75 77 82 83 83 82 82 81 80 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 67.2 81.6 103.5 142.6 164.8 148.2 168.8 179.8 153.5 116.4 117.2 92.3 1,535.9
Percent possible sunshine 20 25 28 37 40 36 41 45 42 33 36 28 34
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:田林县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ http://www.gxdqw.com/bin/mse.exe?seachword=&K=c&A=25&rec=58&run=13
  3. ^ a b http://www.gxdqw.com/bin/mse.exe?seachword=&K=c&A=25&rec=67&run=13
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.