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Yongfu County (Chinese: 永福县; pinyin: Yǒngfú Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Guilin, Guangxi, China, located 55 km (34 mi) to the southwest of downtown Guilin. The county is mostly rural and hilly, marked by the same dramatic karst topography for which Guilin is famous.
Yongfu County
永福县 Yungfu | |
|---|---|
  Yongfu Location of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 24°58′48″N 109°58′59″E / 24.9799°N 109.9831°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Guilin |
| County seat | Yongfu Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,807 km2 (1,084 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Yongfu is perhaps best known as a center of luohan guo (Siraitia grosvenorii) production, and in particular the town of Longjiang (龙江) has been called "the home of Chinese luohan guo".
Other agricultural products include mangosteens, honey, wild grapes, silkworms, rice, mushrooms, chestnuts, and yellow bamboo shoots.
Administrative divisions edit
Yongfu County is divided into 6 towns and 3 townships:[1]
- towns
- Yongfu 永福镇
- Luojin 罗锦镇
- Baishou 百寿镇
- Suqiao 苏桥镇
- Sanhuang 三皇镇
- Baoli 堡里镇
- townships
- Guangfu 广福乡
- Yong'an 永安乡
- Longjiang 龙江乡
Climate edit
| Climate data for Yongfu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.7 (90.9) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
19.3 (66.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84.6 (3.33) |
89.3 (3.52) |
165.7 (6.52) |
205.0 (8.07) |
351.1 (13.82) |
487.6 (19.20) |
272.3 (10.72) |
170.9 (6.73) |
81.6 (3.21) |
70.6 (2.78) |
85.5 (3.37) |
63.6 (2.50) |
2,127.8 (83.77) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.5 | 14.6 | 20.6 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 17.4 | 12.6 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 173.3 |
| Average snowy days | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 77 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 54.5 | 49.5 | 48.6 | 76.7 | 109.5 | 112.1 | 179.2 | 192.9 | 175.5 | 150.4 | 117.6 | 98.1 | 1,364.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 16 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 30 | 30 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：永福县 (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.
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