Shangsi County

Coordinates: 22°09′13″N 107°58′55″E / 22.1536°N 107.982°E / 22.1536; 107.982
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Shangsi County
上思县 · Sangswh Yen
Shangsze
Shangsi is located in Guangxi
Shangsi
Shangsi
Location in Guangxi
Coordinates: 22°09′13″N 107°58′55″E / 22.1536°N 107.982°E / 22.1536; 107.982
CountryChina
Autonomous regionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityFangchenggang
County seatSiyang
Area
 • Total2,816 km2 (1,087 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total194,774
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Shangsi County (Chinese: 上思县; pinyin: Shàngsī Xiàn; Zhuang: Sangswh Yen) is a county in the southwest of Guangxi, China. It is the northernmost county-level division of Fangchenggang City.

Administrative divisions[edit]

Shangsi County is divided into 4 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township:[1]

towns
  • Siyang Town 思阳镇
  • Zaimiao Town 在妙镇
  • Hualan Town 华兰镇
  • Jiao'an Town 叫安镇
townships
  • Pingfu Township 平福乡
  • Naqin Township 那琴乡
  • Gongzheng Township 公正乡
ethnic township
  • Nanping Yao Ethnic Township 南屏瑶族乡

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Shangsi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.1
(88.0)
36.0
(96.8)
35.7
(96.3)
39.6
(103.3)
40.1
(104.2)
38.4
(101.1)
39.5
(103.1)
37.4
(99.3)
37.0
(98.6)
35.1
(95.2)
33.3
(91.9)
31.6
(88.9)
40.1
(104.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)
20.0
(68.0)
22.8
(73.0)
28.1
(82.6)
31.3
(88.3)
32.6
(90.7)
32.8
(91.0)
32.4
(90.3)
31.2
(88.2)
28.3
(82.9)
24.5
(76.1)
19.9
(67.8)
26.8
(80.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.0
(55.4)
15.0
(59.0)
18.1
(64.6)
22.9
(73.2)
26.1
(79.0)
27.7
(81.9)
27.8
(82.0)
27.3
(81.1)
26.0
(78.8)
23.0
(73.4)
18.9
(66.0)
14.6
(58.3)
21.7
(71.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)
11.7
(53.1)
14.9
(58.8)
19.3
(66.7)
22.5
(72.5)
24.4
(75.9)
24.6
(76.3)
24.2
(75.6)
22.7
(72.9)
19.4
(66.9)
15.1
(59.2)
11.1
(52.0)
18.3
(65.0)
Record low °C (°F) −0.2
(31.6)
2.6
(36.7)
1.4
(34.5)
8.8
(47.8)
13.0
(55.4)
15.7
(60.3)
18.9
(66.0)
20.3
(68.5)
15.4
(59.7)
8.4
(47.1)
2.4
(36.3)
−1.1
(30.0)
−1.1
(30.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31.5
(1.24)
21.8
(0.86)
43.1
(1.70)
60.3
(2.37)
123.8
(4.87)
162.0
(6.38)
260.4
(10.25)
243.0
(9.57)
156.6
(6.17)
83.6
(3.29)
44.2
(1.74)
26.3
(1.04)
1,256.6
(49.48)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.9 8.6 10.9 9.8 13.7 16.5 17.2 18.0 12.4 6.5 7.2 6.7 136.4
Average relative humidity (%) 79 80 82 79 78 81 82 84 81 78 78 76 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 87.0 87.1 85.8 134.2 184.5 176.4 193.0 187.4 181.1 176.7 147.2 125.8 1,766.2
Percent possible sunshine 26 27 23 35 45 44 47 47 50 49 45 38 40
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:上思县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.