Binyang County

Binyang County (simplified Chinese: 宾阳县; traditional Chinese: 賓陽縣; pinyin: Bīnyáng Xiàn; Standard Zhuang: Binhyangz 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, with a permanent population of 782,255 and a hukou population of 1,051,373^[4] as of the 2010 Census. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Laibin to the northeast and Guigang to the east. The main highways passing near the county seat are China National Highways 322 and 324. The local economy is based mostly on industry and services. The county seat is Binzhou Town, known as one of the oldest towns in Guangxi which has population over 200,000 people. People speak Binyanghua in Binyang, which is a branch of Cantonese.

Binyang County 宾阳县 · Binhyangz Yen Pinyang
County
Binyang County in June 2015
Location in Nanning
Binyang Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 23°12′54″N 108°51′14″E[1]
Country	China
Autonomous region	Guangxi
Prefecture-level city	Nanning
County seat	Binzhou (宾州镇)
Area [2]
• Total	2,314 km2 (893 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[3]
• Total	782,255
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	5304XX

Administrative divisions

There are 16 towns in the county:^[5]

Binzhou (宾州镇), Litang (黎塘镇), Xinqiao (新桥镇), Xinxu (新圩镇), Daqiao (大桥镇), Zouxu (邹圩镇), Gantang (甘棠镇), Gula (古辣镇), Luxu (露圩镇), Yangqiao (洋桥镇), Wangling (王灵镇), Wuling (武陵镇), Zhonghua (中华镇), Silong (思陇镇), Heji (和吉镇), Chenping (陈平镇)

Climate

Climate data for Binyang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	28.1 (82.6)	34.5 (94.1)	35.1 (95.2)	37.6 (99.7)	37.3 (99.1)	37.2 (99.0)	38.3 (100.9)	38.4 (101.1)	37.2 (99.0)	35.7 (96.3)	32.5 (90.5)	29.8 (85.6)	38.4 (101.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	15.6 (60.1)	17.8 (64.0)	20.5 (68.9)	26.2 (79.2)	30.0 (86.0)	31.7 (89.1)	32.7 (90.9)	32.8 (91.0)	31.2 (88.2)	27.9 (82.2)	23.5 (74.3)	18.3 (64.9)	25.7 (78.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	12.0 (53.6)	14.1 (57.4)	17.1 (62.8)	22.4 (72.3)	25.8 (78.4)	27.7 (81.9)	28.5 (83.3)	28.4 (83.1)	26.7 (80.1)	23.3 (73.9)	18.8 (65.8)	13.9 (57.0)	21.6 (70.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	9.5 (49.1)	11.6 (52.9)	14.6 (58.3)	19.5 (67.1)	22.8 (73.0)	25.0 (77.0)	25.5 (77.9)	25.4 (77.7)	23.6 (74.5)	20.0 (68.0)	15.5 (59.9)	10.9 (51.6)	18.7 (65.6)
Record low °C (°F)	1.1 (34.0)	1.5 (34.7)	3.0 (37.4)	8.0 (46.4)	13.4 (56.1)	16.5 (61.7)	20.7 (69.3)	15.4 (59.7)	15.1 (59.2)	10.7 (51.3)	5.0 (41.0)	1.1 (34.0)	1.1 (34.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	66.2 (2.61)	49.5 (1.95)	93.0 (3.66)	96.8 (3.81)	220.2 (8.67)	247.2 (9.73)	252.0 (9.92)	201.4 (7.93)	123.7 (4.87)	93.1 (3.67)	67.1 (2.64)	46 (1.8)	1,556.2 (61.26)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	12.5	12.0	17.1	13.6	15.8	18.7	17.4	15.6	10.1	7.2	7.7	8.9	156.6
Average snowy days	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Average relative humidity (%)	77	79	82	79	79	82	80	79	77	73	73	72	78
Mean monthly sunshine hours	62.3	53.0	47.9	87.1	129.8	132.6	169.5	182.0	175.0	164.8	125.5	110.6	1,440.1
Percent possible sunshine	19	17	13	23	32	33	41	46	48	46	38	33	32
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

References

1. "Binyang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
2. 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.
3. 《中国2010年人口普查分县资料》 (in Chinese). China Statistics Print (中国统计出版社). December 2012. ISBN 978-7-5037-6659-6.
4. 《中华人民共和国全国分县市人口统计资料2010》. 群众出版社. November 2011. ISBN 978-7-5014-4917-0.
5. 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：宾阳县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
6. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
7. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

External links

• Official website of Binyang County Government