Suining County, Jiangsu

Suining County (simplified Chinese: 睢宁县; traditional Chinese: 睢寧縣; pinyin: Suīníng Xiàn; Wade–Giles: Sui-ning) is under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China; it is the southernmost county-level division of Xuzhou and borders the prefecture-level cities of Suqian to the east and Suzhou of Anhui to the south and west.

Suining 睢宁县
County
Location in Xuzhou
Suining Location of the seat in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 33°56′28″N 117°51′11″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Xuzhou
Area
• Total	1,769 km2 (683 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,088,553
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code	221200
Website	www.cnsn.gov.cn

History

Suining basically was a part of former Suiling (睢陵) county by the Han. The seat of the Suiling was relocated to present-day Suining during the Three Kingdoms,^[1] and Suiling was merged into Suqian later. In 1218, it became a separate county seated at the old walled city of Suqian,^[2] and named "Suining" (literally: Bring peace to the Sui basin).^[3] The county was defunct in early Yuan, but restored in 1275. It was under Pizhou of Huai'an until Pizhou became a part of Xuzhou in 1733.

The ancient city Xiapi, where Pizhou used to seated is located in Gupi (古邳) Town.^[3]

Administration

Suining County is divided into 3 subdistricts and 15 towns.^[4]

3 subdistricts

• Suicheng (睢城街道)
• Jincheng (金城街道)
• Suihe (睢河街道)-is upgraded from town.

15 towns

Wangji (王集镇) Shuanggou (双沟镇) Lanshan (岚山镇) Liji (李集镇) Taoyuan (桃园镇) Guanshan (官山镇) Gaozuo (高作镇) Shaji (沙集镇)

Lingcheng (凌城镇) Qiuji (邱集镇) Gupi (古邳镇) Yaoji (姚集镇) Weiji (魏集镇) Liangji (梁集镇) Qing'an (庆安镇)

Climate

Climate data for Suining, elevation 24 m (79 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	17.6 (63.7)	26.0 (78.8)	33.1 (91.6)	32.7 (90.9)	37.2 (99.0)	38.8 (101.8)	39.1 (102.4)	38.0 (100.4)	36.3 (97.3)	33.8 (92.8)	28.3 (82.9)	20.8 (69.4)	39.1 (102.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.8 (42.4)	9.0 (48.2)	14.5 (58.1)	21.0 (69.8)	26.1 (79.0)	30.0 (86.0)	31.4 (88.5)	30.6 (87.1)	27.1 (80.8)	22.1 (71.8)	14.9 (58.8)	8.1 (46.6)	20.1 (68.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.1 (34.0)	4.0 (39.2)	9.1 (48.4)	15.4 (59.7)	20.7 (69.3)	24.9 (76.8)	27.4 (81.3)	26.6 (79.9)	22.2 (72.0)	16.4 (61.5)	9.6 (49.3)	3.2 (37.8)	15.0 (59.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.3 (27.9)	0.2 (32.4)	4.6 (40.3)	10.3 (50.5)	15.8 (60.4)	20.5 (68.9)	24.1 (75.4)	23.5 (74.3)	18.5 (65.3)	12.1 (53.8)	5.4 (41.7)	−0.5 (31.1)	11.0 (51.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−13.5 (7.7)	−16.7 (1.9)	−8.2 (17.2)	−0.7 (30.7)	4.4 (39.9)	11.6 (52.9)	17.5 (63.5)	14.3 (57.7)	6.7 (44.1)	−1.3 (29.7)	−7.4 (18.7)	−16.3 (2.7)	−16.7 (1.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	21.5 (0.85)	26.4 (1.04)	40.9 (1.61)	45.0 (1.77)	72.8 (2.87)	128.7 (5.07)	220.4 (8.68)	181.6 (7.15)	87.5 (3.44)	45.2 (1.78)	36.3 (1.43)	19.0 (0.75)	925.3 (36.44)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.0	5.9	6.6	7.0	7.6	8.6	13.2	11.4	7.8	5.6	6.1	4.6	89.4
Average snowy days	3.3	2.5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	1.5	9
Average relative humidity (%)	69	67	64	65	69	72	82	83	79	73	71	69	72
Mean monthly sunshine hours	139.6	140.9	179.5	203.7	210.6	180.0	177.3	177.3	172.9	171.3	148.8	145.8	2,047.7
Percentage possible sunshine	44	45	48	52	49	42	41	43	47	49	48	48	46
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

Education

• Suining Senior High School
• Wenhua Middle School
• Ninghai Middle School
• Jinghua Middle School
• Shuren Middle School
• Liji Middle School

Transport

Xuzhou Guanyin Airport is located in Shuanggou Town.

The town is served by two railway stations both located on the Xuzhou–Yancheng high-speed railway: Guanyin Airport and Suining.^[7]