Xingwen County

Xingwen County (simplified Chinese: 兴文县; traditional Chinese: 興文縣; pinyin: Xīngwén Xiàn) is a county in Yibin, Sichuan, China. It is located in the southern part of Sichuan province and borders Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. It has become known for its Geopark,^[1] Xingwen Stoneforest Archived 2011-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, a Karst landscape.^[2]

Ethnic townships in South Sichuan: Yibin and Luzhou. Light green -Yi. Blue - miao.

Xingwen County 兴文县
County
Location of Xingwen County (red) within Yibin City (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates: 28°18′13″N 105°14′11″E
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture-level city	Yibin
Area
• Total	1,373 km2 (530 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	380,036
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

Xingwen County comprises 8 towns and 4 ethnic townships:^[3]

towns

• Gusong 古宋镇
• Bowangshan 僰王山镇
• Gongle 共乐镇
• Lianhua 莲花镇
• Jiusicheng 九丝城镇
• Shihai 石海镇
• Zhoujia 周家镇
• Wuxing 五星镇

ethnic townships

• Daba Miao Ethnic Township 大坝苗族乡
• Dahe Miao Ethnic Township 大河苗族乡
• Qilin Miao Ethnic Township 麒麟苗族乡
• Xianfeng Miao Ethnic Township 仙峰苗族乡

Climate

Climate data for Xingwen, elevation 367 m (1,204 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)	20.7 (69.3)	27.4 (81.3)	36.9 (98.4)	35.3 (95.5)	39.8 (103.6)	39.7 (103.5)	40.9 (105.6)	42.7 (108.9)	41.4 (106.5)	34.9 (94.8)	27.8 (82.0)	21.1 (70.0)	42.7 (108.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.5 (50.9)	13.7 (56.7)	18.7 (65.7)	24.3 (75.7)	27.5 (81.5)	29.3 (84.7)	32.7 (90.9)	32.7 (90.9)	27.6 (81.7)	21.5 (70.7)	17.4 (63.3)	11.8 (53.2)	22.3 (72.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	7.7 (45.9)	10.1 (50.2)	14.2 (57.6)	19.0 (66.2)	22.2 (72.0)	24.4 (75.9)	27.2 (81.0)	27.0 (80.6)	23.0 (73.4)	18.0 (64.4)	13.9 (57.0)	9.0 (48.2)	18.0 (64.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.8 (42.4)	7.7 (45.9)	11.1 (52.0)	15.4 (59.7)	18.4 (65.1)	21.1 (70.0)	23.4 (74.1)	23.1 (73.6)	20.1 (68.2)	15.9 (60.6)	11.7 (53.1)	7.2 (45.0)	15.1 (59.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−0.8 (30.6)	0.0 (32.0)	3.2 (37.8)	6.0 (42.8)	10.1 (50.2)	15.0 (59.0)	17.4 (63.3)	18.0 (64.4)	13.1 (55.6)	8.2 (46.8)	1.8 (35.2)	−1.6 (29.1)	−1.6 (29.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	35.0 (1.38)	30.2 (1.19)	50.8 (2.00)	81.9 (3.22)	118.7 (4.67)	176.1 (6.93)	181.9 (7.16)	188.3 (7.41)	112.5 (4.43)	90.0 (3.54)	40.2 (1.58)	34.3 (1.35)	1,139.9 (44.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	17.2	13.3	14.7	14.0	15.9	18.0	14.4	12.7	15.5	20.1	14.6	15.3	185.7
Average snowy days	0.2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.4
Average relative humidity (%)	85	81	78	76	76	81	79	78	83	87	85	86	81
Mean monthly sunshine hours	30.9	42.4	80.6	111.7	111.1	98.7	167.1	169.4	95.5	47.7	48.2	30.2	1,033.5
Percentage possible sunshine	9	13	22	29	26	24	40	42	26	14	15	9	22
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

External links

• Official website of Xingwen County Government