Hengzhou (Chinese: 横州; pinyin: Héngzhōu Shì), formerly, Heng County or Hengxian (simplified Chinese: 横县; traditional Chinese: 橫縣; pinyin: Héng Xiàn; Standard Zhuang: Hwngz Yen) is a county-level city 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 863,001 and a hukou population of 1,200,521[4] as of the 2010 Census. The easternmost county-level division of Nanning City, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Guigang to the northeast, Yulin to the east, and Qinzhou to the south. 60% speak Pinghua as their mother tongue and a further 30% speak Pingua as a second language.[5] The county-level city was approved and elevated by the former Heng County by the State Council on February 3, 2021.
Hengzhou 横州市 · Hwngzcouh Si | |
|---|---|
 Location in Nanning | |
  Hengzhou Location of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 22°40′48″N 109°15′41″E / 22.6799°N 109.2614°E[1] | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Nanning |
| Municipal seat | Hengzhou (横州镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,464 km2 (1,337 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 56 m (185 ft) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 863,001 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 5303XX |
Administrative divisions
There are 16 towns and 1 township in the county-level city:[6]
Towns:
- Hengzhou (横州镇), Luancheng (峦城镇), Liujing (六景镇), Shitang (石塘镇), Taoxu (陶圩镇), Xiaoyi (校椅镇), Yunbiao (云表镇), Baihe (百合镇), Nayang (那阳镇), Nanxiang (南乡镇), Xinfu (新福镇), Liantang (莲塘镇), Pingma (平马镇), Maling (马岭镇), Mashan (马山镇), Pinglang (平朗镇)
Township:
- , Zhenlong Township (镇龙乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Hengzhou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) | 32.9 (91.2) | 33.1 (91.6) | 34.8 (94.6) | 35.8 (96.4) | 37.5 (99.5) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.0 (100.4) | 37.9 (100.2) | 35.2 (95.4) | 32.8 (91.0) | 30.8 (87.4) | 38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.6 (79.9) | 30.4 (86.7) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.8 (91.0) | 31.5 (88.7) | 28.5 (83.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 26.2 (79.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.3 (63.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.1 (82.6) | 26.7 (80.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 19.1 (66.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 21.7 (71.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.9 (73.2) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 23.4 (74.1) | 19.8 (67.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.9 (51.6) | 18.6 (65.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | 2.7 (36.9) | 7.5 (45.5) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.1 (64.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 9.4 (48.9) | 5.1 (41.2) | −0.5 (31.1) | −0.5 (31.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 53.2 (2.09) | 45.2 (1.78) | 86.6 (3.41) | 98.0 (3.86) | 192.1 (7.56) | 259.7 (10.22) | 273.9 (10.78) | 220.5 (8.68) | 139.5 (5.49) | 72.3 (2.85) | 62.3 (2.45) | 41.3 (1.63) | 1,544.6 (60.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 15.8 | 13.5 | 15.4 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 16.6 | 11.3 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 150 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 68.4 | 55.4 | 47.8 | 83.2 | 137.0 | 134.1 | 178.2 | 180.8 | 174.5 | 172.2 | 137.3 | 113.8 | 1,482.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 20 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 33 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||