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.
Shangsi County 上思县 · Sangswh Yen Shangsze | |
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  Shangsi Location in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 22°09′13″N 107°58′55″E / 22.1536°N 107.982°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Fangchenggang |
| County seat | Siyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,816 km2 (1,087 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 194,774 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
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
| Climate data for Shangsi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||