For Pingxiang
(萍乡 ) in Jiangxi province, see
Pingxiang .
County-level city in Guangxi, China
Pingxiang (凭祥市 ) is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chongzuo , in the southwest of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region , China.
Situation
The city covers an area of 650 km2 (250 sq mi). It is bordered in the north by Longzhou County and in the east by Ningming County , both in Chongzuo, and in the south and west by Vietnam's Lạng Sơn Province .
National Route 322 comes through the city centre, as does the railway which continues on to Hanoi ; a high-speed expressway, now also international, passes nearby.
Zhennan Pass , site of the Battle of Bang Bo during the Sino-French War , is now named the "Friendship Pass" and is considered the gateway to Vietnam.
There are also plans to build a high-speed railway from Nanning to the Vietnamese border.[ 1]
Demographics
Pingxiang has a population of approximately 106,400 (83.5% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, 2010).[ 2] Ethnic groups include Zhuang , Han , Yao , Miao , Jing , and others.
Administrative divisions
Pingxiang is divided into 4 towns:[ 3]
Transportation
Rail
Climate
Climate data for Pingxiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
30.2 (86.4)
36.1 (97.0)
35.4 (95.7)
38.6 (101.5)
40.0 (104.0)
37.7 (99.9)
37.8 (100.0)
37.1 (98.8)
36.7 (98.1)
34.6 (94.3)
33.4 (92.1)
30.8 (87.4)
40.0 (104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
17.6 (63.7)
19.8 (67.6)
22.3 (72.1)
27.6 (81.7)
31.1 (88.0)
32.5 (90.5)
32.8 (91.0)
32.5 (90.5)
31.3 (88.3)
28.7 (83.7)
24.9 (76.8)
20.4 (68.7)
26.8 (80.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)
13.5 (56.3)
15.8 (60.4)
18.6 (65.5)
23.2 (73.8)
26.3 (79.3)
27.8 (82.0)
28.0 (82.4)
27.4 (81.3)
26.0 (78.8)
23.2 (73.8)
19.2 (66.6)
15.1 (59.2)
22.0 (71.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
10.7 (51.3)
13.0 (55.4)
16.0 (60.8)
20.2 (68.4)
22.9 (73.2)
24.6 (76.3)
24.8 (76.6)
24.3 (75.7)
22.8 (73.0)
19.8 (67.6)
15.6 (60.1)
11.7 (53.1)
18.9 (66.0)
Record low °C (°F)
1.2 (34.2)
2.6 (36.7)
3.3 (37.9)
9.6 (49.3)
14.1 (57.4)
15.5 (59.9)
19.1 (66.4)
21.6 (70.9)
15.5 (59.9)
9.1 (48.4)
3.5 (38.3)
0.1 (32.2)
0.1 (32.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
33.9 (1.33)
30.0 (1.18)
57.7 (2.27)
83.0 (3.27)
156.0 (6.14)
201.5 (7.93)
223.4 (8.80)
239.6 (9.43)
132.9 (5.23)
59.3 (2.33)
44.2 (1.74)
28.5 (1.12)
1,290 (50.77)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
11.7
11.9
15.1
12.7
14.0
17.3
17.0
17.6
11.5
7.2
6.5
7.5
150
Average relative humidity (%)
80
82
82
80
78
80
80
82
81
80
79
77
80
Mean monthly sunshine hours
66.1
60.4
51.3
88.9
146.9
146.6
172.6
169.0
166.8
154.5
134.9
111.0
1,469
Percent possible sunshine
20
19
14
23
36
36
42
43
46
43
41
33
33
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 4] [ 5]
See also
Notes and references
Links to related articles
Largest cities in Guangxi
Source: China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2018 Urban Population and Urban Temporary Population
Rank
Name
Pop.
Rank
Name
Pop.
Nanning Liuzhou
1
Nanning
3,614,200
11
Baise
271,000
Guilin Yulin
2
Liuzhou
1,830,800
12
Fangchenggang
248,000
3
Guilin
946,400
13
Beiliu
234,000
4
Yulin
756,300
14
Guiping
209,500
5
Wuzhou
629,300
15
Hezhou
203,000
6
Beihai
497,600
16
Chongzuo
191,000
7
Guigang
426,700
17
Cenxi
178,000
8
Qinzhou
375,000
18
Jingxi
165,000
9
Hechi
357,000
19
Dongxing
99,500
10
Laibin
331,600
20
Pingxiang
79,600