Liujiang District
Liujiang 24°15′25″N 109°20′13″E / 24.257°N 109.337°E / 24.257; 109.337[1] | |
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Country | China |
Autonomous region | Guangxi |
Prefecture-level city | Liuzhou |
District seat | Labao (拉堡镇) |
Area [2] | |
• Total | 2,504 km2 (967 sq mi) |
Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 562,351 |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 5451XX |
Liujiang District (simplified Chinese: 柳江区; traditional Chinese: 柳江區; pinyin: Liǔjiāng Qū; Standard Zhuang: Liujgyangh Gih) is under the administration of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, located on the southwest bank of the Liu River. It covers a land area of 2,504 square kilometres (967 sq mi) and had a population of 562,351 as of 2010[update]. The southernmost county-level division of Liuzhou City, it lies south of Liuzhou's city proper, bordering the prefecture-level cities of Laibin to the south and Hechi to the northwest.
Administrative divisions
Liujiang consists of 8 towns:[4]
Labao (拉堡镇), Baipeng (百朋镇), Chengtuan (成团镇), Sandu (三都镇), Ligao (里高镇), Jiangde (进德镇), Chuanshan (穿山镇), Shibo (土博镇)
Transportation
Rail
- Guizhou–Guangxi Railway
- Liuzhou-Wuzhou Railway
Liujiang hominid
These findings might give some support to the claim that modern humans from Africa arrived at southern China about 100,000 years BP (Zhiren Cave, Chongzuo City: 100,000 years BP;[5][6][7] and the Liujiang hominid: controversially dated at 139,000–111,000 years BP [8]).
Climate
Climate data for Liujiang (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) | 27.8 (82.0) | 33.2 (91.8) | 34.5 (94.1) | 35.5 (95.9) | 36.4 (97.5) | 36.7 (98.1) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.9 (102.0) | 38.1 (100.6) | 36.3 (97.3) | 32.7 (90.9) | 29.9 (85.8) | 39.0 (102.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.7 (62.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 25.4 (77.7) | 29.5 (85.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.4 (92.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 27.8 (82.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.3 (63.1) | 25.3 (77.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) | 12.9 (55.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 25.2 (77.4) | 27.3 (81.1) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.6 (83.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 22.8 (73.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 20.9 (69.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.2 (50.4) | 13.4 (56.1) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.0 (71.6) | 24.5 (76.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.2 (77.4) | 23.3 (73.9) | 19.2 (66.6) | 14.4 (57.9) | 9.5 (49.1) | 17.8 (64.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | 0.2 (32.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | 7.8 (46.0) | 12.2 (54.0) | 16.5 (61.7) | 19.5 (67.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 14.8 (58.6) | 8.1 (46.6) | 3.2 (37.8) | −1.6 (29.1) | −1.6 (29.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.5 (2.50) | 44.2 (1.74) | 98.7 (3.89) | 129.1 (5.08) | 217.9 (8.58) | 339.0 (13.35) | 212.3 (8.36) | 197.4 (7.77) | 82.9 (3.26) | 57.5 (2.26) | 56.7 (2.23) | 44.6 (1.76) | 1,543.8 (60.78) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.6 | 11.7 | 17.1 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 17.7 | 15.4 | 13.6 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 148.9 |
Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 76 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 58.6 | 50.1 | 46.4 | 77.4 | 116.7 | 121.1 | 176.8 | 180.2 | 174.5 | 160.1 | 127.8 | 107.1 | 1,396.8 |
Percent possible sunshine | 17 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 45 | 39 | 33 | 31 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10] |
References
- ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Liujiang" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ Liuzhou City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《柳州市土地利用总体规划(2006-2020年)》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014.
- ^ 《中国2010年人口普查分县资料》 (in Chinese). 中国统计出版社. December 2012. ISBN 978-7-5037-6659-6.
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:柳江区 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ Liu, W.; Jin, C.-Z.; Zhang, Y.-Q.; Cai, Y.-J.; Xing, S.; Wu, X.-J.; Cheng, H.; Edwards, R. L.; Pan, W.-S.; Qin, D.-G.; An, Z.-S.; Trinkaus, E.; Wu, X.-Z. (25 October 2010). "Human remains from Zhirendong, South China, and modern human emergence in East Asia". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107 (45): 19201–19206. Bibcode:2010PNAS..10719201L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1014386107. PMC 2984215. PMID 20974952.
- "Modern humans emerged far earlier than previously thought, fossils from China suggest". ScienceDaily (Press release). October 28, 2010.
- ^ Dennell, Robin (24 November 2010). "Early Homo sapiens in China". Nature. 468 (7323): 512–513. doi:10.1038/468512a. PMID 21107416. S2CID 205060486.
- ^ "Oldest Modern Human Outside of Africa Found". National Geographic News. 25 October 2010. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010.
- ^ Shena, Guanjun; et al. (2002). "U-Series dating of Liujiang hominid site in Guangxi, Southern China". Journal of Human Evolution. 43 (6): 817–829. doi:10.1006/jhev.2002.0601. PMID 12473485.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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