Guiping

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{{Infobox settlement

|name = Guiping

|official_name =

|native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh|桂平市}}}} · {{lang|za|Gveibingz Si}}

|other_name = Kweiping; Sunchow; Sünchow

|postal_code_type = Postal code

|postal_code = 537200

|area_code = 0775

|settlement_type = County-level city

|image_skyline = Bird's-eye view of Guiping.jpg

|image_caption = Guiping, seen from Mt. Xi

|image_map =

|map_caption = Location of the county

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = China

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Guangxi

|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city

|subdivision_name2 = Guigang

|subdivision_type3 = Township-level divisions

|subdivision_name3 = 21 towns
5 townships

|seat_type = Municipal seat

|seat = Xishan ({{lang|zh-hans|西山镇}})

|area_total_km2 = 4074

|population_total = 1700000

|population_as_of = 2005

|population_density_km2 = auto

|coordinates = {{coord|23|24|N|110|05|E|region:CN-45|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_ft = 164

|elevation_m = 50

|timezone = China Standard

|utc_offset = +8

|website =

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|zha=Gveibingz

|altname=Xunzhou |t2=潯州 |s2=浔州 |p2=Xúnzhōu |w2=Hsün-chou |j2=Cam4zau1 |y2=Chàhmjāu

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Guiping ({{zh|c=桂平|p=Guìpíng|j=Gwai3ping4}}) is a county-level city in eastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Guigang City, located at the confluence of the Qian and Yu rivers, which are the Xi River's primary north and south tributaries, respectively.

Names

Guiping was formerly known as Xunzhou. From 1855 to 1861 it was the capital of the rebel state of Da Cheng and was called Xiujing.

Geography and climate

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Guiping has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with short, mild winters, and long, hot, humid summers. Winter begins dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast and often rainy, while summer continues to be rainy though it is the sunniest time of year. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|12.5|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|28.6|°C|1}} in July, and the annual mean is {{convert|21.58|°C|1}}. The annual rainfall is around {{convert|1735|mm|0|abbr=on}}, and is delivered in bulk (~46%) from May to July, when the plum rains occur and often create the risk of flooding. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 13% in March to 53% in September, the city receives 1,596 hours of bright sunshine annually.

{{Weather box|width=auto

|metric first=y

|single line=y

|collapsed = Y

|location = Guiping, elevation {{convert|130|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2000)

|Jan high C = 16.6

|Feb high C = 18.4

|Mar high C = 20.7

|Apr high C = 26.1

|May high C = 30.1

|Jun high C = 32.0

|Jul high C = 33.3

|Aug high C = 33.4

|Sep high C = 32.0

|Oct high C = 29.0

|Nov high C = 24.5

|Dec high C = 19.3

|Jan mean C = 13.0

|Feb mean C = 14.8

|Mar mean C = 17.4

|Apr mean C = 22.3

|May mean C = 25.9

|Jun mean C = 27.7

|Jul mean C = 28.7

|Aug mean C = 28.7

|Sep mean C = 27.4

|Oct mean C = 24.2

|Nov mean C = 19.7

|Dec mean C = 14.8

|Jan low C = 10.6

|Feb low C = 12.3

|Mar low C = 15.1

|Apr low C = 19.7

|May low C = 23.1

|Jun low C = 25.0

|Jul low C = 25.8

|Aug low C = 25.7

|Sep low C = 24.3

|Oct low C = 20.9

|Nov low C = 16.5

|Dec low C = 11.9

|Jan record high C = 28.7 |Jan record low C = 1.4

|Feb record high C = 33.9 |Feb record low C = 1.7

|Mar record high C = 33.2 |Mar record low C = 3.3

|Apr record high C = 35.5 |Apr record low C = 8.9

|May record high C = 35.9 |May record low C = 14.4

|Jun record high C = 37.0 |Jun record low C = 18.6

|Jul record high C = 38.6 |Jul record low C = 21.4

|Aug record high C = 38.9 |Aug record low C = 19.4

|Sep record high C = 38.2 |Sep record low C = 15.5

|Oct record high C = 34.7 |Oct record low C = 9.8

|Nov record high C = 33.0 |Nov record low C = 4.6

|Dec record high C = 29.9 |Dec record low C = 0.6

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 72.6

|Feb precipitation mm = 64.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 118.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 150.4

|May precipitation mm = 275.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 316.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 264.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 188.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 117.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 69.2

|Nov precipitation mm = 66.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 55.2

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 12.5

|Feb precipitation days = 12.9

|Mar precipitation days = 19.3

|Apr precipitation days = 17.5

|May precipitation days = 18.6

|Jun precipitation days = 20.2

|Jul precipitation days = 17.5

|Aug precipitation days = 15.4

|Sep precipitation days = 10.9

|Oct precipitation days = 6.3

|Nov precipitation days = 7.4

|Dec precipitation days = 8.8

|year precipitation days =

|Jan humidity = 78

|Feb humidity = 80

|Mar humidity = 85

|Apr humidity = 83

|May humidity = 82

|Jun humidity = 83

|Jul humidity = 80

|Aug humidity = 79

|Sep humidity = 77

|Oct humidity = 73

|Nov humidity = 73

|Dec humidity = 73

|Jan sun = 68.6

|Feb sun = 55.9

|Mar sun = 45.2

|Apr sun = 75.6

|May sun = 123.1

|Jun sun = 136.6

|Jul sun = 184.2

|Aug sun = 196.3

|Sep sun = 184.7

|Oct sun = 180.2

|Nov sun = 140.0

|Dec sun = 118.3

|year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 20

| Feb percentsun = 17

| Mar percentsun = 12

| Apr percentsun = 20

| May percentsun = 30

| Jun percentsun = 34

| Jul percentsun = 45

| Aug percentsun = 49

| Sep percentsun = 51

| Oct percentsun = 51

| Nov percentsun = 43

| Dec percentsun = 36

| year percentsun =

|Jan snow days = 0.1

|Feb snow days = 0

|Mar snow days = 0

|Apr snow days = 0

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0

|Dec snow days = 0

|year snow days =

|source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=21 September 2023}}

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Administrative divisions

Guiping administers 21 towns and 5 townships:{{cite web

|url = http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/45/08/450881.html

|script-title = zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:桂平市

|publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China

|language=zh

|access-date = 3 January 2013

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130219203905/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/45/08/450881.html

|archive-date = 19 February 2013

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Towns:

Townships:

Demographics

According to the Seventh National Census in 2020, the city’s Permanent Population (hukou) was 1,511,011.{{Cite web |title=关于桂平市第七次人口普查统计数据 |url=https://wz.ggnews.com.cn/index.php?m=show&id=226749 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=wz.ggnews.com.cn}}Compared with 1,496,904 people in the Sixth National Census in 2010, a total of 14,107 people increased over the past ten years, representing a growth of 0.94%, with an average annual growth rate of 0.09%.

Among the permanent residents of the city, the male population is 794,095, accounting for 52.55%. The female population was 716,916, accounting for 47.45%. The sex ratio of the total population (with females as 100, the ratio of males to females) was 110.77, an increase of 2.93 compared with 107.84 in the Sixth National Census in 2010.

See also

References

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