Shanglin County

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Shanglin County

|native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|上林县}} · {{lang|za|Sanglinz Yen}}}}

|postal_code_type = Postal code

|postal_code = 5305XX

|settlement_type = County

|image_skyline =

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|image_map = ChinaNanningShanglin.png

|map_caption = Location in Nanning

|pushpin_map = China Guangxi

|pushpin_label = Shanglin

|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Guangxi

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = China

|subdivision_type1 = Autonomous region

|subdivision_name1 = Guangxi

|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city

|subdivision_name2 = Nanning

|subdivision_type3 = Subdivisions

|subdivision_name3 =

| seat_type = County seat

| seat = Dafeng

|area_footnotes = Nanning City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/{{zh|s=《南宁市土地利用总体规划（2006-2020年）》|labels=no}}.{{in lang|zh}} Accessed 8 July 2014.

|area_total_km2 = 1876

|population_footnotes = {{cite book|script-title=zh:《中国2010年人口普查分县资料》|date=December 2012|publisher=中国统计出版社|isbn=978-7-5037-6659-6|language=zh}}

|population_total = 343590

|population_as_of = 2010

|population_density_km2 = auto

| coordinates_footnotes = {{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Shanglin,+Nanning,+Guangxi,+China,+530500/@23.4317754,108.6027185,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x36b112632bb3c739:0xec075a318272e94e |title=Shanglin|accessdate=2014-07-02}}

|coordinates = {{coord|23.432|N|108.603|E|region:CN-45|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_ft =

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|timezone = China Standard

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Shanglin County ({{zh|s=上林县 |t=上林縣 |p=Shànglín Xiàn}}; Standard Zhuang: {{lang|za|Sanglinz Yen}}) is a county of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi. It borders the prefecture-level city of Laibin to the northeast.

Administrative divisions

Shanglin County is divided into 7 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township:{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/45/01/450125.html|script-title=zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：上林县| publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of China| language = zh-hans| access-date =}}

;towns

Dafeng Town 大丰镇
Mingliang Town 明亮镇
Xiangxian Town 巷贤镇
Baixu Town 白圩镇
Sanli Town 三里镇
Qiaoxian Town 乔贤镇
Xiyan Town 西燕镇

;townships

Chengtai Township 澄泰乡
Mushan Township 木山乡
Tanghong Township 塘红乡

;ethnic township

Zhenxu Yao Ethnic Township 镇圩瑶族乡

Climate

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|location = Shanglin, elevation {{convert|140|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)

|Jan high C = 15.7

|Feb high C = 17.9

|Mar high C = 20.6

|Apr high C = 26.2

|May high C = 29.7

|Jun high C = 31.5

|Jul high C = 32.6

|Aug high C = 32.8

|Sep high C = 31.3

|Oct high C = 28.0

|Nov high C = 23.6

|Dec high C = 18.4

|Jan mean C = 11.8

|Feb mean C = 14.0

|Mar mean C = 17.0

|Apr mean C = 22.1

|May mean C = 25.3

|Jun mean C = 27.2

|Jul mean C = 27.9

|Aug mean C = 27.9

|Sep mean C = 26.1

|Oct mean C = 22.6

|Nov mean C = 18.2

|Dec mean C = 13.4

|Jan low C = 9.1

|Feb low C = 11.3

|Mar low C = 14.4

|Apr low C = 19.1

|May low C = 22.2

|Jun low C = 24.4

|Jul low C = 24.9

|Aug low C = 24.7

|Sep low C = 22.8

|Oct low C = 19.1

|Nov low C = 14.7

|Dec low C = 10.1

|Jan record high C = 27.5 |Jan record low C = 0.6

|Feb record high C = 34.4 |Feb record low C = 0.5

|Mar record high C = 35.5 |Mar record low C = 2.6

|Apr record high C = 37.7 |Apr record low C = 8.2

|May record high C = 37.8 |May record low C = 13.4

|Jun record high C = 37.3 |Jun record low C = 16.2

|Jul record high C = 39.1 |Jul record low C = 20.3

|Aug record high C = 38.4 |Aug record low C = 20.2

|Sep record high C = 38.1 |Sep record low C = 14.9

|Oct record high C = 35.8 |Oct record low C = 8.8

|Nov record high C = 32.4 |Nov record low C = 3.1

|Dec record high C = 29.9 |Dec record low C = 0.0

|year high C= |year low C=

|year high F = |year low F =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 76.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 52.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 112.0

|Apr precipitation mm = 121.3

|May precipitation mm = 245.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 278.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 273.8

|Aug precipitation mm = 227.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 127.0

|Oct precipitation mm = 78.8

|Nov precipitation mm = 71.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 50.2

|Jan humidity = 80

|Feb humidity = 80

|Mar humidity = 83

|Apr humidity = 82

|May humidity = 83

|Jun humidity = 86

|Jul humidity = 85

|Aug humidity = 84

|Sep humidity = 82

|Oct humidity = 79

|Nov humidity = 78

|Dec humidity = 77

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 13.1

|Feb precipitation days = 12.6

|Mar precipitation days = 17.9

|Apr precipitation days = 15.1

|May precipitation days = 17.0

|Jun precipitation days = 20.5

|Jul precipitation days = 18.7

|Aug precipitation days = 16.5

|Sep precipitation days = 10.8

|Oct precipitation days = 7.7

|Nov precipitation days = 8.7

|Dec precipitation days = 9.2

|year precipitation days =

|Jan sun = 62.8

|Feb sun = 59.6

|Mar sun = 57.2

|Apr sun = 95.3

|May sun = 129.1

|Jun sun = 129.2

|Jul sun = 169.4

|Aug sun = 183.1

|Sep sun = 173.0

|Oct sun = 158.3

|Nov sun = 124.5

|Dec sun = 112.1

|year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 19

| Feb percentsun = 19

| Mar percentsun = 15

| Apr percentsun = 25

| May percentsun = 31

| Jun percentsun = 32

| Jul percentsun = 41

| Aug percentsun = 46

| Sep percentsun = 47

| Oct percentsun = 44

| Nov percentsun = 38

| Dec percentsun = 34

| 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=28 May 2023}}

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Gold mining

Shanglin County has a longstanding tradition of gold mining, with deposits concentrated in three of its towns. This legacy has shaped not only the local economy but also patterns of international migration. Beginning in 2006, large numbers of Shanglin residents began traveling to Ghana to engage in small-scale gold mining. At its peak before 2013, the Shanglin migrant mining population in Ghana alone exceeded 12,000.[https://www.mideq.org/en/inequalities/inequalities-resources/shanglin-gold-miners-and-their-social-network/ Dongsheng Wang. "Shanglin gold miners and their social network", MIDEQ, 15 March 2022]

Following a crackdown on illegal mining launched by Ghanaian authorities in 2013, many Shanglin miners left the country, while others relocated to countries such as Mali, Togo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. By 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic further disrupted outbound migration, and the number of Shanglin miners across Africa fell to an estimated 10,000.

These mining ventures are typically financed and coordinated through robust social networks based on shared hometown ties. Shanglin miners often operate in informal or artisanal mining sectors, assuming roles such as mine owners, foremen, or technicians. Local African partners typically provide access to land and assist with obtaining permits, in exchange for rent or a share of profits. Over time, the boundary between worker and investor is fluid: successful workers may establish their own operations, while former mine owners may return to wage labor to recover from losses.

References

Category:Counties of Guangxi

Category:Nanning