Teng County
{{For|the city in Shandong formerly known as Teng County ({{noitalic|{{lang|zh-hans|滕县}}}})|Tengzhou}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Teng County
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|藤县}}}} · {{lang|za|Dwngz Yen}}
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 543300
| area_code = 0774
| settlement_type = County
| image_skyline =
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = China Guangxi
| pushpin_label = Tengxian
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the seat in Guangxi
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.3756|N|110.9145|E|format=dms|type:adm3rd_region:CN-45_source:Gaode|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = China
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Guangxi
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
| subdivision_name2 = Wuzhou
| seat_type = County seat
| seat = Tengzhou ({{lang|zh-hans|藤州镇}})
| area_total_km2 = 3945.62
| population_total = 1125264
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = auto
| elevation_ft =
| elevation_m =
| timezone = China Standard
| utc_offset = +8
| website =
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Teng County or Tengxian ({{zh|t=藤縣 |s=藤县 |p=Téng Xiàn}}; {{langx|za|Dwngz Yen}}) is a county of eastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Wuzhou. {{asof|2021}}, it had a population of 1,125,264{{Cite web |title=藤县人口与民族 - 人口民族 - 广西梧州藤县人民政府门户网站 - www.tengxian.gov.cn |url=http://www.tengxian.gov.cn/txgk/rkmz/t11240176.shtml |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=www.tengxian.gov.cn}} residing in an area of {{convert|3945.62|km2|abbr=on}}. The county is divided into a northern and southern part by the Xun River.{{Cite web |title=藤县县情概况 - 历史沿革 - 广西梧州藤县人民政府门户网站 - www.tengxian.gov.cn |url=http://www.tengxian.gov.cn/txgk/lsyg/t9887787.shtml |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=www.tengxian.gov.cn}}
History
Teng County was part of Baiyue areas until coming under Qin dynasty rule in 214 BC.{{Cite book |last=中共藤县委员会宣传部编写 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KxtZEAAAQBAJ&q=%E8%97%A4%E5%8E%BF |title=藤县历史文化读本 |date=2018-08-01 |publisher=Beijing Book Co. Inc. |isbn=978-7-5407-8485-0 |language=zh}} In 583 AD, the county seat Tengzhou was established, while the county was called Yongping Commandery. In 621 Yongping was renamed to Teng County.{{Cite web |title=藤县简史 - 历史沿革 - 广西梧州藤县人民政府门户网站 - www.tengxian.gov.cn |url=http://www.tengxian.gov.cn/txgk/lsyg/t2607657.shtml |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=www.tengxian.gov.cn}}
On 21 March 2022, China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashed in the county, killing all 132 people on board.{{Cite news |last1=Ramzy |first1=Austin |last2=Chokshi |first2=Niraj |date=2022-03-22 |title=What We Know About the Crash of China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/world/asia/china-eastern-crash-explained.html |access-date=2022-03-25 |issn=0362-4331}}
Administrative divisions
Teng County administers 15 towns and 2 townships.{{cite web|url=https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/45/04/450422.html|script-title=zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：藤县| publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of China| language = zh-hans| access-date =}}
;Towns:
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;Townships:
- Pingfu Township (平福乡)
- Ningkang Township (宁康乡)
Economy
Teng County is one of the largest titanium dioxide production bases in China, accounting for around 5% of the national output in 2013.{{Cite web |title=广西藤县：钛白"航母"破浪前行 |url=http://finance.sina.com.cn/money/future/20130227/085414660563.shtml |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=finance.sina.com.cn}} It also has kaolinite resources, which are used for local ceramics production.{{Cite web |title=[藤 县]承接产业转移打造"陶都" 打印页面 / - 广西县域经济网 |url=http://gxcounty.com/e/DoPrint/?classid=20&id=77491 |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=gxcounty.com}}
Demographics
Notable people
Climate
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|location = Tengxian, elevation {{convert|106|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
|Jan high C = 16.9
|Feb high C = 18.9
|Mar high C = 21.4
|Apr high C = 26.7
|May high C = 30.5
|Jun high C = 32.4
|Jul high C = 33.7
|Aug high C = 33.6
|Sep high C = 32.1
|Oct high C = 29.0
|Nov high C = 24.5
|Dec high C = 19.3
|Jan mean C = 12.3
|Feb mean C = 14.3
|Mar mean C = 17.3
|Apr mean C = 22.2
|May mean C = 25.6
|Jun mean C = 27.5
|Jul mean C = 28.4
|Aug mean C = 28.2
|Sep mean C = 26.8
|Oct mean C = 23.5
|Nov mean C = 18.7
|Dec mean C = 13.8
|Jan low C = 9.2
|Feb low C = 11.2
|Mar low C = 14.5
|Apr low C = 19.1
|May low C = 22.5
|Jun low C = 24.6
|Jul low C = 25.1
|Aug low C = 24.9
|Sep low C = 23.3
|Oct low C = 19.5
|Nov low C = 14.8
|Dec low C = 10.2
|Jan record high C = 29.7 |Jan record low C = -1.2
|Feb record high C = 34.7 |Feb record low C = -0.3
|Mar record high C = 33.7 |Mar record low C = 1.2
|Apr record high C = 35.8 |Apr record low C = 6.8
|May record high C = 36.9 |May record low C = 13.0
|Jun record high C = 37.8 |Jun record low C = 17.5
|Jul record high C = 39.4 |Jul record low C = 19.1
|Aug record high C = 38.7 |Aug record low C = 20.2
|Sep record high C = 38.1 |Sep record low C = 15.1
|Oct record high C = 35.8 |Oct record low C = 6.6
|Nov record high C = 33.6 |Nov record low C = 2.7
|Dec record high C = 30.3 |Dec record low C = -2.9
|year high C= |year low C=
|year high F = |year low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 60.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 52.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 103.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 148.3
|May precipitation mm = 239.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 229.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 194.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 187.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 98.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 50.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 56.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 42.7
|Jan humidity = 77
|Feb humidity = 79
|Mar humidity = 83
|Apr humidity = 82
|May humidity = 83
|Jun humidity = 84
|Jul humidity = 81
|Aug humidity = 82
|Sep humidity = 79
|Oct humidity = 75
|Nov humidity = 75
|Dec humidity = 74
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 10.0
|Feb precipitation days = 10.5
|Mar precipitation days = 15.4
|Apr precipitation days = 15.8
|May precipitation days = 18.5
|Jun precipitation days = 19.5
|Jul precipitation days = 16.3
|Aug precipitation days = 15.9
|Sep precipitation days = 10.7
|Oct precipitation days = 5.4
|Nov precipitation days = 7.3
|Dec precipitation days = 7.5
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 86.1
|Feb sun = 71.5
|Mar sun = 58.8
|Apr sun = 88.1
|May sun = 134.9
|Jun sun = 150.0
|Jul sun = 201.5
|Aug sun = 198.7
|Sep sun = 182.3
|Oct sun = 185.9
|Nov sun = 149.7
|Dec sun = 127.7
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 26
| Feb percentsun = 22
| Mar percentsun = 16
| Apr percentsun = 23
| May percentsun = 33
| Jun percentsun = 37
| Jul percentsun = 49
| Aug percentsun = 50
| Sep percentsun = 50
| Oct percentsun = 52
| Nov percentsun = 46
| Dec percentsun = 39
| 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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References
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