Xingning, Guangdong

Xingning was formerly known as Qichang ({{zh|s=齐昌|t=齊昌|labels=no}}).

Xingning county was established in 331{{nbsp}}CE, later becoming the capital of the 10th-century Southern Han Dynasty.

From its previous long-established status a county, in 1991 Xingning was upgraded to a county-level city within the municipal jurisdiction of Meizhou.

Xingning is located in the north eastern part of Guangdong province and borders the counties of Pingyuan, Meixian, Fengshun and Wuhua in Meizhou City; Longchuan in Heiyuan City and Xunwu in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province.

Xingning is noted for its large Hakka population.

The city governs three subdistricts and 17 towns:{{Cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2013/44/14/441481.htmll |title=Xingning City (兴宁市) |publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China |date=2013 |access-date=February 26, 2014 }}{{nbsp}}{{in lang|zh}}

• Fuxing
• Ningxin
• Xingtian

• Daping
• Diaofeng
• Luofu
• Luogang
• Heshui
• Huangbei
• Huanghuai
• Jingnan
• Longtian
• Nibei
• Ningzhong
• Shima
• Shuikou
• Xinbei
• Xinwei
• Yetang
• Yonghe

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|location = Xingning, elevation {{convert|124|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)

|Jan high C = 17.9

|Feb high C = 19.7

|Mar high C = 22.4

|Apr high C = 26.5

|May high C = 29.7

|Jun high C = 32.0

|Jul high C = 33.9

|Aug high C = 33.5

|Sep high C = 31.9

|Oct high C = 29.0

|Nov high C = 24.9

|Dec high C = 19.7

|Jan mean C = 12.1

|Feb mean C = 14.3

|Mar mean C = 17.4

|Apr mean C = 21.8

|May mean C = 25.1

|Jun mean C = 27.3

|Jul mean C = 28.7

|Aug mean C = 28.2

|Sep mean C = 26.7

|Oct mean C = 23.2

|Nov mean C = 18.7

|Dec mean C = 13.5

|Jan low C = 8.2

|Feb low C = 10.5

|Mar low C = 13.9

|Apr low C = 18.3

|May low C = 21.7

|Jun low C = 24.1

|Jul low C = 24.9

|Aug low C = 24.8

|Sep low C = 23.1

|Oct low C = 19.0

|Nov low C = 14.3

|Dec low C = 9.3

|Jan record high C = 28.9 |Jan record low C = -2.5

|Feb record high C = 31.9 |Feb record low C = 0.2

|Mar record high C = 34.2 |Mar record low C = 1.2

|Apr record high C = 35.9 |Apr record low C = 7.5

|May record high C = 36.1 |May record low C = 13.1

|Jun record high C = 38.3 |Jun record low C = 16.9

|Jul record high C = 38.5 |Jul record low C = 19.2

|Aug record high C = 39.0 |Aug record low C = 21.3

|Sep record high C = 37.4 |Sep record low C = 15.4

|Oct record high C = 35.4 |Oct record low C = 7.7

|Nov record high C = 34.2 |Nov record low C = 1.9

|Dec record high C = 29.3 |Dec record low C = -3.5

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|Jan precipitation mm = 52.0

|Feb precipitation mm = 70.7

|Mar precipitation mm = 132.0

|Apr precipitation mm = 175.4

|May precipitation mm = 228.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 244.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 161.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 187.2

|Sep precipitation mm = 111.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 40.2

|Nov precipitation mm = 37.1

|Dec precipitation mm = 43.5

|Jan humidity = 74

|Feb humidity = 76

|Mar humidity = 79

|Apr humidity = 78

|May humidity = 80

|Jun humidity = 81

|Jul humidity = 77

|Aug humidity = 79

|Sep humidity = 77

|Oct humidity = 72

|Nov humidity = 72

|Dec humidity = 72

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 7.5

|Feb precipitation days = 10.4

|Mar precipitation days = 14.7

|Apr precipitation days = 15.5

|May precipitation days = 18.5

|Jun precipitation days = 18.3

|Jul precipitation days = 15.5

|Aug precipitation days = 17.2

|Sep precipitation days = 11.3

|Oct precipitation days = 5.0

|Nov precipitation days = 5.7

|Dec precipitation days = 6.2

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|Jan sun = 134.4

|Feb sun = 107.0

|Mar sun = 101.4

|Apr sun = 115.8

|May sun = 139.2

|Jun sun = 157.7

|Jul sun = 222.2

|Aug sun = 207.6

|Sep sun = 197.6

|Oct sun = 202.6

|Nov sun = 172.3

|Dec sun = 158.3

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| Jan percentsun = 40

| Feb percentsun = 33

| Mar percentsun = 27

| Apr percentsun = 30

| May percentsun = 34

| Jun percentsun = 39

| Jul percentsun = 54

| Aug percentsun = 52

| Sep percentsun = 54

| Oct percentsun = 57

| Nov percentsun = 53

| Dec percentsun = 48

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|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 =

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• Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway
• Longyan–Longchuan high-speed railway

The majority of Xingning's residents are Hakka people.

• Shenguang Hill
• Xingning Academy
• Heshui Reservoir

• List of township-level divisions of Guangdong

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20051018151939/http://www.jzxn.com/ Life in Xingning (家在兴宁)]{{nbsp}}{{in lang|zh}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20040721055328/http://www.xingning.gd.cn/ Xingning Government website]{{nbsp}}{{in lang|zh}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312062243/http://mapmachine.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/viewandcustomize.html?themeId=100&ext=115.408965,24.062956,115.984965,24.350956&maplayers=Roads%20and%20Railroads%3A%3AT%7E%7EPlaces%3A%3AT%7E%7EPolitical%20Boundaries%3A%3AT&poilayers=Country%20Profile%3A%3AF Satellite photo of Xingning from National Geographic]

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Category:County-level cities in Guangdong

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