Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County

Luocheng County
罗城县 · Lozcwngz Swciyen
County
罗城仫佬族自治县
Lozcwngz Mulaujcuz Swciyen
Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County
Luocheng is located in Guangxi
Luocheng
Luocheng
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°47′N 108°54′E / 24.783°N 108.900°E / 24.783; 108.900
CountryChina
RegionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityHechi
Township-level divisions7 towns
4 townships
County seatDongmen (东门镇)
Area
 • Total
2,658 km2 (1,026 sq mi)
Elevation
339 m (1,112 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
272,672
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County (Zhuang: Lozcwngz Bouxmohlaujcuz Swci Yen, simplified Chinese: 罗城仫佬族自治县; traditional Chinese: 羅城仫佬族自治縣; pinyin: Luóchéng Mùlǎozú Zìzhìxiàn) is an ethnic Mulao county of northern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi City. It is the only Mulao autonomous county in China.

Administrative divisions

There are 7 towns and 4 townships in the county:[1]

Languages

The Mulao language (or Mulam) is spoken by the Mulao people of Luocheng County.

At least seven varieties of Chinese are spoken in Luocheng County (Edmondson 1992:137).

  • Putonghua is the national language of China.
  • Gui-Liu Hua is a local Pinghua variety spoken in Guilin and Liuzhou. It was spoken by government officials formerly sent to administer the region, and also used to be spoken in the provincial court.
  • Tuguai Hua is the local Southwestern Mandarin vernacular spoken in Luocheng, Rongshui, and other nearby counties.
  • Magai is a Cantonese variety introduced by migrating merchants from Guangdong.
  • Ngai is a form of Southern Chinese with seven tones. It is spoken by 20,000 Han peasant agriculturalists.
  • Yangsan is an archaic form of Chinese now spoken by only 300 people. It retains voiced stops and ten tones.
  • Southern Min was introduced by recent migrants from Fujian.

Climate

Climate data for Luocheng, elevation 363 m (1,191 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.6
(54.7) 		15.0
(59.0) 		18.1
(64.6) 		23.8
(74.8) 		27.8
(82.0) 		29.9
(85.8) 		31.7
(89.1) 		32.1
(89.8) 		30.2
(86.4) 		26.1
(79.0) 		21.3
(70.3) 		15.7
(60.3) 		23.7
(74.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.1
(48.4) 		11.4
(52.5) 		14.5
(58.1) 		19.8
(67.6) 		23.6
(74.5) 		25.9
(78.6) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		25.2
(77.4) 		21.1
(70.0) 		16.2
(61.2) 		11.2
(52.2) 		19.4
(66.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9) 		8.8
(47.8) 		12.0
(53.6) 		16.9
(62.4) 		20.5
(68.9) 		23.2
(73.8) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.8
(74.8) 		21.5
(70.7) 		17.5
(63.5) 		12.8
(55.0) 		8.1
(46.6) 		16.3
(61.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53.7
(2.11) 		51.2
(2.02) 		92.7
(3.65) 		131.4
(5.17) 		242.2
(9.54) 		366.5
(14.43) 		251.6
(9.91) 		161.6
(6.36) 		88.9
(3.50) 		62.5
(2.46) 		59.4
(2.34) 		43.7
(1.72) 		1,605.4
(63.21)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.8 12.5 18.4 16.7 17.0 19.2 17.1 14.2 8.7 8.2 9.4 9.2 164.4
Average snowy days 0.6 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.9
Average relative humidity (%) 77 78 82 81 81 84 82 80 76 73 74 72 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 48.0 43.6 46.6 66.9 96.4 93.3 151.8 174.3 162.8 136.7 112.1 94.9 1,227.4
Percent possible sunshine 14 14 12 17 23 23 36 44 45 39 35 29 28
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  • Edmondson, Jerold A. 1992. "Fusion and diffusion in E, Guangxi Province, China". T. Dutton et al. (eds.) The language game: papers in memory of Donald C. Laycock (Pacific Linguistic Series, C-110). Department of Linguistics, Australian National University, Canberra, 135–144.
  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：罗城仫佬族自治县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 September 2023.


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