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Debao
德保县 · Dwzbauj Yen
Debao is located in Guangxi
Debao
Debao
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 23°19′23″N 106°36′54″E / 23.323°N 106.615°E / 23.323; 106.615
CountryChina
Autonomous regionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityBaise
Township-level divisions7 towns
5 townships
County seatChengguan
Area
 • Total
2,575 km2 (994 sq mi)
Elevation
643 m (2,110 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
350,800
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Debao (simplified Chinese: 德保县; traditional Chinese: 德保縣; pinyin: Débǎo Xiàn, zhuang: Dwzbauj Yen) is a county of western Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Baise City.

Economy

Bauxite mining is a major industry in Debao County. To facilitate the transportation of the ore, a 72-km single-track electrified railway branch was completed in 2010, connecting Debao with Tiandong on the Nanning–Kunming mainline.[1] The bauxite and other local ores are shipped by rail to Qianxinan in Guizhou, Shihezi in Xinjiang, and to other metallurgical plants throughout the country. In the opposite direction, coal is brought to Debao from Guizhou, Shanxi, and from overseas (via the Fangchenggang port).[2]

There are also plans to extend this new railway further southwest from Debao, to the Longbang border crossing (Jingxi County) on the Vietnamese border.[1]

Administrative divisions

There are 7 towns and 5 townships in the county:[3]

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

Climate data for Debao, elevation 680 m (2,230 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.5
(83.3)
32.8
(91.0)
34.0
(93.2)
36.5
(97.7)
37.2
(99.0)
35.4
(95.7)
35.6
(96.1)
35.5
(95.9)
34.8
(94.6)
32.1
(89.8)
29.9
(85.8)
29.2
(84.6)
37.2
(99.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)
18.3
(64.9)
21.6
(70.9)
26.1
(79.0)
28.6
(83.5)
29.9
(85.8)
30.2
(86.4)
30.2
(86.4)
28.7
(83.7)
25.5
(77.9)
22.1
(71.8)
17.7
(63.9)
24.5
(76.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9)
13.9
(57.0)
17.1
(62.8)
21.4
(70.5)
24.0
(75.2)
25.5
(77.9)
25.7
(78.3)
25.3
(77.5)
23.6
(74.5)
20.5
(68.9)
16.9
(62.4)
12.7
(54.9)
19.8
(67.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)
10.9
(51.6)
14.1
(57.4)
18.1
(64.6)
20.7
(69.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
22.2
(72.0)
20.4
(68.7)
17.4
(63.3)
13.5
(56.3)
9.5
(49.1)
16.8
(62.2)
Record low °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)
0.1
(32.2)
2.0
(35.6)
7.5
(45.5)
11.9
(53.4)
15.0
(59.0)
16.9
(62.4)
18.4
(65.1)
13.5
(56.3)
7.5
(45.5)
2.4
(36.3)
−2.6
(27.3)
−2.6
(27.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38.9
(1.53)
25.4
(1.00)
46.5
(1.83)
60.9
(2.40)
172.6
(6.80)
254.5
(10.02)
274.3
(10.80)
248.2
(9.77)
151.7
(5.97)
96.5
(3.80)
51.0
(2.01)
33.7
(1.33)
1,454.2
(57.26)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.2 10.7 12.5 12.2 15.5 18.6 20.4 18.2 12.5 9.8 8.6 8.5 159.7
Average snowy days 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Average relative humidity (%) 79 77 78 76 77 81 82 83 81 79 78 77 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 68.4 76.7 86.7 117.9 136.7 113.4 137.1 153.0 141.8 120.5 119.3 103.7 1,375.2
Percent possible sunshine 20 24 23 31 33 28 33 39 39 34 36 31 31
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Transportation

The county has one railway station, Debao railway station.

References