Xingren () is a county-level city of southwestern

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province, China. It is under the administration of the

Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture ( zh, c=黔西南布依族苗族自治州 , p=Qiánxīnán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu; Buyei: ''Qianfxiynanf Buxqyaix Buxyeeuz Ziqziqzouy''; Hmu: ''Qeef Xib Naif Dol Yat Dol Hmub Zid Zid Zeb'' ...

Administrative divisions

Xingren has 6 subdistricts, 11

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and 1 ethnic township: ;subdistricts * Donghu Subdistrict (东湖街道) * Chengnan Subdistrict (城南街道) * Zhenwushan Subdistrict (真武山街道) * Chengbei Subdistrict (城北街道) * Luguan Subdistrict (陆官街道) * Yipintianyuan Subdistrict (薏品田园街道) ;towns * Tunjiao Town (屯脚镇) * Baling Town (巴铃镇) * Baide Town (百德镇) * Yuzhang Town (雨樟镇) * Panjiazhuang Town (潘家庄镇) * Huilong Town (回龙镇) * Xiashan Town (下山镇) * Xinlongchang Town (新龙场镇) * Dashan Town (大山镇) * Mamaya Town (马马崖镇) * Boyang Town (波阳镇 ;ethnic townships * Luchuying Hui Ethnic Township (鲁础营回族乡)

Geography and climate

Due to its low latitude and elevation above , Xingren has a

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-influenced

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(

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''Cwa''), bordering on a

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(Köppen ''Cwb'') with very warm, rainy summers and mild, damp winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, while the annual mean is . Rainfall is very common year-round, occurring on 175 days of the year, but over 75% of the annual total () occurs from May to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in January to 40% in April, the county receives 1,441 hours of bright sunshine annually, with spring and summer sunnier than autumn and winter.

References

County-level divisions of Guizhou Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Cities in Guizhou {{Guizhou-geo-stub