Leye County

Leye 乐业县
County
Leye Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°48′N 106°34′E
Country	China
Province	Guangxi
Prefecture-level city	Baise
County seat	Tongle
Area
• Total	2,617 km^2 (1,010 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	146,397
• Density	56/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	http://xq.bsyjrb.com/leye/

Leye County (simplified Chinese: 乐业县; traditional Chinese: 樂業縣; pinyin: Lèyè Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is under the administration of Baise city.

Administrative divisions

Leye County is divided into 4 towns and 4 townships:^[1]

towns

• Tongle 同乐镇
• Gantian 甘田镇
• Xinhua 新化镇
• Huaping 花坪镇

townships

• Luosha 逻沙乡
• Luoxi 逻西乡
• Youping 幼平乡
• Yachang 雅长乡

Climate

Climate data for Leye, elevation 1,031 m (3,383 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)	26.8 (80.2)	30.1 (86.2)	32.0 (89.6)	34.4 (93.9)	34.0 (93.2)	33.5 (92.3)	33.4 (92.1)	33.1 (91.6)	32.9 (91.2)	30.1 (86.2)	29.0 (84.2)	25.6 (78.1)	34.4 (93.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	12.1 (53.8)	15.0 (59.0)	18.8 (65.8)	23.6 (74.5)	25.8 (78.4)	27.1 (80.8)	28.0 (82.4)	28.1 (82.6)	26.0 (78.8)	22.1 (71.8)	18.7 (65.7)	14.0 (57.2)	21.6 (70.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	8.2 (46.8)	10.6 (51.1)	14.1 (57.4)	18.7 (65.7)	21.3 (70.3)	23.2 (73.8)	23.8 (74.8)	23.4 (74.1)	21.3 (70.3)	17.8 (64.0)	14.0 (57.2)	9.6 (49.3)	17.2 (62.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.6 (42.1)	7.7 (45.9)	11.0 (51.8)	15.3 (59.5)	18.2 (64.8)	20.5 (68.9)	21.2 (70.2)	20.5 (68.9)	18.3 (64.9)	15.2 (59.4)	10.9 (51.6)	6.6 (43.9)	14.3 (57.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−3.2 (26.2)	−4.4 (24.1)	−1.8 (28.8)	4.5 (40.1)	7.9 (46.2)	12.8 (55.0)	12.9 (55.2)	14.9 (58.8)	8.4 (47.1)	5.1 (41.2)	0.2 (32.4)	−4.2 (24.4)	−4.4 (24.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	25.8 (1.02)	20.1 (0.79)	42.0 (1.65)	78.0 (3.07)	152.0 (5.98)	257.7 (10.15)	261.2 (10.28)	218.5 (8.60)	129.9 (5.11)	82.7 (3.26)	34.8 (1.37)	21.5 (0.85)	1,324.2 (52.13)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	12.2	10.9	13.5	13.7	15.4	17.8	19.2	18.2	12.6	11.7	9.1	8.6	162.9
Average snowy days	1.2	0.6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	2.2
Average relative humidity (%)	81	78	79	77	79	83	84	84	82	82	80	78	81
Mean monthly sunshine hours	63.4	75.8	95.3	123.3	127.7	105.5	129.0	143.0	123.9	98.9	106.8	89.4	1,282
Percent possible sunshine	19	24	25	32	31	26	31	36	34	28	33	27	29
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Discoveries

• In May 2022, a team of cave explorers discovered a giant sinkhole with hidden forest in Leye County, China.^[4]

See also

• List of UNESCO Global Geoparks in Asia

References

1. 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：乐业县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
4. Scientists discover hidden forest inside massive sinkhole in China - CNN Video, retrieved 2022-05-19

External links

Media related to Leye County at Wikimedia Commons