# Xingyi, Guizhou

Xingyi (simplified Chinese: 兴义; traditional Chinese: 興義; pinyin: Xīngyì) (Bouyei language: Xinyyiq siq) is a county-level city administered by the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southwest of Guizhou Province, China.

## Administrative divisions

Xingyi has 12 subdistricts, 17 towns and 3 townships:

### subdistricts

* Huangcao Subdistrict (黄草街道)
* Xingtai Subdistrict (兴泰街道)
* Jushan Subdistrict (桔山街道)
* Fengdu Subdistrict (丰都街道)
* Pingdong Subdistrict (坪东街道)
* Mujia Subdistrict (木贾街道)
* Xiawutun Subdistrict (下五屯街道)
* Wanfenglin Subdistrict (万峰林街道)
* Sajin Subdistrict (洒金街道)
* Maling Subdistrict (马岭街道)
* Dingxiao Subdistrict (顶效街道)
* Mulong Subdistrict (木陇街道)

### towns

* Jingnan Town (敬南镇)
* Nidang Town (泥凼镇)
* Nanpanjiang Town (南盘江镇)
* Pengzha Town (捧鲊镇)
* Lubuge Town (鲁布格镇)
* Sanjiangkou Town (三江口镇)
* Wusha Town (乌沙镇)
* Baiwanyao Town (白碗窑镇)
* Weishe Town (威舍镇)
* Qingshuihe Town (清水河镇)
* Zhengtun Town (郑屯镇)
* Wantun Town (万屯镇)
* Lutun Town (鲁屯镇)
* Canggeng Town (仓更镇)
* Qishe Town (七舍镇)
* Zerong Town (则戎镇)
* Zhuchangping Town (猪场坪镇)

### townships

* Cangjiang Township (沧江乡)
* Luowan Township (洛万乡)
* Xiongwu Township (雄武乡)

## Geography

The city has an area of 2911 square kilometers, and a population of 784,032 as of 2010. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

## Transportation

Xingyi is served by the Nanning–Kunming Railway and by the Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport.

## Biodiversity hotspot

Based on Red Data Book listed endangered species of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals, Xingyi is one of nine vertebrate biodiversity hotspots of China.

## Climate

Climate data for Xingyi, elevation 1,300 m (4,300 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) | 27.6 (81.7) | 31.0 (87.8) | 33.8 (92.8) | 34.5 (94.1) | 36.5 (97.7) | 33.7 (92.7) | 33.5 (92.3) | 32.1 (89.8) | 33.6 (92.5) | 30.4 (86.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 36.5 (97.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 24.5 (76.1) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.7 (80.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 18.2 (64.8) | 13.0 (55.4) | 21.4 (70.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.2 (57.6) | 18.7 (65.7) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 17.0 (62.6) | 13.6 (56.5) | 9.0 (48.2) | 16.6 (62.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 17.3 (63.1) | 19.1 (66.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.4 (66.9) | 17.6 (63.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 10.6 (51.1) | 6.5 (43.7) | 13.5 (56.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) | −2.1 (28.2) | −1.6 (29.1) | 3.6 (38.5) | 8.5 (47.3) | 12.8 (55.0) | 14.1 (57.4) | 14.3 (57.7) | 10.0 (50.0) | 6.4 (43.5) | 0.8 (33.4) | −4.7 (23.5) | −4.7 (23.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32.6 (1.28) | 26.9 (1.06) | 35.4 (1.39) | 49.9 (1.96) | 136.8 (5.39) | 296.0 (11.65) | 303.6 (11.95) | 214.1 (8.43) | 162.6 (6.40) | 104.6 (4.12) | 38.1 (1.50) | 26.7 (1.05) | 1,427.3 (56.18) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.8 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 14.7 | 18.9 | 20.2 | 18.4 | 14.2 | 16.0 | 10.3 | 12.0 | 175.7 |
| Average snowy days | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 74 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 84 | 81 | 82 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 78.1 | 104.8 | 134.1 | 164.3 | 171.1 | 133.7 | 155.9 | 167.1 | 138.7 | 102.9 | 120.2 | 85.0 | 1,555.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 23 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 41 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 38 | 29 | 37 | 26 | 35 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||