Longzhou County

Template:Main otherTemplate:Template otherTemplate:Main other Longzhou County (Template:Zh; Zhuang: ) is a county of southwestern Guangxi, China, bordering Cao Bằng province, Vietnam. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Chongzuo.

Longzhou lies in a circular valley at the junction of the Xun and Gui rivers.

Geography and climate

Longzhou has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with short, mild winters, and long, very hot and humid summers. Winter begins dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast and often rainy, while summer continues to be rainy though is the sunniest time of year. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from Template:Convert in January to Template:Convert in July, and the annual mean is Template:Convert. The annual rainfall is just above Template:Convert, a majority of which is delivered from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 16% in February and March to 50% in September, the county receives 1,583 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Administrative divisions

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Border bridge crossing between Shuikou Township of Longzhou and Ta Lung, Vietnam over the Shuikou River.

Longzhou County has 5 towns and 7 townships under its jurisdiction.

Towns

• Longzhou (龙州镇)
• Xiadong (下冻镇)
• Shuikou (水口镇)
• Jinlong(金龙镇)
• Xiangshui(响水镇)

Townships

• Bajiao (八角乡)
• Shangjiang (上降乡)
• Binqiao (彬桥乡)
• Shanglong (上龙乡)
• Wude (武德乡)
• Zhubu (逐卜乡)
• Shangjin (上金乡)

See also

• Longzhou Uprising