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Baise City

Baise
百色市 Bwzswz Si
Prefecture-level city
Baise in 2013
Baise in 2013
Location of Baise in Guangxi
Location of Baise in Guangxi
Baise is located in China
Baise
Baise
Location of Baise in Guangxi
Coordinates: 23°54′N 106°37′E / 23.900°N 106.617°E / 23.900; 106.617
Country People's Republic of China
Region Guangxi
County-level divisions 1 district
1 county-level city
9 counties
1 autonomous county
Municipal seat Youjiang District
Area
 • Total 36,252 km2 (13,997 sq mi)
Elevation 137 m (449 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,826,300
 • Density 110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+08:00)
Postal code 530000
Area code(s) 0776
Licence plate prefixes 桂L
Website baise.gov.cn
Baise
Chinese name
Chinese 百色
Literal meaning hundred colours
Zhuang name
Zhuang Baksaeg
1957 orthography Bɯƨsɯƨ

Baise (Chinese: 百色; pinyin: Bǎisè; local pronunciation: paːk˧˥ ɬɐk˥), or Bose, is the westernmost prefecture-level city of Guangxi, China bordering Vietnam as well as the provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan.

Baise is located in western-northwestern Guangxi bordering Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (Guizhou) to the north, Qujing and Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan to the west, the Vietnamese provinces of Hà Giang and Cao Bằng to the south and southwest, and the Guangxi cities of Hechi to the northeast/east, Nanning to the east, and Chongzuo to the southeast. It is centrally located between three provincial capitals: Nanning, Kunming, and Guiyang. Its area is 36,252 km2 (13,997 sq mi) and is more than 55% forested.

Baise has a monsoon-influenced, humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with short, mild, and dry winters, and long, very hot and humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 14.2 °C (57.6 °F) in January to 29.2 °C (84.6 °F) in July, for an annual mean of 22.87 °C (73.2 °F). Rainfall is low compared to more easterly locations in Guangxi, averaging around 1,070 mm (42 in) per annum, a majority of which occurs from June to August. There are 1,706 hours of bright sunshine annually. Significant temperature variation exists in the prefecture; the western parts, with an average elevation surpassing 500 m (1,640 ft), lie along the southeastern fringes of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, and hold a climate similar to that of central Yunnan, with much more moderate summer temperatures. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 25% in January and February to 49% in August, the city receives 1,706 hours of bright sunshine annually.


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