Xinyi, previously romanized as Sunyi (Jyutping: seon3 ji4), is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Maoming in the southwestern corner of the province, bordering Guangxi to the west. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,014,577 people. Though its metro area is much smaller with 418,731 inhabitants considered urban.

History

Under the Qing, Xinyi County formed part of the prefecture of Gaozhou. After the Chinese Civil War, it was reorganized under Maoming. Xinyi is the ancestral hometown of around 500, 000 Chinese diaspora, ninety percent of them settle in Malaysia.

Transportation

Schools

Xinyi Middle School, the first county school in Xinyi District, was set up in 1916. It is now a national-level model high school.

Districts

Climate

Climate data for Xinyi, elevation 141 m (463 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)29.0 (84.2)33.3 (91.9)34.9 (94.8)35.0 (95.0)36.3 (97.3)38.3 (100.9)38.9 (102.0)37.6 (99.7)37.5 (99.5)35.7 (96.3)34.4 (93.9)30.4 (86.7)38.9 (102.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)20.2 (68.4)21.6 (70.9)24.3 (75.7)28.0 (82.4)31.2 (88.2)32.5 (90.5)33.2 (91.8)33.2 (91.8)32.4 (90.3)30.1 (86.2)26.7 (80.1)22.2 (72.0)28.0 (82.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)15.2 (59.4)16.8 (62.2)19.8 (67.6)23.6 (74.5)26.4 (79.5)27.7 (81.9)28.3 (82.9)28.1 (82.6)27.2 (81.0)24.9 (76.8)21.1 (70.0)16.8 (62.2)23.0 (73.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)11.8 (53.2)13.6 (56.5)16.7 (62.1)20.5 (68.9)23.3 (73.9)24.9 (76.8)25.2 (77.4)25.0 (77.0)24.0 (75.2)21.3 (70.3)17.4 (63.3)13.2 (55.8)19.7 (67.5)
Record low °C (°F)2.0 (35.6)2.6 (36.7)3.9 (39.0)9.2 (48.6)14.8 (58.6)17.9 (64.2)21.2 (70.2)21.8 (71.2)15.8 (60.4)10.9 (51.6)4.4 (39.9)1.9 (35.4)1.9 (35.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)42.9 (1.69)42.0 (1.65)71.4 (2.81)193.3 (7.61)302.6 (11.91)344.1 (13.55)276.1 (10.87)253.1 (9.96)141.9 (5.59)58.3 (2.30)41.9 (1.65)33.0 (1.30)1,800.6 (70.89)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)7.88.711.714.018.920.418.019.013.96.26.25.8150.6
Average relative humidity (%)72767980818381827869686676
Mean monthly sunshine hours115.488.277.399.7152.5155.3195.3191.5190.5212.2176.6155.81,810.3
Percentage possible sunshine34272126373948485259544741
Source: China Meteorological Administration

Facts of overseas Chinese: Xinyi is hometown of around 200,000 ovetseas Chinese, these overseas Chinese mostly settle in Malaysia and Singapore .

Notes

External links

  • Media related to Xinyi, Guangdong at Wikimedia Commons
  • (in Chinese)