Xingren () is a county-level city of southwestern Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Xingren has 6 subdistricts, 11 towns and 1 ethnic township:

1. subdistricts

2. Donghu Subdistrict (东湖街道)

3. Chengnan Subdistrict (城南街道)

4. Zhenwushan Subdistrict (真武山街道)

5. Chengbei Subdistrict (城北街道)

6. Luguan Subdistrict (陆官街道)

7. Yipintianyuan Subdistrict (薏品田园街道)

8. towns

9. Tunjiao Town (屯脚镇)

10. Baling Town (巴铃镇)

11. Baide Town (百德镇)

12. Yuzhang Town (雨樟镇)

13. Panjiazhuang Town (潘家庄镇)

14. Huilong Town (回龙镇)

15. Xiashan Town (下山镇)

16. Xinlongchang Town (新龙场镇)

17. Dashan Town (大山镇)

18. Mamaya Town (马马崖镇)

19. Boyang Town (波阳镇

20. ethnic townships

21. Luchuying Hui Ethnic Township (鲁础营回族乡)

Geography and climate

Due to its low latitude and elevation above , Xingren has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), bordering on a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) with very warm, rainy summers and mild, damp winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, while the annual mean is . Rainfall is very common year-round, occurring on 175 days of the year, but over 75% of the annual total () occurs from May to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in January to 40% in April, the county receives 1,441 hours of bright sunshine annually, with spring and summer sunnier than autumn and winter.

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