Siba, Luocheng County
Siba is a town in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. As of the 2019 census it had a population of 56,986 and an area of.
Administrative division
As of 2021, the town is divided into three communities and twenty-one villages:- Siba Community
- Xiali Community
- Lining Community
- Xinyin
- Daxin
- Siping
- Simin
- Si'ai
- Deneng
- Shimen
- Longma
- Shuangzhai
- Dashan
- Dimen
- Gantang
- Jihuan
- Mianhua
- Lisheng
- Lile
- Lijiang
- Ma'an
- Changchun
- Xin'an
- Datong
History
Silu Township was set up in 1925 during the Republic of China.In 1952, it was renamed "Siba Township". Its name was changed to "Siba People's Commune" in August 1958. It reverted to its former name of "Siba Township" in October 1984. In 1992 it was upgraded to a town. In August 2005, Xiali Township was merged into the town.
Geography
The town is situated at the southwest of Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, bordering Tianhe to the west, Yizhou District to the south, and Dongmen to the east and north.The Longtan Reservoir is located in the town, covering a total catchment area of and has a storage capacity of some of water.
The town experiences a subtropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of, total annual rainfall of, a frost-free period of 320 days and annual average sunshine hours in 1402.5 hours.