Yiliang County, Zhaotong
Yiliang County
彝良县 | |
|---|---|
 Location of Yiliang County (red) and Zhaotong City (pink) within Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 27°37′37″N 104°02′32″E / 27.62694°N 104.04222°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaotong |
| Area | |
• County | 2,795.76 km2 (1,079.45 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,780 m (9,120 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• County | 631,538 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 144,248 |
| • Rural | 487,290 |
| • Ethnic minorities | 90,093 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 657600 |
| Area code | 0870 |
| Vehicle registration | 云C |
| Website | www |
Yiliang County (Chinese: 彝良县; pinyin: Yíliáng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the northeast and Guizhou to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong. In 2020 the population was 631,538 including 14.27% ethnic minorities, most of them Miao (59,920) and Yi (28,406).[1]
It is the home county of general Luo Binghui (罗炳辉) and also known for the plant gastrodia elata.
Tourism
[edit]Yiliang's main attractions are:[2]
- Niujie Ancient Town
- Long and Ding manors
- Shoushi Mountain
- Traditional Miao villages
Administrative divisions
[edit]The county seat is Juekui, it will be split into Juekui subdistrict and Fajie subdistrict (发界街道), pending approval from higher government organs.[1][3]
Towns
- Juekui (角奎镇)
- Luozehe (洛泽河镇)
- Niujie (牛街镇)
- Haizi (海子镇)
- Qiaoshan (荞山镇)
- Long'an (龙安镇)
- Lianghe (两河镇)
- Zhongming (钟鸣镇)
- Xiaocaoba (小草坝镇)
- Longhai (龙海镇)
Townships
- Liuxi Miao ethnic township (柳溪苗族乡)
- Luowang Miao ethnic township (洛旺苗族乡)
- Longjie Miao and Yi ethnic township (龙街苗族彝族乡)
- Kuixiang Miao and Yi ethnic township (奎香苗族彝族乡)
- Shulin Yi and Miao ethnic township (树林彝族苗族乡)
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Yiliang, elevation 880 m (2,890 ft), (1991–2016 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.7 (105.3) |
40.9 (105.6) |
41.1 (106.0) |
40.6 (105.1) |
41.4 (106.5) |
41.8 (107.2) |
36.3 (97.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
41.8 (107.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
17.3 (63.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.3 (0.17) |
5.3 (0.21) |
14.8 (0.58) |
31.9 (1.26) |
60.7 (2.39) |
130.5 (5.14) |
182.9 (7.20) |
166.1 (6.54) |
96.0 (3.78) |
47.7 (1.88) |
10.3 (0.41) |
2.9 (0.11) |
753.4 (29.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.7 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 17.2 | 18.0 | 17.2 | 14.6 | 12.3 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 118.7 |
| Average snowy days | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 68 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 56.5 | 74.9 | 111.5 | 128.4 | 122.2 | 97.6 | 138.3 | 141.4 | 103.2 | 64.2 | 75.7 | 60.3 | 1,174.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 17 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 33 | 35 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 26 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "彝良县人民政府门户网站-彝良概况". www.cnyl.gov.cn. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "彝良县人民政府门户网站-彝良概况".
- ^ "2020年统计用区划代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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