Yuanmou County
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Yuanmou County
元谋县 | |
|---|---|
 Location in Yunnan | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Chuxiong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,021 km2 (780 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 210,000 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 651300 |
| Area code | 0878 |
| Website | yuanmou |
Yuanmou County (simplified Chinese: 元谋县; traditional Chinese: 元謀縣; pinyin: Yuánmóu Xiàn; Chuxiong Yi script: 
, IPA: /pʻə33 lə21 bu33/) is under the administration of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the north of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north.
The famous Yuanmou Man was found in Yuanmou County in 1965.
Administrative divisions
Yuanmou County has 3 towns and 7 townships.[1]
- 3 towns
- Yuanma (元马镇)
- Huangguayuan (黄瓜园镇)
- Yangjie (羊街镇)
- 7 townships
Climate
| Climate data for Yuanmou (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.5 (74.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.8 (0.23) |
4.4 (0.17) |
8.4 (0.33) |
13.2 (0.52) |
60.7 (2.39) |
126.4 (4.98) |
146.3 (5.76) |
107.1 (4.22) |
94.5 (3.72) |
62.6 (2.46) |
22.8 (0.90) |
5.3 (0.21) |
657.5 (25.89) |
| Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA[2] | |||||||||||||
Tourist Resources
Besides the big discovery of Yuanmou Man, Yuanmou County is also famous for its Tulin, which literally means earth forest.It is a natural landscape composed of earth columns or pillars forming like immense forest. The unique landscape was formed by geological movement and soil erosion one or two million years ago. It is named for its shape like immense forest and the main composition of the expansion is earth.There are three scenic areas, which are Wumao Earth Forest, Langbapu Earth Forest and Banguo Earth Forest. Wumao and Langbapu have been developed as scenic areas. Yuanmou Earth Forest has been more and more popular these years.[3]
References
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 1981年-2010年（元谋）月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Yuanmou Earth Forest" ChinaTour.net Accessed 2014-4-16
External links
25°43′04″N 101°51′40″E / 25.71778°N 101.86111°E
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