Eryuan County
Eryuan County
洱源县 | |
|---|---|
.png) Location of Eryuan County (pink) and Dali Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province | |
  Eryuan Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 26°07′00″N 99°57′00″E / 26.1167°N 99.95°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Dali |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,961 km2 (1,143 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 330,000 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 671200 |
| Area code | 0872 |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Website | http://www.yney.gov.cn/ |
Eryuan (Chinese: 洱源; pinyin: Ěryuán) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in southern Yunnan Province, China.
Ethnic groups
There are 208 ethnic Tibetans in Eryuan County, most of whom reside in Zhengjiazhuang 郑家庄, Sanying Town 三营镇 (Dali Ethnic Gazetteer 2009:216). In nearby Dali City, they are found mostly in Tibetan New Village 藏族新村, Xiaohuayuan 小花园, Dali City 大理市.
Climate
| Climate data for Eryuan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
14.4 (58.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
1.3 (34.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
8.4 (47.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
0.1 (32.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.6 (0.26) |
10.6 (0.42) |
15.7 (0.62) |
15.3 (0.60) |
53.9 (2.12) |
95.7 (3.77) |
152.4 (6.00) |
155.0 (6.10) |
116.0 (4.57) |
69.0 (2.72) |
18.9 (0.74) |
5.1 (0.20) |
714.2 (28.12) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 53 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 69 | 64 | 67 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
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