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Yun County, Yunnan

Coordinates: 24°26′13″N 100°07′23″E / 24.437°N 100.123°E / 24.437; 100.123
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Yun County
云县
Location of Yun County (pink) and Lincang City (yellow) within Yunnan
Location of Yun County (pink) and Lincang City (yellow) within Yunnan
Coordinates: 24°26′13″N 100°07′23″E / 24.437°N 100.123°E / 24.437; 100.123
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityLincang
Population
 • Total398,064
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
675800
Area code0883
Websitehttp://www.ynyx.gov.cn/
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Yun County or Yunxian (simplified Chinese: 云县; traditional Chinese: 雲縣; pinyin: Yún Xiàn) is a county in the west of Yunnan province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Lincang.

Ethnic groups

Yun County (labelled as YÜN-HSIEN 雲縣) (1954)

According to the Yun County Almanac (2006:527), the Limi (利米人), a Yi subgroup, and Dai, both located in Xingfu Township (幸福乡), preserve both their traditional clothing and language. However, the following peoples preserve their language, but not their traditional clothing.

  • Xiangtang 香堂: Xinmin 新民,[1] Dazhai Township 大寨镇
  • Tuli 土里: Shaojie 哨街[2] and Houshan 后山[3] of Maolan Township 茂兰镇
  • Luoluo 倮倮: Hewai 河外,[4] Aihua Township 爱华镇

Transportation

Climate

Climate data for Yunxian (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.4
(83.1)
31.5
(88.7)
33.5
(92.3)
35.8
(96.4)
37.6
(99.7)
37.9
(100.2)
35.9
(96.6)
34.8
(94.6)
34.5
(94.1)
34.1
(93.4)
30.2
(86.4)
27.7
(81.9)
37.9
(100.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7)
24.3
(75.7)
27.4
(81.3)
29.5
(85.1)
30.2
(86.4)
29.6
(85.3)
28.7
(83.7)
29.6
(85.3)
28.9
(84.0)
27.2
(81.0)
24.4
(75.9)
22.1
(71.8)
27.0
(80.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.2
(55.8)
15.5
(59.9)
18.9
(66.0)
21.7
(71.1)
23.8
(74.8)
24.5
(76.1)
24.0
(75.2)
24.1
(75.4)
23.0
(73.4)
20.7
(69.3)
16.5
(61.7)
13.2
(55.8)
19.9
(67.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0)
8.1
(46.6)
11.4
(52.5)
15.1
(59.2)
18.7
(65.7)
21.1
(70.0)
21.0
(69.8)
20.8
(69.4)
19.5
(67.1)
16.8
(62.2)
11.5
(52.7)
7.1
(44.8)
14.8
(58.6)
Record low °C (°F) −0.3
(31.5)
2.0
(35.6)
1.7
(35.1)
9.3
(48.7)
13.0
(55.4)
16.2
(61.2)
16.0
(60.8)
17.1
(62.8)
10.9
(51.6)
8.6
(47.5)
4.4
(39.9)
−0.6
(30.9)
−0.6
(30.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14.3
(0.56)
22.7
(0.89)
21.7
(0.85)
39.5
(1.56)
94.4
(3.72)
128.6
(5.06)
186.3
(7.33)
149.9
(5.90)
110.9
(4.37)
91.6
(3.61)
41.6
(1.64)
13.4
(0.53)
914.9
(36.02)
Average relative humidity (%) 68 61 55 57 65 76 81 81 81 80 79 75 72
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center

References

  1. ^ "云县大寨镇新民村委会". Ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  2. ^ "云县茂兰镇哨街村委会". Ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  3. ^ "云县茂兰镇后山村委会". Ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  4. ^ "云县爱华镇河外村委会". Ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-07-16.