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Zhenkang County

Coordinates: 23°45′45″N 98°49′31″E / 23.7626°N 98.8253°E / 23.7626; 98.8253
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Zhenkang County
镇康县
Myanmar Refugees at Nansan Town, Zhenkang County
Myanmar Refugees at Nansan Town, Zhenkang County
Location of Zhenkang County (pink) and Lincang City (yellow) within Yunnan
Location of Zhenkang County (pink) and Lincang City (yellow) within Yunnan
Coordinates: 23°45′45″N 98°49′31″E / 23.7626°N 98.8253°E / 23.7626; 98.8253
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
PrefectureLincang City
Population
 • Total154,217
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
677700
Area code0883
Websitewww.ynzk.gov.cn

Zhenkang County (simplified Chinese: 镇康县; traditional Chinese: 鎮康縣; pinyin: Zhènkāng Xiàn) is located in the west of Yunnan province, China, bordering Burma's Shan State to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lincang.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic Bulang are found in the following villages in Zhenkang County (Zhenkang Ethnic Gazetteer 1994).

  • Muchang District 木场区: Dalong 打龙,[1] Mangxi 忙喜,[2] Laohuangtian 老黄田, Jiuzhai 旧寨,[3] Wengkong 翁控[4] in Dengteng 等藤
  • Fengwei Town 凤尾镇: Xuancai Village 轩菜村

Administration

Climate

Climate data for Zhenkang (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.2
(84.6)
31.5
(88.7)
32.7
(90.9)
35.3
(95.5)
36.1
(97.0)
35.8
(96.4)
33.8
(92.8)
33.5
(92.3)
33.1
(91.6)
32.0
(89.6)
30.2
(86.4)
27.4
(81.3)
36.1
(97.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7)
24.4
(75.9)
27.5
(81.5)
29.3
(84.7)
29.3
(84.7)
28.4
(83.1)
27.5
(81.5)
28.6
(83.5)
28.4
(83.1)
27.2
(81.0)
24.6
(76.3)
22.4
(72.3)
26.7
(80.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9)
13.4
(56.1)
16.8
(62.2)
19.9
(67.8)
22.2
(72.0)
23.4
(74.1)
23.1
(73.6)
23.3
(73.9)
22.4
(72.3)
20.3
(68.5)
16.2
(61.2)
12.6
(54.7)
18.8
(65.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.0
(41.0)
5.6
(42.1)
8.5
(47.3)
12.6
(54.7)
17.1
(62.8)
20.4
(68.7)
20.7
(69.3)
20.5
(68.9)
19.4
(66.9)
16.9
(62.4)
12.0
(53.6)
7.7
(45.9)
13.9
(57.0)
Record low °C (°F) −1.0
(30.2)
−0.9
(30.4)
1.6
(34.9)
5.4
(41.7)
11.2
(52.2)
15.9
(60.6)
15.6
(60.1)
17.0
(62.6)
11.9
(53.4)
8.6
(47.5)
5.4
(41.7)
−0.7
(30.7)
−1.0
(30.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12.5
(0.49)
24.5
(0.96)
21.3
(0.84)
58.4
(2.30)
173.9
(6.85)
267.6
(10.54)
344.1
(13.55)
282.2
(11.11)
190.9
(7.52)
156.2
(6.15)
69.9
(2.75)
18.1
(0.71)
1,619.6
(63.77)
Average relative humidity (%) 79 74 69 70 78 86 89 88 87 87 86 85 82
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center

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