Eshan Yi Autonomous County
Eshan County
峨山县 | |
|---|---|
| 峨山彝族自治县 • ꊉꀜꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ Eshan Yi Autonomous County | |
.png) Location of Eshan County (pink) and Yuxi Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province | |
  Eshan Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 24°10′21″N 102°24′17″E / 24.17250°N 102.40472°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yuxi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,114 km2 (430 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 145,783 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 653200 |
| Area code | 0877 |
| Website | www |
Eshan Yi Autonomous County (Chinese: 峨山彝族自治县; pinyin: Éshān Yízú Zìzhìxiàn; Yi: ꊉꀜꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ wop bie nuo su zyt jie jux dde) is located in Yuxi, in the central part of Yunnan Province, China.
Ethnic groups
The Eshan County Almanac (2001:110, 132) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.
- Yi: 71,255 people as of 1993
- Nasu 纳苏: (West, Northwest) Fuliangpeng 富良棚, Dalongtan 大龙潭, Dianzhong 甸中, Tadian 塔甸, and Chahe 岔河; parts of Yani 亚尼
- Niesu 聂苏: (East, Southeast, South 南) Jinping 锦屏, Xiaojie 小街, Baoquan 宝泉, Huanian 化念, and Gaoping 高平
- Flowery Waist Niesu 聂苏花腰人: Pengzu 棚租 and Yulaiqiu 雨来救
- Lesu 勒苏: Daxi 大西, Ana 婀娜, and Shiban 石板
- Bai: 130 people as of 1993
- Huanian 化念 (48.5% of population), Shuangjiang 双江, and Xiaojie 小街
- Hani: 8,619 people as of 1993
Transport
Climate
| Climate data for Eshan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
16.2 (61.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.8 (0.66) |
20.5 (0.81) |
22.6 (0.89) |
43.1 (1.70) |
95.2 (3.75) |
138.6 (5.46) |
178.2 (7.02) |
163.4 (6.43) |
99.2 (3.91) |
81.3 (3.20) |
49.7 (1.96) |
16.8 (0.66) |
925.4 (36.45) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 73 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 78 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
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