Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County
Jiangcheng County
江城县 | |
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江城哈尼族彝族自治县 | |
.png) Location of Jiangcheng County (pink) in Pu'er City (yellow) and Yunnan | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Pu'er |
| GB/T 2260 CODE[1] | 530826 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,476 km2 (1,342 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,186 m (3,891 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 89,686 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 665900[2] |
| Area code | 0879[2] |
| Website | jiangcheng |
| 1Yunnan Statistics Bureau [1] 2Puer Gov. [2] 3Yunnan Portal [3] | |
Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 江城哈尼族彝族自治县; traditional Chinese: 江城哈尼族彝族自治縣; pinyin: Jiāngchéng hānízú yízú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southern Yunnan, China, bordering Laos and Vietnam to the south, making it the only county in the province to border more than one country. By road, its seat, the town of Menglie (勐烈镇), is 520 km (320 mi) from Kunming and 145 km (90 mi) from Simao District, the municipal seat of Pu'er.[3]
Geography and climate
Jiangcheng has latitude range of 22°20'−22°36' N and longitude range of 101°14'−102°19' E. Its seat, the town of Menglie (勐烈镇), has an elevation of 1,119 m (3,671 ft). Located at an altitude of above 1,100 m (3,600 ft), Jiangcheng, as with much of southern Yunnan, has a warm humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. Highs peak in April and May before the core of the rainy season and reach a minimum in December; however, the warmest and coolest months are June and January, respectively at 22.5 °C (72.5 °F) and 12.6 °C (54.7 °F); the annual mean is 18.39 °C (65.1 °F). June thru September accounts for nearly 70% of the annual rainfall of 2,240 mm (88 in) and during this time, some rainfall occurs on most days.
| Climate data for Jiangcheng County (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
24.9 (76.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.6 (58.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 25.0 (0.98) |
31.0 (1.22) |
44.0 (1.73) |
96.9 (3.81) |
250.3 (9.85) |
366.1 (14.41) |
472.4 (18.60) |
404.4 (15.92) |
275.2 (10.83) |
152.7 (6.01) |
89.6 (3.53) |
31.9 (1.26) |
2,239.5 (88.15) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.8 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 12.3 | 19.6 | 25.6 | 27.8 | 25.3 | 20.4 | 16.2 | 10.6 | 5.7 | 179.9 |
| Source: Weather China[3] | |||||||||||||