Lincang
Lincang
临沧 | |
|---|---|
| 临沧市 | |
 View of a cultivated area from a road in Lincang | |
.png) Location of Lincang Prefecture within Yunnan province of China | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Admin HQ | Linxiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24,469 km2 (9,448 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,150,000 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 677000 |
| Area code | 0883 |
| Website | http://www.lincang.gov.cn/ |
Lincang (simplified Chinese: 临沧市; traditional Chinese: 臨滄市; pinyin: Líncāng Shì) is a prefecture-level city located in Yunnan, China.
Subdivisions
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Linxiang District | 临翔区 | Línxiáng Qū | 280,000 | 2,652 | 106 |
| 2 | Fengqing County | 凤庆县 | Fèngqìng Xiàn | 420,000 | 3,451 | 122 |
| 3 | Yun County | 云县 | Yún Xiàn | 400,000 | 3,760 | 106 |
| 4 | Yongde County | 永德县 | Yǒngdé Xiàn | 330,000 | 3,296 | 100 |
| 5 | Zhenkang County | 镇康县 | Zhènkāng Xiàn | 160,000 | 2,642 | 61 |
| 6 | Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County | 双江拉祜族佤族布朗族傣族自治县 | Shuāngjiāng Lāhùzú Wǎzú Bùlǎngzú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn | 160,000 | 2,292 | 70 |
| 7 | Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County | 耿马傣族佤族自治县 | Gěngmǎ Dǎizú Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn | 250,000 | 3,837 | 65 |
| 8 | Cangyuan Va Autonomous County | 沧源佤族自治县 | Cāngyuán Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn | 160,000 | 2,539 | 63 |
Geography
Climate
Lincang has a climate tempered strongly by its low latitude and high elevation. Falling just short of the humid subtropical zone (Köppen Cwa), it features a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). Winters are sunny and dry, featuring warm days and cool, often significantly cooler nights. Summers are warm and very humid, with the great majority of days receiving some rainfall; sunshine less than 30% of the time from June to August. Monthly mean temperatures range from 11.2 °C (52.2 °F) in January to 21.6 °C (70.9 °F) in June, with an annual mean of 17.5 °C (63.5 °F). Rainfall is heavily concentrated in the warmer months.
| Climate data for Lincang (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) | 19.8 (67.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.0 (0.47) |
19.1 (0.75) |
19.9 (0.78) |
33.8 (1.33) |
94.7 (3.73) |
191.6 (7.54) |
235.3 (9.26) |
223.2 (8.79) |
163.8 (6.45) |
99.4 (3.91) |
60.2 (2.37) |
10.2 (0.40) |
1,163.2 (45.78) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 11.4 | 16.1 | 23.4 | 26.5 | 24.0 | 21.1 | 15.3 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 164.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 59 | 54 | 59 | 68 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 71.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 245.4 | 224.6 | 236.4 | 211.0 | 185.3 | 109.1 | 91.7 | 121.7 | 124.9 | 150.9 | 177.9 | 226.5 | 2,105.4 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Demography
Lincang is the mountainous home of the Wa ethnic minority and was historically seen as too "wild" to be worth settling by neighboring powers, notably British Burma and ancient China. This may have had some connection to the Wa's image as head-hunters.
Natural resources
Mineral resources mined and extracted in the Lincang area include coal (including waste coal ash), germanium and uranium.[1] Lincang is also home to the world's oldest cultivated tea tree, some 3,200 years old, in Fengqing County.[2][3]
Transport
References
- ^ Sparton Resources Inc.
- ^ The Oldest Tea Tree on the Earth, (Kunming, 2006).
- ^ News article about oldest tea tree
External links
23°53′N 100°05′E / 23.883°N 100.083°E
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