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Yuexi County, Sichuan

Coordinates: 28°38′24″N 102°30′29″E / 28.640°N 102.508°E / 28.640; 102.508
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Yuexi County
越西县ꃺꄧꑤཡི་ཤིས་རྫོང་།
Location of Yuexi County (red) within Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Yuexi County (red) within Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Yuexi is located in Sichuan
Yuexi
Yuexi
Location of the seat in Sichuan
Yuexi is located in China
Yuexi
Yuexi
Yuexi (China)
Coordinates: 28°38′24″N 102°30′29″E / 28.640°N 102.508°E / 28.640; 102.508
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureLiangshan
County seatYuecheng
Area
 • Total2,257 km2 (871 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total301,865
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.scyx.gov.cn
Yuexi County, Sichuan
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese越西县
Traditional Chinese越西縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuèxī Xiàn
Tibetan name
Tibetanཡི་ཤིས་རྫོང་།
Transcriptions
Wylieyi shis rdzong
Tibetan PinyinYixi Zong
Yi name
Yiꃺꄧꑤ
Romanisation: vyt tuo xiep

Yuexi County (Chinese: 越西县, Yi: ꃺꄧꑤ, Tibetan: ཡི་ཤིས་རྫོང་།) is a county located in the north of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of Sichuan Province, China.

History

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Under imperial China, the area and its seat of government were known as or , variously read as Yuèxī or Yuèsuǐ in modern Chinese.

Administrative divisions

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Yuexi County comprises 17 towns and 2 townships.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Yi Romanized Yi Administrative division code
Towns
Yuecheng Town 越城镇 Yuèchéng Zhèn ꃺꍰꍔ vyt chep zhep 513434100
Zhongsuo Town 中所镇 Zhōngsuǒ Zhèn ꑸꍤꍔ yiep chap zhep 513434101
Xinmin Town 新民镇 Xīnmín Zhèn ꑟꂱꍔ xi mip zhep 513434102
Naituo Town 乃托镇 Nǎituō Zhèn ꆻꄧꍔ liet tuo zhep 513434103
Puxiong Town 普雄镇 Pǔxióng Zhèn ꁌꑪꍔ pu xop zhep 513434104
Darui Town 大瑞镇 Dàruì Zhèn ꄊꎵꍔ dap shop zhep 513434105
Zhu'ajue Town 竹阿觉镇 Zhú'ājué Zhèn ꍘꀋꐦꍔ zhup ap jjop zhep 513434105
Shugu Town 书古镇 Shūgǔ Zhèn ꎼꈪꍔ shu ggut zhep 513434107
Yiluodiba Town 依洛地坝镇 Yīluòdìbà Zhèn ꒉꇉꄹꀞꍔ yy lo ddip bat zhep 513434108
Nanqing Town 南箐镇 Nánqìng Zhèn ꆹꊰꍔ li ci zhep 513434109
Gongmo Town 贡莫镇 Gòngmò Zhèn ꈥꃀꍔ ggop mop zhep 513434110
Meihua Town 梅花镇 Méihuā Zhèn ꂱꉷꍔ mip huo zhep 513434111
Erjue Town 尔觉镇 Ěrjué Zhèn ꇓꐦꍔ lur jjop zhep 513434112
Lapu Town 拉普镇 Lāpǔ Zhèn ꆿꁌꍔ lat pu zhep 513434113
Matuo Town 马拖镇 Mǎtuō Zhèn ꂵꄧꍔ mat tuo zhep 513434114
Dahua Town 大花镇 Dàhuā Zhèn ꄊꉷꍔ dap huo zhep 513434115
Banqiao Town 板桥镇 Bǎnqiáo Zhèn ꀠꐇꍔ ba quop zhep 513434116
Townships
Laji Township 拉吉乡 Lājí Xiāng ꆿꐚꑣ lat jji xie 513434235
Shenguozhuang Township 申果庄乡 Shēnguǒzhuāng Xiāng ꌩꈤꑣ syr ggo xie 513434236
Ethnic township
Bao'an Tibetan Ethnic Township
(Bao'ain)
保安藏族乡 Bǎo'ān Zàngzú Xiāng ꀧꉢꀒꋤꑣ bo nga op zzup xie 513434211

Fauna

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The frog species Oreolalax liangbeiensis, Oreolalax puxiongensis, and Oreolalax pingii are endemic to Yuexi County. The former two have only been recorded in the Puxiong Town.

Climate

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Climate data for Yuexi, elevation 1,660 m (5,450 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2)
28.1
(82.6)
33.2
(91.8)
33.2
(91.8)
34.8
(94.6)
34.0
(93.2)
33.8
(92.8)
34.5
(94.1)
34.5
(94.1)
30.7
(87.3)
26.4
(79.5)
23.1
(73.6)
34.8
(94.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2)
14.7
(58.5)
18.7
(65.7)
22.4
(72.3)
24.1
(75.4)
24.6
(76.3)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
23.4
(74.1)
18.7
(65.7)
16.3
(61.3)
11.7
(53.1)
20.0
(68.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2)
6.5
(43.7)
10.1
(50.2)
14.3
(57.7)
17.2
(63.0)
19.4
(66.9)
21.2
(70.2)
20.8
(69.4)
17.9
(64.2)
13.9
(57.0)
10.0
(50.0)
5.4
(41.7)
13.4
(56.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3)
1.1
(34.0)
4.2
(39.6)
8.3
(46.9)
12.4
(54.3)
16.0
(60.8)
17.4
(63.3)
17.0
(62.6)
14.6
(58.3)
11.2
(52.2)
6.3
(43.3)
1.6
(34.9)
9.1
(48.5)
Record low °C (°F) −10.0
(14.0)
−15.2
(4.6)
−4.6
(23.7)
−1.3
(29.7)
3.3
(37.9)
8.3
(46.9)
11.5
(52.7)
10.2
(50.4)
7.2
(45.0)
0.5
(32.9)
−4.0
(24.8)
−6.2
(20.8)
−15.2
(4.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.7
(0.22)
7.7
(0.30)
31.4
(1.24)
58.5
(2.30)
124.1
(4.89)
213.2
(8.39)
212.5
(8.37)
194.7
(7.67)
155.8
(6.13)
76.4
(3.01)
17.8
(0.70)
4.4
(0.17)
1,102.2
(43.39)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.6 4.6 10.2 14.2 17.6 22.7 20.0 18.2 19.3 16.7 6.5 3.3 156.9
Average snowy days 6.1 4.3 1.5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 3.0 15.6
Average relative humidity (%) 67 63 65 68 72 79 81 81 82 81 75 72 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 140.8 150.5 177.8 175.0 144.7 92.3 135.7 148.7 99.7 83.2 118.9 121.3 1,588.6
Percent possible sunshine 43 47 48 45 34 22 32 37 27 24 37 38 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "凉山州第七次全国人口普查公报(第二号)——县(市)人口情况" (in Chinese). Government of Liangshan Prefecture. 2021-06-02.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.