Xiangyun County
Xiangyun County
祥云县 · Piel-dant xiainb | |
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 Location of Xiangyun County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan | |
  Xiangyun County  Xiangyun County | |
| Coordinates: 25°28′36″N 100°33′08″E / 25.47667°N 100.55222°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous Prefecture | Dali |
| County seat | Xiangcheng |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,498 km2 (964 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 406,642 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 672100 |
| Area code | 0872 |
| Website | www |
Xiangyun County (simplified Chinese: 祥云县; traditional Chinese: 祥雲縣; pinyin: Xiángyún Xiàn; Bai: Piel-dant[2]) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west-central part of Yunnan province, China. It borders Dayao County, Yao'an County and Nanhua County to the east, Midu County to the south, Dali City to the west, and Binchuan County to the north.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Xiangyun County has 8 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[3]
- 8 towns
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- 1 township
- Luming Township (鹿鸣乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Dongshan Yi Ethnic Township (东山彝族乡)
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Midian
Hedian
Dongshan
Xiangcheng
Shalong
Liuchang
Yunnanyi
Xiazhuang
Pupeng
Luming
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Ethnic groups
[edit]The Xiangyun County Gazetteer (1996:138-139) lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups. Western Yi and Central Yi are linguistic classifications.
- Western Yi (Lalo)
- Turen 土人
- Tuzu 土族
- Qiangyi 羌彝
- Central Yi (Lolopo)
- Luoluopo 罗罗颇
- Luolupo 罗鲁泼
- Nanshansu 南山苏
- White Luoluo 白倮倮
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Xiangyun, elevation 1,993 m (6,539 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.3 (59.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
10.5 (51.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.8 (0.66) |
12.5 (0.49) |
16.4 (0.65) |
22.6 (0.89) |
60.7 (2.39) |
117.1 (4.61) |
168.8 (6.65) |
174.1 (6.85) |
112.9 (4.44) |
71.3 (2.81) |
21.7 (0.85) |
7.4 (0.29) |
802.3 (31.58) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 15.0 | 11.1 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 111 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 68 | 64 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 245.2 | 230.2 | 248.8 | 238.5 | 225.3 | 185.6 | 121.2 | 131.0 | 148.5 | 180.0 | 218.8 | 237.4 | 2,410.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 73 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 45 | 29 | 33 | 41 | 51 | 67 | 73 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "大理州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (PDF) (in Chinese). Dali Daily. 2021-06-01.
- ^ 白汉词典（现行白文第一版2022） [Bai–Chinese Dictionary] (PDF) (in Chinese). Government of Dali Prefecture. p. 179.
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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