Binchuan County
Binchuan County (simplified Chinese: 宾川县; traditional Chinese: 賓川縣; pinyin: Bīnchuān Xiàn) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west of Yunnan Province, China.
Binchuan County
宾川县 | |
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.png.webp) Location of Binchuan County (pink) and Dali Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China | |
  Binchuan Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 25°49′48″N 100°35′25″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Dali |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,627 km2 (1,014 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 330,000 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 671600 |
| Area code | 0872 |
| Köppen climate classification | Cwa |
| Website | bch |
Mount Jizu is located in Binchuan County.
Administrative divisions
Binchuan County has 8 towns and 2 ethnic townships.[1]
- 8 towns
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- 2 ethnic townships
- Zhongying Lisu and Yi (钟英傈僳族彝族乡)
- Lawu Yi (拉乌彝族乡)
Ethnic groups
There are 251 Lahu in Binchuan County, most of whom reside in the following villages of Zhongying Ethnic Lisu Township (钟英傈僳族乡) (Dali Ethnic Gazetteer 2009:251).
- Zhimadeng Village (芝麻登村): Mizideng (米子登)
- Zhaokala Village (赵卡拉村): Yuexia (越下), Baiyangqing (白羊箐), Tanggudi (唐古地)
The Guola (过拉) people consists of 63 individuals in East Caijiawan (东蔡家湾) of Binchuan County (You 2013:134).[2] Their autonym is Nipu (尼濮), and they are most closely related to the Yi of Dayao (大姚) and Yanfeng (盐丰). The Guola of Binchuan had originally migrated from Yanfeng County (盐丰县).
Climate
| Climate data for Binchuan (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
37.6 (99.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.3 (0.13) |
4.8 (0.19) |
6.4 (0.25) |
9.7 (0.38) |
41.3 (1.63) |
83.0 (3.27) |
140.1 (5.52) |
118.2 (4.65) |
89.8 (3.54) |
50.1 (1.97) |
14.4 (0.57) |
2.7 (0.11) |
563.8 (22.21) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 10.7 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 12.2 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 85.6 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 260.6 | 245.6 | 258.1 | 243.7 | 238.5 | 201.6 | 148.0 | 155.5 | 174.5 | 206.2 | 236.1 | 254.5 | 2,622.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 78 | 77 | 69 | 63 | 57 | 49 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 73 | 78 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- You Weiqiong (尤伟琼) (2013). 云南民族识别研究 [Classifying ethnic groups of Yunnan]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House (民族出版社).
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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