Meigu County
Meigu County (Chinese: 美姑县; pinyin: Měigū Xiàn; Yi: ꂿꈬꑤ) is a part of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the south of Sichuan province. Located in the northeast of Liangshan Prefecture, it has a major concentration of the Nuosu or Yi people. The county is largely mountainous. It is a poor area and much of the land has been deforested in the past 50 years.
Meigu County
美姑县 · ꂿꈬꑤ | |
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| Coordinates: 28°19′44″N 103°07′55″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Liangshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,573 km2 (993 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Many bimo (shaman) live in this county, and it is home to the Cultural Centre for Bimo Studies.
- Postal code for Meigu County: 616450
Size and population
- Area: 2,574 sq. kilometers
- Percentage of cultivated land: 4.98%
- Per capita cultivated land: 733 sq. meters
- Population: 178,642
- Number of Households: 44,702
- Percentage of Yi among the population: 97.6%
Economic data, 2002
- GDP: 204,940,000 RMB
Gross annual output value from:
- Agriculture: 88,670,000 RMB
- Forestry: 17,330,000 RMB
- Animal husbandry: 98,670,000 RMB
- Other: 270,000 RMB
Net annual income averaged per farmer: 917 RMB
Points of interest
- Dafengding Nature Reserve (panda and bird habitat)
Climate
| Climate data for Meigu (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
12.8 (55.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
1.4 (34.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.0 (0.31) |
10.9 (0.43) |
21.9 (0.86) |
54.4 (2.14) |
103.7 (4.08) |
159.7 (6.29) |
162.4 (6.39) |
120.0 (4.72) |
98.2 (3.87) |
60.7 (2.39) |
19.7 (0.78) |
6.0 (0.24) |
825.6 (32.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 13.0 | 15.6 | 20.4 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 142.6 |
| Average snowy days | 6.6 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 18.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 59 | 58 | 62 | 69 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 72 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 144.1 | 171.6 | 205.3 | 196.8 | 178.2 | 121.6 | 158.2 | 160.7 | 117.3 | 106.3 | 138.9 | 126.7 | 1,825.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 54 | 55 | 51 | 42 | 29 | 37 | 40 | 32 | 30 | 44 | 40 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[1][2] | |||||||||||||
References
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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