Pingbian Miao Autonomous County
Pingbian Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 屏边苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 屏邊苗族自治縣; pinyin: Píngbiān Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn) is a county located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southeast of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. Its seat is located only 21 kilometres (13 mi) from the border with Lào Cai Province, Vietnam.
Pingbian County
屏边县 | |
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屏边苗族自治县 Pingbian Miao Autonomous County | |
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  Pingbian Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 22°59′13″N 103°40′30″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Honghe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,905 km2 (736 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,414 m (4,639 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 150,000 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 661200 |
| Area code | 0873 |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Pingbian Miao Autonomous County has 4 towns and 3 townships.[1]
- 4 towns
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- 3 townships
- Baiyun (白云乡)
- Xinhua (新华乡)
- Wantang (湾塘乡)
Climate
Pingbian County has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) influenced by its elevation, with short, mild, dry winters and warm, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 9.2 °C (48.6 °F) in January to 21.3 °C (70.3 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 16.3 °C (61.3 °F). The greatest rainfall tends to occur during the summer; spring is the sunniest season.
| Climate data for Pingbian (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) | 23.3 (73.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.4 (1.16) |
34.8 (1.37) |
58.4 (2.30) |
105.8 (4.17) |
180.6 (7.11) |
231.1 (9.10) |
325.8 (12.83) |
300.7 (11.84) |
174.7 (6.88) |
103.4 (4.07) |
64.5 (2.54) |
23.4 (0.92) |
1,632.6 (64.29) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.5 | 13.5 | 14 | 14.1 | 17.6 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 21.7 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 193.1 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 90 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 88 | 86 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 95.6 | 114.2 | 148.6 | 179.2 | 179.5 | 130.7 | 116.5 | 133.1 | 121.2 | 92.3 | 122.3 | 102.1 | 1,535.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 28 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 37 | 31 | 35 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, humidity, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[4] | |||||||||||||
- Note that extreme temperature data is combined from NOAA (1961−1990) and China Weather (1971−2000)
Transportation
The narrow-gauge Kunming–Hai Phong Railway crosses Pingbian County. This railway's famous Faux Namti Bridge is located north of the county's Wantang Township (湾塘乡).
References
- "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- 1981年-2010年（屏边）月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- "中国气象数据网" (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- 屏边 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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