Xiangyun County
Xiangyun County (simplified Chinese: 祥云县; traditional Chinese: 祥雲縣; pinyin: Xiángyún Xiàn) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west-central part of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.
Xiangyun County
祥云县 | |
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.png.webp) Location of Xiangyun County (pink) and Dali Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Dali |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,498 km2 (964 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 450,000 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 672100 |
| Area code | 0872 |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Xiangyun County has 8 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[1]
- 8 towns
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- 1 township
- Luming (鹿鸣乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Dongshan Yi (东山彝族乡)
| Map |
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Midian
Hedian
Dongshan Yi
Xiangcheng
Shalong
Liuchang
Yunnanyi
Xiazhuang
Pupeng
Luming |
Ethnic groups
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
| Climate data for Xiangyun (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.8 (49.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.9 (0.47) |
15.6 (0.61) |
17.7 (0.70) |
20.0 (0.79) |
64.9 (2.56) |
130.7 (5.15) |
155.7 (6.13) |
165.3 (6.51) |
121.5 (4.78) |
83.5 (3.29) |
27.4 (1.08) |
8.3 (0.33) |
822.5 (32.38) |
| 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 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 73 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 45 | 29 | 33 | 41 | 51 | 67 | 73 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, humidity, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[2][3] | |||||||||||||
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（祥云）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.
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