Yunlong County

Yunlong County (simplified Chinese: 云龙县; traditional Chinese: 雲龍縣; pinyin: Yúnlóng Xiàn) is under the administration of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China; it is the westernmost county-level division of Dali Prefecture.

Yunlong County
云龙县
Location of Yunlong County (pink) and Dali Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan
Location of Yunlong County (pink) and Dali Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan
Coordinates: 25°53′10″N 99°22′16″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureDali
Area
  Total4,400.95 km2 (1,699.22 sq mi)
Population
  Total200,000
  Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
672700
Area code0872
ClimateCwa
WebsiteWebsite

Administrative divisions

Yunlong County has 4 towns, 5 townships and 2 ethnic townships.[1]

4 towns
  • Nuodeng (诺邓镇)
  • Gongguoqiao (功果桥镇)
  • Caojian (漕涧镇)
  • Baishi (白石镇)
5 townships
  • Baofeng (宝丰乡)
  • Guanping (关坪乡)
  • Zhangxin (长新乡)
  • Jiancao (检槽乡)
  • Minjian (民建乡)
2 ethnic townships
  • Tuanjie Yi (团结彝族乡)
  • Miaowei Lisu (苗尾傈僳族乡)

Ethnic groups

There are 2,448 Achang in Yunlong County, most of whom reside in Renshan Village 仁山村, Caojian Town 漕涧镇 (Dali Ethnic Gazetteer 2009:216).

Climate

Climate data for Yunlong (1981−2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)
28.2
(82.8)
31.5
(88.7)
33.0
(91.4)
35.0
(95.0)
35.6
(96.1)
34.5
(94.1)
33.3
(91.9)
33.5
(92.3)
31.4
(88.5)
27.5
(81.5)
24.6
(76.3)
35.6
(96.1)
Average high °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)
20.0
(68.0)
22.8
(73.0)
25.5
(77.9)
27.8
(82.0)
28.4
(83.1)
27.5
(81.5)
27.4
(81.3)
26.5
(79.7)
24.7
(76.5)
21.4
(70.5)
18.9
(66.0)
24.1
(75.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)
10.5
(50.9)
13.8
(56.8)
16.9
(62.4)
20.3
(68.5)
22.3
(72.1)
22.0
(71.6)
21.4
(70.5)
20.1
(68.2)
17.2
(63.0)
12.4
(54.3)
8.9
(48.0)
16.2
(61.1)
Average low °C (°F) 1.1
(34.0)
3.1
(37.6)
6.5
(43.7)
10.1
(50.2)
14.2
(57.6)
18.0
(64.4)
18.6
(65.5)
18.0
(64.4)
16.5
(61.7)
12.8
(55.0)
6.7
(44.1)
2.3
(36.1)
10.7
(51.2)
Record low °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7)
−2.9
(26.8)
−0.3
(31.5)
4.0
(39.2)
7.5
(45.5)
11.0
(51.8)
14.1
(57.4)
11.5
(52.7)
8.9
(48.0)
4.2
(39.6)
0.3
(32.5)
−4.2
(24.4)
−4.2
(24.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9.6
(0.38)
17.3
(0.68)
29.4
(1.16)
22.4
(0.88)
56.0
(2.20)
102.9
(4.05)
154.4
(6.08)
165.1
(6.50)
118.5
(4.67)
74.9
(2.95)
23.1
(0.91)
7.0
(0.28)
780.6
(30.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.7 4.7 7.5 8.6 9.7 13.7 21.5 21.7 17.3 11.2 4.5 2.0 126.1
Average snowy days 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Average relative humidity (%) 61 57 54 57 60 70 77 81 80 77 72 68 68
Mean monthly sunshine hours 209.8 200.5 206.9 199.4 184.4 135.5 99.3 119.2 124.8 158.6 198.7 210.2 2,047.3
Percent possible sunshine 63 63 55 52 44 33 24 30 34 45 61 65 47
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[2][3]

References

  1. "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.


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