Zhenkang County
Zhenkang County (simplified Chinese: 镇康县; traditional Chinese: 鎮康縣; pinyin: Zhènkāng Xiàn) is located in the west of Yunnan province, China, bordering Burma's Shan State to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lincang.
Zhenkang County
镇康县 | |
|---|---|
 Myanmar Refugees at Nansan Town, Zhenkang County | |
.png.webp) Location of Zhenkang County (pink) and Lincang City (yellow) within Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 23°45′45″N 98°49′31″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Lincang City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,642 km2 (1,020 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 154,217 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 677700 |
| Area code | 0883 |
| Website | www |
Ethnic groups
Ethnic Bulang are found in the following villages in Zhenkang County (Zhenkang Ethnic Gazetteer 1994).
Administration divisions
- County government is located in Nansan Town
Zhenkang County has 3 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township.[5]
- 3 towns
- Fengwei (凤尾镇)
- Mengpeng (勐捧镇)
- Nansan (南伞镇)
- 3 townships
- Mangbing (忙丙乡)
- Mengdui (勐堆乡)
- Muchang (木场乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Junsai Wa Lahu Lisu and De'ang (军赛佤族拉祜族傈僳族德昂族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Zhenkang (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
35.3 (95.5) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.8 (96.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
36.1 (97.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.7 (80.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.5 (0.49) |
24.5 (0.96) |
21.3 (0.84) |
58.4 (2.30) |
173.9 (6.85) |
267.6 (10.54) |
344.1 (13.55) |
282.2 (11.11) |
190.9 (7.52) |
156.2 (6.15) |
69.9 (2.75) |
18.1 (0.71) |
1,619.6 (63.77) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 11.4 | 17.2 | 24.3 | 28.0 | 24.5 | 19.8 | 16.9 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 168.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 210.9 | 208.6 | 220.0 | 204.4 | 180.1 | 113.6 | 83.7 | 124.8 | 144.7 | 151.4 | 177.6 | 193.4 | 2,013.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 65 | 59 | 53 | 44 | 28 | 20 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 54 | 59 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1991–2020)[6][7] | |||||||||||||
References
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- "镇康县木场乡打拢村委会忙喜自然村". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- "镇康县木场乡打拢村委会旧寨自然村". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- "镇康县木场乡乌木兰村委会翁控自然村". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- 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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