Xiangyun County
Xiangyun County (simplified Chinese: 祥云县; traditional Chinese: 祥雲縣; pinyin: Xiángyún Xiàn; Bai: Piel-dant[2]) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west-central part of Yunnan province, China.
Xiangyun County
祥云县 · Piel-dant xiainb | |
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.png.webp) Location of Xiangyun County (pink) and Dali Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan | |
  Xiangyun County  Xiangyun County | |
| Coordinates: 25°28′36″N 100°33′08″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous Prefecture | Dali |
| County seat | Xiangcheng |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,498 km2 (964 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 406,642 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/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.[3]
- 8 towns
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- 1 township
- Luming Township (鹿鸣乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Dongshan Yi Ethnic Township (东山彝族乡)
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Midian
Hedian
Dongshan
Xiangcheng
Shalong
Liuchang
Yunnanyi
Xiazhuang
Pupeng
Luming
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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 (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.3 (59.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
10.5 (51.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.8 (0.66) |
12.5 (0.49) |
16.4 (0.65) |
22.6 (0.89) |
60.7 (2.39) |
117.1 (4.61) |
168.8 (6.65) |
174.1 (6.85) |
112.9 (4.44) |
71.3 (2.81) |
21.7 (0.85) |
7.4 (0.29) |
802.3 (31.58) |
| 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[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
- "大理州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (PDF) (in Chinese). Dali Daily. 2021-06-01.
- 白汉词典（现行白文第一版2022） [Bai–Chinese Dictionary] (PDF) (in Chinese). Government of Dali Prefecture. p. 179.
- "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 20 September 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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