Yun County
云县 | |
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Coordinates: 24°26′13″N 100°07′23″E / 24.437°N 100.123°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Yunnan |
Prefecture-level city | Lincang |
Area | |
• Total | 3,760 km2 (1,450 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 398,064 |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( CST) |
Postal code | 675800 |
Area code | 0883 |
Website | http://www.ynyx.gov.cn/ |
Lincang Portal Yunnan Portal |
Yun County or Yunxian ( simplified Chinese: 云县; traditional Chinese: 雲縣; pinyin: Yún Xiàn) is a county in the west of Yunnan province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Lincang.
Yun County has 7 towns, 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships. [1]
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According to the Yun County Gazetteer (2006:527), the Limi (利米人), a Yi subgroup, and Dai, both located in Xingfu Township (幸福乡), preserve both their traditional clothing and language. However, the following peoples preserve their language, but not their traditional clothing.
Climate data for Yunxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
37.9 (100.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
20.3 (68.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.6 (0.97) |
16.6 (0.65) |
22.3 (0.88) |
39.3 (1.55) |
88.4 (3.48) |
111.6 (4.39) |
180.1 (7.09) |
154.5 (6.08) |
100.4 (3.95) |
87.3 (3.44) |
30.3 (1.19) |
10.3 (0.41) |
865.7 (34.08) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 13.2 | 19.0 | 22.5 | 19.4 | 16.2 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 137.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 58 | 53 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 70 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 239.8 | 222.2 | 238.1 | 228.1 | 206.0 | 140.2 | 118.7 | 155.4 | 152.9 | 176.6 | 210.9 | 226.2 | 2,315.1 |
Percent possible sunshine | 72 | 69 | 64 | 60 | 50 | 34 | 29 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 65 | 69 | 54 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration [6] [7] |