Sunan Yugur Autonomous County
Sunan County
肃南县 | ||
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Postal code 734400 | ||
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Sunan Yugur Autonomous County | |||||
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Mongolian Cyrillic | Сүнань ёгорын үндэстний өөртөө засах шянь | ||||
Mongolian script | ᠰᠦᠨᠠᠨᠢ ᠶᠣᠭᠣᠷ ᠤᠨ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | ||||
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Sunan Yugur Autonomous County (
] (红湾寺镇).The autonomous county spans an area of 20,176.7 square kilometres (7,790.3 sq mi), and is home to a total population of 39,283 as of 2021.
Sunan Yugur Autonomous County consists of three separate areas: Mínghua District, situated in the plains in the northwest, and Huángcheng District, situated in the mountains in the southeast, are separated from the main part of the county.[citation needed]
Toponymy
The autonomous county's name refers to its location to the south (Chinese: 南; pinyin: nán) of Suzhou (Chinese: 肃州; pinyin: Sùzhōu), the former name of Jiuquan.[2]
History
Sunan Yugur Autonomous County was established in 1954.[2]
Geography
Sunan Yugur Autonomous County is located in the middle portion of the Hexi Corridor, along the northern foot of Qilian Mountains.[2] The autonomous county is particularly long and narrow, extending just 120 kilometres (75 mi) to 200 kilometres (120 mi) from north to south, but spans over 650 kilometres (400 mi) from east to west.[2]
The autonomous county is bordered by
The physical geography of the region includes many
Climate
Sunan Yugur Autonomous County has an semi-arid alpine climate, with cold winters and cool summers.[2] The average temperature in the autonomous county is 4.2 °C (39.6 °F), with cooler regions in the northwest averaging −3.0 °C (26.6 °F), and warmer regions in the southeast averaging 8.0 °C (46.4 °F).[2] There is more precipitation in summer months than winter months.[2] The average annual precipitation in the autonomous county is 267.1 millimetres (10.52 in), with drier regions in the northwest averaging about 100 millimetres (3.9 in), and wetter regions in the southeast averaging about 500 millimetres (20 in).[2] The autonomous county has short frost-free periods, and a high amount of sunshine.[2]
Climate data for Sunan (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) | 14.7 (58.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.4 (92.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
33.4 (92.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
4.5 (40.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.9 (3.4) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−1.4 (29.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −25.8 (−14.4) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) |
2.2 (0.09) |
5.8 (0.23) |
12.2 (0.48) |
33.1 (1.30) |
44.9 (1.77) |
68.3 (2.69) |
52.5 (2.07) |
35.1 (1.38) |
10.5 (0.41) |
3.4 (0.13) |
2.1 (0.08) |
272.1 (10.71) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 90.3 |
Average snowy days | 5.4 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 40.8 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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44 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 44 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 48 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 227.0 | 217.4 | 242.4 | 250.6 | 260.4 | 240.3 | 234.7 | 228.0 | 220.6 | 248.7 | 233.9 | 223.9 | 2,827.9 |
Percent possible sunshine | 74 | 71 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 60 | 73 | 79 | 77 | 65 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |
Administrative divisions
Sunan Yugur Autonomous County is divided into 3
Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Administrative division code | Notes |
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Towns | ||||
Hongwansi | 红湾寺镇 | Hóngwānsì Zhèn | 620721100 | |
Huangcheng | 皇城镇 | Huángchéng Zhèn | 620721101 | |
Kangle | 康乐镇 | Kānglè Zhèn | 620721102 | |
Townships | ||||
Dahe Township | 大河乡 | Dàhé Xiāng | 620721203 | |
Minghua Township | 明花乡 | Mínghuā Xiāng | 620721204 | |
Ethnic townships | ||||
Mati Tibetan Ethnic Township | 马蹄藏族乡 | Mǎtí Zàngzú Xiāng | 620721200 | ( better source needed ]
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Qifeng Tibetan Ethnic Township | 祁丰藏族乡 | Qífēng Zàngzú Xiāng | 620721205 | ( better source needed ]
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Baiyin Mongol Ethnic Township | 白银蒙古族乡 | Báiyín Ménggǔzú Xiāng | 620721202 | ( better source needed ]
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Township-level divisions | ||||
Gansu Provincial Sheep Breeding Farm | 甘肃省绵羊育种场 | Gānsù Miányáng Yùzhǒngchǎng | 620721500 | |
Zhangye Baopinghe Ranch | 张掖宝瓶河牧场 | Zhāngyè Bǎopínghé Mùchǎng | 620721501 |
Demographics
As of 2021, Sunan Yugur Autonomous County has a population of 39,283, an increase of 25 people from 2020.[2] This figure is up from 35,869 in 1999,[7] and 35,500 in 1993.[8] The autonomous county recorded 14,932 households that year, down 56 from 2020, giving it an average household size of 2.63 people.[2]
Ethnic groups
Sunan Yugur Autonomous County is an ethnically diverse area. No single ethnic group comprises a majority of its population as of 2021.
1993[8] | 2021[2] | |||
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Ethnic group | Population | Percentage | Population | Percentage |
Han Chinese | 16,976 | 47.82% | 16,693 | 42.49% |
Yugur | 8,825 | 24.86% | 10,684 | 27.20% |
Tibetan | 8,393 | 23.64% | 10,323 | 26.28% |
Hui | 614 | 1.73% | N/A | N/A |
Monguor | 356 | 1.00% | N/A | N/A |
Mongol | 316 | 0.89% | N/A | N/A |
Others | 20 | 0.06% | 1,583 | 4.03% |
Historic ethnic composition
Ethnic composition by administrative division (1993)[8] | |||||||
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Towns and Townships | Total | Yugur | Han | Tibetan | Hui | Monguor | Mongol |
Total | 35500 | 8825 | 16976 | 8393 | 614 | 356 | 316 |
Hongwansì Town | 5637 | 1193 | 3568 | 754 | 48 | 38 | 24 |
Huangcheng Town | 7408 | 1486 | 3530 | 2037 | 193 | 145 | 12 |
Beitan Township | 1504 | 456 | 818 | 168 | 49 | 2 | 11 |
Dongtan Township | 2052 | 578 | 1333 | 36 | 100 | 4 | 0 |
Huajian Township | 1509 | 29 | 928 | 477 | 33 | 38 | 0 |
Mayíng Township | 650 | 419 | 215 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yangxiang Township | 1693 | 4 | 236 | 1340 | 11 | 101 | 1 |
Mati Town | 5265 | 43 | 2801 | 2343 | 28 | 35 | 15 |
Daquangou Township | 1974 | 8 | 1442 | 524 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dadouma Township | 2034 | 21 | 1142 | 815 | 8 | 35 | 13 |
Xishui Township | 1257 | 14 | 217 | 1004 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
Kangle Town | 4466 | 1831 | 2057 | 196 | 170 | 63 | 257 |
Baiyin Township | 831 | 28 | 556 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 218 |
Hongshiwo Township | 1655 | 1156 | 404 | 45 | 4 | 8 | 38 |
Qinglong Township | 1456 | 267 | 889 | 98 | 146 | 55 | 0 |
Yangge Township | 524 | 380 | 108 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
Dahe Town | 5802 | 2131 | 3174 | 260 | 162 | 72 | 4 |
Jiucaigou Township | 1729 | 1103 | 561 | 28 | 32 | 1 | 4 |
Lamawan Township | 1149 | 74 | 1038 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 0 |
Shuiguan Township | 618 | 336 | 170 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Xuequan Township | 2306 | 618 | 1404 | 121 | 100 | 63 | 0 |
Minghua Town | 2418 | 2088 | 307 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Minghai Township | 1052 | 1002 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lianhua Township | 890 | 779 | 93 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Qiantan Township | 476 | 307 | 167 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Qifeng District | 3408 | 50 | 558 | 2787 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Qílian Township | 1088 | 3 | 77 | 1007 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Qílin Township | 654 | 7 | 67 | 580 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Qíwen Township | 1181 | 40 | 374 | 760 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Qiqing Township | 485 | 0 | 40 | 440 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Nomads | 1096 | 3 | 1082 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Economy
Sunan Yugur Autonomous County had a total gross domestic product (GDP) of 3.306 billion renminbi (RMB) as of 2021, an increase of 5.8% from 2020.[2] Of this, the primary sector constituted 829 million RMB (25.08% of total GDP), an increase of 7.2% from 2020; the secondary sector totaled 1.244 billion RMB (37.63% of total GDP), an increase of 5.2% from 2020; the tertiary sector totaled 1.232 billion RMB (37.27% of total GDP), an increase of 5.3% from 2020.[2] Total retail sales totaled 617 million RMB in 2021, a 12.3% increase from 2020.[2] In 2021, the per capita disposable income of the autonomous county's urban residents totaled 33,531 RMB, a 7.5% increase from 2020; the disposable income of rural residents totaled 21,783 RMB, a 10.0% increase from 2020.[2]
Tourism accounts for a significant portion of Sunan Yugur Autonomous County's economy. In 2021, the autonomous county received a total of 3.15 million tourists, a 23.7% increase from 2020.[2] Total revenue from tourism totaled 1.572 billion RMB, a 29.2% increase from 2020.[2]
Sunan Yugur Autonomous county is home to a sizable mining industry, and rich in deposits of coal, copper, iron, tungsten, chromium, manganese, and other mineral resources.[2]
See also
- Hexi Corridor
- Yugurs
References
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