Yongshan County
Yongshan County
永善县 | ||
|---|---|---|
Postal code 657300 | ||
| Area code | 0870 | |
| Website | www | |
Yongshan County (Chinese: 永善县; pinyin: Yǒngshàn Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Sichuan Province to the north and northwest across the Jinsha River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong.
Ethnic groups
There are two main Yi ethnic subgroups in Yongshan County, namely Laluo (腊罗) and Niesu (聂苏).[1]
Administrative divisions
Yongshan County has 8 towns, 5 townships and 2 ethnic townships.[2]
- 8 towns
- 5 townships
- 2 ethnic townships
- Manan Miao and Yi (马楠苗族彝族乡)
- Wuzhai Yi and Miao (伍寨彝族苗族乡)
Government
- Government address: Xiluodu Town, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan 657300
Poverty
Yongshan was a state-designated poor county, which means the average income of its people is below 530 yuan a year - that is, less than 30 US cents a day.[3][4]
Climate
| Climate data for Yongshan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
34.3 (93.7) |
36.8 (98.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
38.7 (101.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.3 (86.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.6 (0.18) |
6.2 (0.24) |
21.6 (0.85) |
51.5 (2.03) |
72.4 (2.85) |
130.5 (5.14) |
143.8 (5.66) |
148.3 (5.84) |
79.7 (3.14) |
36.7 (1.44) |
10.1 (0.40) |
2.7 (0.11) |
708.1 (27.88) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.5 | 4.0 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 17.1 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 13.0 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 123.4 |
| Average snowy days | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 53.3 | 69.5 | 103.0 | 124.9 | 116.2 | 91.8 | 142.5 | 147.9 | 87.6 | 54.5 | 69.6 | 54.6 | 1,115.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 16 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 34 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 25 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Yongshan County Gazetteer 1994:625
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "Impoverished people welcome brand-new life thanks to poverty alleviation efforts in SW China's Yunnan Province". 2020-03-21. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Zhongshan helps 4 counties in Zhaotong overcome poverty". www.zs.gov.cn. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ 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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