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County in Yunnan, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wuding County (Chinese: 武定县; pinyin: Wǔdìng Xiàn; Chuxiong Yi script: , IPA: /lo33 di33 bu33/) is under the administration of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the north-central part of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north. Wuding's county seat is located only 5 km from the seat of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County.[1] It is a centre for titanium production.[2]
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2018) |
Wuding County
武定县 | |
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![]() Location of Wuding County in Chuxiong Prefecture within Yunnan province | |
Coordinates: 25°31′48″N 102°24′14″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Yunnan |
Autonomous prefecture | Chuxiong |
Area | |
• Total | 3,322 km2 (1,283 sq mi) |
Highest elevation (Bailonghui (白龙会)) | 2,956 m (9,698 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 862 m (2,828 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 260,000 |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 651600 |
Area code | 0878 |
Website | www |
Wuding was historically more important, being the center of a Zhou, equivalent to a prefecture-level division. The prefecture was established in 1567. In 1953 the administrative seat of the division moved to Chuxiong.[1][2]
Wuding County has 7 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township.[3]
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The Wuding County Gazetteer (1990) lists the following Yi subgroups.
In Wuding County, ethnic Hani are found in the following locations (Wuding County Gazetteer 1990:141).
According to the Chuxiong Prefecture Gazetteer (1993:411), the Luomian 罗缅, a Hani subgroup, are located in Nigagu 尼嘎古.[13]
Gao (2017)[14] lists the following languages of Wuding County. Gao (2017) classifies Geipo of Wuding County as closely related to Miqie, and is not the same as the Northern Loloish language Gepo.
Group | Autonym | Language classification | Population |
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Nasu | na³³su³³ pʰo³³ | Ngwi, Northern | 28,000 |
Aluo | a⁵⁵lu³³ pʰu⁵⁵ | Ngwi, Northern | 13,500 |
Naisu | ne⁵⁵su³³ pʰo⁵⁵ | Ngwi, Northern | 6,000 |
Lipo | li³³ pʰo²¹ | Ngwi, Central | 31,000 |
Miqie | mi⁵⁵tɕʰi³¹ pʰo³¹ | Ngwi, Central | 9,000 |
Lolo | lo³³lo³³ pʰo²¹ | Ngwi, Central | 8,500 |
Geipo | ke⁵⁵ pʰo³¹ | Ngwi, Central | 350 |
Hani | xo²¹ȵi²¹ pʰɑ²¹ | Ngwi, Southern | 800 |
Ahmao | a³⁵hmo³³ kləu³¹ | Hmong, Chuanqiandian Dongdianbei | 21,000 |
Hmong | mɛŋ⁴⁴ kləu⁵³ | Hmong, Chuanqiandian proper | 3,000 |
Tai | tai⁵⁵ | Tai Hongjin, Yongwu | 8,000 |
Climate data for Wuding, elevation 1,799 m (5,902 ft), (1991–2016 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) | 24.5 (76.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
32.8 (91.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
15.4 (59.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
9.8 (49.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.9 (0.86) |
11.0 (0.43) |
15.3 (0.60) |
26.7 (1.05) |
82.3 (3.24) |
173.0 (6.81) |
201.3 (7.93) |
154.9 (6.10) |
123.0 (4.84) |
90.9 (3.58) |
28.9 (1.14) |
11.5 (0.45) |
940.7 (37.03) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 15.7 | 20.4 | 18.5 | 14.8 | 12.3 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 119.7 |
Average snowy days | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 64 | 77 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 73 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219.7 | 221.9 | 246.2 | 244.9 | 218.6 | 157.3 | 128.0 | 145.6 | 127.0 | 145.4 | 183.2 | 189.4 | 2,227.2 |
Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 53 | 38 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 57 | 58 | 51 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[15][16] |
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