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Dayao County (simplified Chinese: 大姚县; traditional Chinese: 大姚縣; pinyin: Dàyáo Xiàn; Chuxiong Yi script: 
, IPA：/di33 ʑi33 bu33/) is a county of north-central Yunnan province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
Dayao County
大姚县 | |
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 Urban skyline of Dayao | |
 Location of Dayao County in Chuxiong Prefecture within Yunnan province | |
  Dayao Location of the county seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 25°43′N 101°19′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Chuxiong |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,862 m (6,109 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 280,000 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 675400 |
| Area code | 0878 |
| Website | dayao |
Dayao County has 8 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township.[1]
- 8 towns
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- 3 townships
- Tanhua (昙华乡)
- Tiesuo (铁锁乡)
- Santai (三台乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Wanbi Dai and Lisu (湾碧傣族傈僳族乡)
The Dayao County Gazetteer (1999:780) lists the following Yi subgroups.
- Luoluopu 罗罗濮 dialect (spoken in the northwest hill districts)
- Luoluopu 罗罗濮
- Laluobo 腊罗拨
- Popei 婆胚
- Lipu 俚濮 dialect: (spoken in the Qingling River 蜻蛉河 and Yipao River 一泡江 watersheds)
- Lipu 俚濮
- Machipu 骂池濮
- Gesupu 格苏濮
| Climate data for Dayao, elevation 1,878 m (6,161 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
16.1 (60.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.5 (0.49) |
7.1 (0.28) |
10.8 (0.43) |
18.1 (0.71) |
63.3 (2.49) |
132.0 (5.20) |
174.0 (6.85) |
160.1 (6.30) |
106.0 (4.17) |
66.5 (2.62) |
19.4 (0.76) |
5.7 (0.22) |
775.5 (30.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 13.4 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 15.8 | 10.9 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 110.6 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 49 | 46 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 71 | 65 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 243.9 | 238.7 | 265.1 | 257.9 | 235.8 | 183.9 | 133.7 | 144.4 | 137.8 | 173.8 | 218.8 | 232.9 | 2,466.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 73 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 36 | 38 | 49 | 68 | 72 | 57 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
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