Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County

Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County (Chinese: 景谷傣族彝族自治县; pinyin: Jǐnggǔ Dǎizú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn; Tai Nüa: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥝᥨᥝᥰ^{[note 1]}) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China. It borders Ning'er County to the east, Simao District and Ning'er County across Weiyuan and Xiaohei Rivers to the south and southeast, Lancang County, Linxiang District and Shuangjiang County across the Lancang River to the west, and Zhenyuan County to the north.

Jinggu County 景谷县 · ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥝᥨᥝᥰ
Autonomous county
景谷傣族彝族自治县 Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County
Cityscape of county town Twin Stupas of Mengwo Central Temple Jinggu Ivory Mango Ancestor White Dragon Park Peacock Square
Location of Jinggu County (red) and Pu'er Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province
Jinggu Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 23°29′49″N 100°42′11″E
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture-level city	Pu'er
County seat	Weiyuan
Area
• Total	7,550 km2 (2,920 sq mi)
Elevation	946 m (3,104 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	277,417
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code	666400[2]
Area code	0879[2]
GB/T 2260 CODE[3]	530824
Website	www.jinggu.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau 2Puer Gov. 3Yunnan Portal

Administrative divisions

In the present, Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County has 6 towns and 4 townships.

6 towns

Weiyuan (威远镇) Yongping (永平镇) Zhengxing (正兴镇)

Minyue (民乐镇) Fengshan (凤山镇) Jinggu (景谷镇)

4 townships

Bi'an (碧安乡) Yizhi (益智乡)

Banpo (半坡乡) Mengban (勐班乡)

Ethnic groups

The Jinggu County Gazetteer (1993:682) lists the following ethnic groups and their locations.

• Hani (pop. 2,440)
  • Fengshan Township 凤山乡: Wenzhe 文折村^[4] and Wenshao 文绍村^[5] villages (total pop. 1,562)
  • Bi'an Township 碧安乡
• Hui (pop. 1,711)
  • Weiyuan 威远, Yongping 永平, Bi'an 碧安 townships
• Bulang (pop. 1,532)
  • Manghai Village 芒海村,^[6] Mengban Township 勐班乡
  • Guangmin Village 光明村,^[7] Bi'an Township 碧安乡
  • Zhongshan 钟山, Lemin 民乐, Bianjiang 边江, Banpo 半坡 townships
• Bai (pop. 1,153)
  • Bi'an 碧安, Zhengxing 正兴, Bianjiang 边江 townships

Yi subgroups in Jinggu are:^[8]

• Lalu 腊鲁 (Xiangtang 香堂)
• Lami 腊米 (Mili 米俐)
• Gaisu 改苏 (Luoluo 倮倮)
• Laluo 腊罗 (Menghua 蒙化)
• Sani 撒尼
• Awu 阿武

2014 earthquake

Main article: 2014 Jinggu earthquake

On October 7, 2014 a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Jinggu county at 9:49 p.m. local time. The earthquake was felt in many parts of Yunnan including the provincial capital, Kunming, nearly 300 miles away.^[9]

Climate

Climate data for Jinggu, elevation 979 m (3,212 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)	30.4 (86.7)	32.9 (91.2)	35.3 (95.5)	37.1 (98.8)	39.5 (103.1)	38.2 (100.8)	35.3 (95.5)	35.5 (95.9)	34.7 (94.5)	33.3 (91.9)	31.1 (88.0)	28.6 (83.5)	39.5 (103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	23.9 (75.0)	26.7 (80.1)	29.9 (85.8)	31.7 (89.1)	32.0 (89.6)	31.3 (88.3)	30.2 (86.4)	30.5 (86.9)	30.1 (86.2)	28.1 (82.6)	25.7 (78.3)	23.2 (73.8)	28.6 (83.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	13.8 (56.8)	16.2 (61.2)	19.6 (67.3)	22.5 (72.5)	24.5 (76.1)	25.4 (77.7)	24.8 (76.6)	24.6 (76.3)	23.8 (74.8)	21.8 (71.2)	17.8 (64.0)	14.5 (58.1)	20.8 (69.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.3 (46.9)	8.9 (48.0)	12.0 (53.6)	15.7 (60.3)	19.2 (66.6)	21.8 (71.2)	21.9 (71.4)	21.6 (70.9)	20.7 (69.3)	18.6 (65.5)	14.0 (57.2)	10.5 (50.9)	16.1 (61.0)
Record low °C (°F)	2.5 (36.5)	2.3 (36.1)	2.6 (36.7)	9.6 (49.3)	12.4 (54.3)	15.7 (60.3)	17.8 (64.0)	16.8 (62.2)	13.2 (55.8)	8.7 (47.7)	5.5 (41.9)	0.9 (33.6)	0.9 (33.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	26.5 (1.04)	14.6 (0.57)	21.1 (0.83)	46.2 (1.82)	105.2 (4.14)	171.1 (6.74)	296.7 (11.68)	247.5 (9.74)	159.7 (6.29)	122.9 (4.84)	45.8 (1.80)	16.6 (0.65)	1,273.9 (50.14)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4.6	3.3	5.3	8.7	13.8	19.8	24.9	23.0	17.0	15.0	6.2	4.4	146
Average relative humidity (%)	78	67	60	62	68	77	83	83	82	82	82	82	76
Mean monthly sunshine hours	198.7	221.2	231.9	225.3	204.4	149.8	128.9	152.3	152.4	150.3	163.5	165.8	2,144.5
Percentage possible sunshine	59	69	62	59	50	37	31	38	42	42	50	50	49
Source: China Meteorological Administration[10][11]

Notes

1. Also known as ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥐᥣᥲ, because Jinggu historically belonged to 2 Mueangs in the history. ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥝᥨᥝᥰ is the common name nowadays, and ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥐᥣᥲ is rarely used.