Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County

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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.

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Jinggu County
景谷县 · ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥝᥨᥝᥰ
景谷傣族彝族自治县
Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County
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Cityscape of county town
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Twin Stupas of Mengwo Central Temple
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Jinggu Ivory Mango Ancestor
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White Dragon Park
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Peacock Square
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Location of Jinggu County (red) and Pu'er Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province
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Jinggu
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 23°29′49″N 100°42′11″E
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityPu'er
County seatWeiyuan
Area
  Total
7,550 km2 (2,920 sq mi)
Elevation
946 m (3,104 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
  Total
277,417
  Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
666400[2]
Area code0879[2]
GB/T 2260 CODE[3]530824
Websitewww.jinggu.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau
2Puer Gov.
3Yunnan Portal
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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)
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

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

More information Climate data for Jinggu, elevation 979 m (3,212 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010), Month ...
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]
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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.

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