Xiangyun County

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Xiangyun County (simplified Chinese: 祥云县; traditional Chinese: 祥雲縣; pinyin: Xiángyún Xiàn; Bai: Piel-dant[2]) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west-central part of Yunnan province, China. It borders Dayao County, Yao'an County and Nanhua County to the east, Midu County to the south, Dali City to the west, and Binchuan County to the north.

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Xiangyun County
祥云县 · Piel-dant xiainb
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Location of Xiangyun County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan
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Xiangyun County
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Xiangyun County
Coordinates: 25°28′36″N 100°33′08″E
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous PrefectureDali
County seatXiangcheng
Area
  Total
2,498 km2 (964 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
  Total
406,642
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
672100
Area code0872
Websitewww.xiangyun.gov.cn
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Administrative divisions

Xiangyun County has 8 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[3]

8 towns
  • Xiangcheng (祥城镇)
  • Shalong (沙龙镇)
  • Yunnanyi (云南驿镇)
  • Xiazhuang (下庄镇)
  • Pupeng (普棚镇)
  • Liuchang (刘厂镇)
  • Hedian (禾甸镇)
  • Midian (米甸镇)
1 township
  • Luming Township (鹿鸣乡)
1 ethnic township
  • Dongshan Yi Ethnic Township (东山彝族乡)
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Ethnic groups

The Xiangyun County Gazetteer (1996:138-139) lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups. Western Yi and Central Yi are linguistic classifications.

  • Western Yi (Lalo)
    • Turen 土人
    • Tuzu 土族
    • Qiangyi 羌彝
  • Central Yi (Lolopo)
    • Luoluopo 罗罗颇
    • Luolupo 罗鲁泼
    • Nanshansu 南山苏
  • White Luoluo 白倮倮

Climate

More information Climate data for Xiangyun, elevation 1,993 m (6,539 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present), Month ...
Climate data for Xiangyun, elevation 1,993 m (6,539 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1)
23.9
(75.0)
27.8
(82.0)
30.0
(86.0)
31.8
(89.2)
31.8
(89.2)
30.5
(86.9)
30.9
(87.6)
29.7
(85.5)
28.2
(82.8)
23.7
(74.7)
21.3
(70.3)
31.8
(89.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5)
17.3
(63.1)
20.5
(68.9)
23.5
(74.3)
25.2
(77.4)
25.7
(78.3)
24.5
(76.1)
24.5
(76.1)
23.9
(75.0)
21.8
(71.2)
18.5
(65.3)
15.8
(60.4)
21.4
(70.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)
10.5
(50.9)
13.5
(56.3)
16.6
(61.9)
19.2
(66.6)
20.6
(69.1)
19.9
(67.8)
19.3
(66.7)
18.3
(64.9)
16.1
(61.0)
12.1
(53.8)
9.0
(48.2)
15.3
(59.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)
4.4
(39.9)
7.0
(44.6)
10.5
(50.9)
14.4
(57.9)
16.9
(62.4)
16.7
(62.1)
16.0
(60.8)
14.8
(58.6)
12.3
(54.1)
7.2
(45.0)
3.5
(38.3)
10.5
(51.0)
Record low °C (°F) −4.3
(24.3)
−3.0
(26.6)
−0.9
(30.4)
2.5
(36.5)
5.6
(42.1)
10.3
(50.5)
11.0
(51.8)
8.6
(47.5)
5.5
(41.9)
4.2
(39.6)
−1.4
(29.5)
−6.8
(19.8)
−6.8
(19.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.8
(0.66)
12.5
(0.49)
16.4
(0.65)
22.6
(0.89)
60.7
(2.39)
117.1
(4.61)
168.8
(6.65)
174.1
(6.85)
112.9
(4.44)
71.3
(2.81)
21.7
(0.85)
7.4
(0.29)
802.3
(31.58)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.1 4.2 5.9 6.7 8.9 11.3 18.4 18.1 15.0 11.1 4.5 2.8 111
Average snowy days 0.4 0.1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.2 1.1
Average relative humidity (%) 57 53 50 52 60 71 80 83 80 76 68 64 66
Mean monthly sunshine hours 245.2 230.2 248.8 238.5 225.3 185.6 121.2 131.0 148.5 180.0 218.8 237.4 2,410.5
Percentage possible sunshine 73 72 67 62 54 45 29 33 41 51 67 73 56
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
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