Butuo County (Chinese: 布拖; pinyin: Bùtuō) is a county of southern Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. It was incorporated in 1952,[1][additional citation(s) needed] and has continuously existed since 1960. The name 'Butou' is based on the Yi language words for hedgehog and pine tree, giving it the name "a place with hedgehogs and pine trees". It is the unofficial capital of the Yi People and the birthplace of the Torch Festival.[2] The county has a population of 215,800, 97.2% of whom are Yi People.[3]
Butuo County
布拖县 | |
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County | |
![]() ![]() Butuo Location in Sichuan | |
Coordinates: 27°36′N 102°52′E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Sichuan |
Autonomous prefecture | Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture |
Township-level divisions | 3 towns 27 townships |
County seat | Temuli (特木里镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,685 km2 (651 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,398 m (7,867 ft) |
Highest elevation | 3,891 m (12,766 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 215,800 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | www |
Butou is considered very impoverished, traditional and still significantly influenced by the legacy of feudalism and slavery, which was only reformed in the 1950s.[4] Most villagers make a living through animal husbandry. Almost all of the non-agrarian economy is concentrated in the county seat.[1] It is a 'key county' for National Poverty Alleviation and Development work, with as of 2018, 122 poverty-stricken designated villages in the county, and 57,000 poor people.[5]
The bamboo mouth harp (Kouxian) of Butou County was included as intangible cultural heritage of the Yi People.[6]
Butuo County administers 3 towns and 27 townships.
Towns:
Townships:
Climate data for Butuo (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
Average high °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
17.0 (62.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.7 (40.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.7 (0.58) |
16.9 (0.67) |
29.0 (1.14) |
57.8 (2.28) |
127.7 (5.03) |
216.6 (8.53) |
204.0 (8.03) |
149.4 (5.88) |
151.8 (5.98) |
97.3 (3.83) |
31.5 (1.24) |
13.3 (0.52) |
1,110 (43.71) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 62 | 60 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 78 | 73 | 74 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[7] |
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