Cili (simplified Chinese: 慈利县; traditional Chinese: 慈利縣; pinyin: Cílì Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China under administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangjiajie. Located in the north of Hunan and the east of Zhangjiajie, Cili County is bordered to the southeast by Taoyuan County, to the south and the southwest by Yongding District, to the west and the northwest by Sangzhi County, to the north and northeast by Shimen County. Cili is also the home of the Tujia people. The County has an area of 3,492 square kilometres (1,348 sq mi) with 703,452 of registered population and roughly 613,000 permanent population (as of 2015).[2] It is divided into 25 township-level divisions (November 27, 2015), its county seat is Lingyang Town (零阳镇).
Cili County
慈利县 Tzeli | |
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County | |
![]() ![]() Cili Location in Hunan | |
Coordinates: 29°22′44″N 110°57′22″E[1] | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Zhangjiajie |
Seat | Lingyang |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Recently [when?] a tomb was discovered around Cili that was 2,200 years old. Among the items discovered was a bronze cooking vessel that contained fish. The tomb was that of an ancient senior official [citation needed].
According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Cili County on November 27, 2015, it has 15 towns and 10 townships (7 of which are ethnic townships of the Tujia people) under its jurisdiction. Its county seat is Lingyang (零阳镇).[3] they are:
Climate data for Cili (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.8 (101.8) |
41.2 (106.2) |
40.7 (105.3) |
38.8 (101.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
41.2 (106.2) |
Average high °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
22.1 (71.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
17.3 (63.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42.9 (1.69) |
61.5 (2.42) |
91.4 (3.60) |
143.2 (5.64) |
163.1 (6.42) |
198.5 (7.81) |
245.14 (9.65) |
177.1 (6.97) |
77.1 (3.04) |
91.6 (3.61) |
63.1 (2.48) |
29.0 (1.14) |
1,383.64 (54.47) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 76 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[4] |
Township-level divisions of Cili County (November 27, 2015 - present) | |
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county seat: Lingyang (零阳镇) | |
15 Towns (镇) | |
3 Townships |
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7 Tujia ethnic townships (土家族乡) |
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