Yiliang County (Chinese: 彝良县; pinyin: Yíliáng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the northeast and Guizhou to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong. In 2020 the population was 631,538 including 14.27% ethnic minorities, most of them Miao (59,920) and Yi (28,406).[1]
Yiliang County
彝良县 | |
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County | |
![]() Location of Yiliang County (pink) and Zhaotong City (yellow) within Yunnan | |
Coordinates: 27°37′37″N 104°02′32″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Yunnan |
Prefecture-level city | Zhaotong |
Area | |
• County | 2,795.76 km2 (1,079.45 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2,780 m (9,120 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• County | 631,538 |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
• Urban | 144,248 |
• Rural | 487,290 |
• Ethnic minorities | 90,093 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 657600 |
Area code | 0870 |
Vehicle registration | 云C |
Website | www |
It is the home county of general Luo Binghui (罗炳辉) and also known for the plant gastrodia elata.
Yiliang's main attractions are:[2]
The county seat is Juekui, it will be split into Juekui subdistrict and Fajie subdistrict (发界街道), pending approval from higher government organs.[1][3]
Towns
Townships
Climate data for Yiliang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.7 (105.3) |
40.9 (105.6) |
41.1 (106.0) |
40.6 (105.1) |
41.4 (106.5) |
41.8 (107.2) |
36.3 (97.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
41.8 (107.2) |
Average high °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.1 (0.16) |
5.1 (0.20) |
13.2 (0.52) |
29.2 (1.15) |
63.3 (2.49) |
124.7 (4.91) |
172.1 (6.78) |
166.6 (6.56) |
100.5 (3.96) |
43.4 (1.71) |
12.1 (0.48) |
2.9 (0.11) |
737.2 (29.03) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 68 | 71 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[4] |
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