Yongsheng County (simplified Chinese: 永胜县; traditional Chinese: 永勝縣; pinyin: Yǒngshèng Xiàn) is located in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lijiang. In 2019 the county had a population of 406,757 including 34.42% ethnic minorities.[1]
Yongsheng County
永胜县 | |
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County | |
![]() Location of Yongsheng County (pink) and Lijiang City (yellow) within Yunnan | |
![]() ![]() Yongsheng Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
Coordinates: 26°41′20.25″N 100°44′49.56″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Yunnan |
Prefecture | Lijiang City |
Area | |
• County | 4,950 km2 (1,910 sq mi) |
• Urban | 9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,140 m (7,020 ft) |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• County | 406,757 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
• Urban | 103,437 |
• Ethnic minorities | 140,012 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 674200 |
Area code | 0888 |
Vehicle registration | 云P |
Website | Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine |
The Chenghai Lake is located in Yongsheng. Yongsheng has a strong agricultural output consisting especially of fruits including pomegranate, oranges, grapes, mangoes, longan, and Sugar-apple.[2]
Yongsheng County has 9 towns and 6 ethnic townships.[3]
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The Yongsheng County Gazetteer (1989:637) lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups. Population statistics are as of 1985.
Climate data for Yongsheng (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
Average high °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
0.3 (32.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.7 (0.22) |
5.0 (0.20) |
10.1 (0.40) |
14.8 (0.58) |
54.9 (2.16) |
139.9 (5.51) |
252.4 (9.94) |
220.0 (8.66) |
155.7 (6.13) |
74.3 (2.93) |
15.2 (0.60) |
2.8 (0.11) |
950.8 (37.44) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 59 | 74 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 67 | 68 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[7] |
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