Yun County or Yunxian (simplified Chinese: 云县; traditional Chinese: 雲縣; pinyin: Yún Xiàn) is a county in the west of Yunnan province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Lincang.
Yun County
云县 | |
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County | |
![]() Location of Yun County (pink) and Lincang City (yellow) within Yunnan | |
Coordinates: 24°26′13″N 100°07′23″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Yunnan |
Prefecture-level city | Lincang |
Area | |
• Total | 3,760 km2 (1,450 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 398,064 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 675800 |
Area code | 0883 |
Website | http://www.ynyx.gov.cn/ |
Lincang Portal Yunnan Portal |
Yun County has 7 towns, 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships.[1]
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According to the Yun County Gazetteer (2006:527), the Limi (利米人), a Yi subgroup, and Dai, both located in Xingfu Township (幸福乡), preserve both their traditional clothing and language. However, the following peoples preserve their language, but not their traditional clothing.
Climate data for Yunxian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
37.9 (100.2) |
Average high °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.0 (80.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
19.9 (67.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.3 (0.56) |
22.7 (0.89) |
21.7 (0.85) |
39.5 (1.56) |
94.4 (3.72) |
128.6 (5.06) |
186.3 (7.33) |
149.9 (5.90) |
110.9 (4.37) |
91.6 (3.61) |
41.6 (1.64) |
13.4 (0.53) |
914.9 (36.02) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 61 | 55 | 57 | 65 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 72 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[6] |
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