Xiangyun County (simplified Chinese: 祥云县; traditional Chinese: 祥雲縣; pinyin: Xiángyún Xiàn; Bai: Piel-dant[2]) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west-central part of Yunnan province, China.

Xiangyun County
祥云县 · Piel-dant xiainb
Location of Xiangyun County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan
Location of Xiangyun County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan
Xiangyun County is located in Yunnan
Xiangyun County
Xiangyun County
Xiangyun County is located in China
Xiangyun County
Xiangyun County
Coordinates: 25°28′36″N 100°33′08″E / 25.47667°N 100.55222°E / 25.47667; 100.55222
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous PrefectureDali
County seatXiangcheng
Area
 • Total2,498 km2 (964 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total406,642
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
672100
Area code0872
Websitewww.xiangyun.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

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Xiangyun County has 8 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[3]

8 towns
1 township
1 ethnic township
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Ethnic groups

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The Xiangyun County Gazetteer (1996:138-139) lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups. Western Yi and Central Yi are linguistic classifications.

  • Western Yi (Lalo)
    • Turen 土人
    • Tuzu 土族
    • Qiangyi 羌彝
  • Central Yi (Lolopo)
    • Luoluopo 罗罗颇
    • Luolupo 罗鲁泼
    • Nanshansu 南山苏
  • White Luoluo 白倮倮

Climate

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Climate data for Xiangyun, elevation 1,993 m (6,539 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5)
17.3
(63.1)
20.5
(68.9)
23.5
(74.3)
25.2
(77.4)
25.7
(78.3)
24.5
(76.1)
24.5
(76.1)
23.9
(75.0)
21.8
(71.2)
18.5
(65.3)
15.8
(60.4)
21.4
(70.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)
10.5
(50.9)
13.5
(56.3)
16.6
(61.9)
19.2
(66.6)
20.6
(69.1)
19.9
(67.8)
19.3
(66.7)
18.3
(64.9)
16.1
(61.0)
12.1
(53.8)
9.0
(48.2)
15.3
(59.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)
4.4
(39.9)
7.0
(44.6)
10.5
(50.9)
14.4
(57.9)
16.9
(62.4)
16.7
(62.1)
16.0
(60.8)
14.8
(58.6)
12.3
(54.1)
7.2
(45.0)
3.5
(38.3)
10.5
(51.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.8
(0.66)
12.5
(0.49)
16.4
(0.65)
22.6
(0.89)
60.7
(2.39)
117.1
(4.61)
168.8
(6.65)
174.1
(6.85)
112.9
(4.44)
71.3
(2.81)
21.7
(0.85)
7.4
(0.29)
802.3
(31.58)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.1 4.2 5.9 6.7 8.9 11.3 18.4 18.1 15.0 11.1 4.5 2.8 111
Average snowy days 0.4 0.1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.2 1.1
Average relative humidity (%) 57 53 50 52 60 71 80 83 80 76 68 64 66
Mean monthly sunshine hours 245.2 230.2 248.8 238.5 225.3 185.6 121.2 131.0 148.5 180.0 218.8 237.4 2,410.5
Percent possible sunshine 73 72 67 62 54 45 29 33 41 51 67 73 56
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "大理州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (PDF) (in Chinese). Dali Daily. 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ 白汉词典(现行白文第一版2022) [Bai–Chinese Dictionary] (PDF) (in Chinese). Government of Dali Prefecture. p. 179.
  3. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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