Eshan Yi Autonomous County
Eshan
峨山县 • ꊉꀜꑤ | |
|---|---|
| 峨山彝族自治县 ꊉꀜꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ Eshan Yi Autonomous County | |
 Location of Eshan County (red) and Yuxi Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province | |
  Eshan Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 24°10′21″N 102°24′17″E / 24.17250°N 102.40472°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yuxi |
| County seat | Shuangjiang Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,114 km2 (430 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 143,903 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 653200 |
| Area code | 0877 |
| Website | www |
Eshan Yi Autonomous County (Chinese: 峨山彝族自治县; pinyin: Éshān Yízú Zìzhìxiàn; Yi: ꊉꎭꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ, wop sha nuo su zyt jie jux dde) is located in Yuxi, in the central part of Yunnan Province, China.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Eshan Yi Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 3 towns and 3 townships.[2]
- 2 subdistricts
- Shuangjiang (双江街道)
- Xiaojie (小街街道)
- 3 towns
- 3 townships
- Chahe (岔河乡)
- Dalongtan (大龙潭乡)
- Fuliangpeng (富良棚乡)
Ethnic groups
[edit]The Eshan County Gazetteer (2001:110, 132) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.
- Yi: 71,255 people as of 1993
- Nasu 纳苏: (West, Northwest) Fuliangpeng 富良棚, Dalongtan 大龙潭, Dianzhong 甸中, Tadian 塔甸, and Chahe 岔河; parts of Yani 亚尼
- Niesu 聂苏: (East, Southeast, South 南) Jinping 锦屏, Xiaojie 小街, Baoquan 宝泉, Huanian 化念, and Gaoping 高平
- Flowery Waist Niesu 聂苏花腰人: Pengzu 棚租 and Yulaiqiu 雨来救
- Lesu 勒苏: Daxi 大西, Ana 婀娜, and Shiban 石板
- Bai: 130 people as of 1993
- Huanian 化念 (48.5% of population), Shuangjiang 双江, and Xiaojie 小街
- Hani: 8,619 people as of 1993
Transport
[edit]Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Eshan, elevation 1,600 m (5,200 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
16.5 (61.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.1 (1.15) |
16.8 (0.66) |
22.9 (0.90) |
39.3 (1.55) |
78.5 (3.09) |
125.3 (4.93) |
174.5 (6.87) |
160.8 (6.33) |
105.0 (4.13) |
77.9 (3.07) |
38.9 (1.53) |
17.5 (0.69) |
886.5 (34.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 122.7 |
| Average snowy days | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 196.4 | 217.6 | 243.1 | 248.6 | 222.6 | 162.3 | 113.0 | 130.3 | 121.6 | 133.1 | 161.8 | 158.4 | 2,108.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 54 | 40 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 50 | 48 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "玉溪市第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Yuxi. 2021-05-28.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
External links
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