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Xichou County

Coordinates: 23°26′12″N 104°40′34″E / 23.43667°N 104.67611°E / 23.43667; 104.67611
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Xichou County
西畴县 · Sihcouz Yen
Cityscape of county town
Jinzhong Mountain
Northern Tropic Square
Jinyu Avenue
Baoxing Bridge
Location of Xichou County (red) and Wenshan Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China
Location of Xichou County (red) and Wenshan Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China
Xichou County is located in Yunnan
Xichou County
Xichou County
Coordinates: 23°26′12″N 104°40′34″E / 23.43667°N 104.67611°E / 23.43667; 104.67611
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureWenshan
County seatXisa
Area
 • Total1,545 km2 (597 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total203,630
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
663500
Area code0876
Websitewww.xczw.gov.cn

Xichou County (simplified Chinese: 西畴县; traditional Chinese: 西疇縣; pinyin: Xīchóu Xiàn) is under the administration of the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast of Yunnan province, China.

Administrative divisions

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In the present, Xichou County has 2 towns and 7 townships.[2]

2 towns
7 townships

Ethnic groups

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The Xichou County Gazetteer (西畴县志) of 1996[full citation needed] lists the following ethnic subgroups.

  • Han
  • Zhuang
  • Miao
  • Yao
  • Yi
    • Luoluo 倮倮
      • Flowery Luo 花倮
      • White Luo 白倮
      • Black Luo 黑倮
      • Chinese Luo 汉倮
    • Pula 朴喇
    • Mengwu 孟乌
  • Mongol

Transport

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Climate

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Climate data for Xichou, elevation 1,508 m (4,948 ft), (2003–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.8
(76.6)
28.3
(82.9)
30.7
(87.3)
32.7
(90.9)
34.8
(94.6)
31.4
(88.5)
30.4
(86.7)
31.0
(87.8)
30.8
(87.4)
28.6
(83.5)
27.1
(80.8)
25.4
(77.7)
34.8
(94.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.5
(56.3)
16.7
(62.1)
20.3
(68.5)
23.5
(74.3)
25.5
(77.9)
25.8
(78.4)
25.7
(78.3)
25.7
(78.3)
24.3
(75.7)
21.0
(69.8)
18.7
(65.7)
14.5
(58.1)
21.3
(70.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)
11.2
(52.2)
14.4
(57.9)
17.8
(64.0)
20.4
(68.7)
21.4
(70.5)
21.3
(70.3)
20.9
(69.6)
19.6
(67.3)
16.8
(62.2)
13.6
(56.5)
9.7
(49.5)
16.3
(61.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0)
7.9
(46.2)
10.9
(51.6)
14.2
(57.6)
17.0
(62.6)
18.7
(65.7)
18.7
(65.7)
18.0
(64.4)
16.7
(62.1)
14.3
(57.7)
10.4
(50.7)
6.8
(44.2)
13.3
(56.0)
Record low °C (°F) −3.1
(26.4)
−2.0
(28.4)
−2.3
(27.9)
4.3
(39.7)
7.4
(45.3)
11.5
(52.7)
12.9
(55.2)
12.1
(53.8)
7.8
(46.0)
3.9
(39.0)
−1.5
(29.3)
−5.5
(22.1)
−5.5
(22.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23.8
(0.94)
20.5
(0.81)
45.8
(1.80)
65.8
(2.59)
125.7
(4.95)
205.0
(8.07)
265.1
(10.44)
224.5
(8.84)
118.6
(4.67)
71.5
(2.81)
34.7
(1.37)
25.8
(1.02)
1,226.8
(48.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.5 11.2 10.8 12.7 15.6 20.0 22.4 21.7 15.0 13.4 8.8 8.4 171.5
Average snowy days 0.7 0.2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.2
Average relative humidity (%) 86 84 81 79 80 85 86 86 84 85 84 84 84
Mean monthly sunshine hours 103.9 118.0 152.6 171.6 168.3 128.3 127.5 135.5 130.1 101.7 125.8 112.0 1,575.3
Percent possible sunshine 31 37 41 45 41 32 31 34 36 29 38 34 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "文山州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Wenshan Prefecture. 2021-05-25.
  2. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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