Yanbian County
Yanbian County
盐边县 | |
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.png) Location of Yanbian County (red) within Panzhihua City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 26°41′00″N 101°51′18″E / 26.6832°N 101.8551°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Panzhihua |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,269 km2 (1,262 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 200,000 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 617100 |
| Area code | 0812 |
| Website | www |
Yanbian County (simplified Chinese: 盐边县; traditional Chinese: 鹽邊縣; pinyin: Yánbiān Xiàn) is located in the northwest of Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, China and the lower reaches of the Yalong River. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Panzhihua. The name of Yanbian County is named because of its geographical location on the edge of Yanyuan County. With a total area of 3,269 square kilometers, the population in 2002 was 190,000, and the demographics were Han, Yi, Miao and other ethnic groups.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Yanbian County comprises 6 towns, 2 townships and 4 ethnic townships:[1]
- towns
- Tongzilin Town 桐子林镇
- Hongge Town 红格镇
- Yumen Town 渔门镇
- Yongxing Town 永兴镇
- Xinjiu Town 新九镇
- Huimin Town 惠民镇
- townships
- Gonghe Township 共和乡
- Guosheng Township 国胜乡
- ethnic townships
- Hongguo Yi Ethnic Township 红果彝族乡
- Hongbao Miao and Yi Ethnic Township 红宝苗族彝族乡
- Wenquan Yi Ethnic Township 温泉彝族乡
- Gesala Yi Ethnic Township 格萨拉彝族乡
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Yanbian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
36.2 (97.2) |
38.8 (101.8) |
40.2 (104.4) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.8 (98.2) |
35.8 (96.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
30.3 (86.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
14.6 (58.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.8 (0.23) |
4.2 (0.17) |
6.1 (0.24) |
14.8 (0.58) |
52.9 (2.08) |
161.0 (6.34) |
247.8 (9.76) |
185.3 (7.30) |
177.4 (6.98) |
64.4 (2.54) |
10.8 (0.43) |
2.4 (0.09) |
932.9 (36.74) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 14.7 | 19.2 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 100.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 45 | 37 | 39 | 48 | 64 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 67 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 233.1 | 232.5 | 264.2 | 262.8 | 242.6 | 185.8 | 157.8 | 176.7 | 148.6 | 177.2 | 203.7 | 208.3 | 2,493.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 70 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 38 | 44 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 64 | 57 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：盐边县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
External links
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