Xichou County
Xichou County
西畴县 | |
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Clockwise: Urban skyline, Northern Tropic Square, Baoxing Bridge, Jinyu Avenue, Jinzhong Mountain | |
.png) Location of Xichou County (pink) and Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China | |
  Xichou County | |
| Coordinates: 23°26′12″N 104°40′34″E / 23.43667°N 104.67611°E / 23.43667; 104.67611 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Wenshan |
| County seat | Xisa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,545 km2 (597 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 203,630 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 663500 |
| Area code | 0876 |
| Website | www.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
In the present, Xichou County has 2 towns and 7 townships.[2]
- 2 towns
- Xisa (西洒镇)
- Xingjie (兴街镇)
- 7 townships
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Ethnic groups
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
- Luoluo 倮倮
- Mongol
Transport
- Nearest airport: Wenshan Airport
Climate
| Climate data for Xichou (2003–2020 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) | 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
- Xichou County Official Website
