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Binchuan County
宾川县 · Bil•gel xiainb | |
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Coordinates: 25°49′48″N 100°35′25″E / 25.8299°N 100.5904°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Yunnan |
Autonomous prefecture | Dali |
County seat | Jinniu |
Area | |
• Total | 2,627 km2 (1,014 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 341,319 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 671600 |
Area code | 0872 |
Köppen climate classification | Cwa[citation needed] |
Website | www |
Binchuan County (simplified Chinese: 宾川县; traditional Chinese: 賓川縣; pinyin: Bīnchuān Xiàn; Bai: Bil•gel[2]) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west of Yunnan Province, China.
Mount Jizu is located in Binchuan County. The county is mostly drained by the Dadan River which rises in the south west and is a tributary of the Jinsha River.
Binchuan County has 8 towns and 2 ethnic townships.[3]
There are 251 Lahu in Binchuan County, most of whom reside in the following villages of Zhongying Lisu Ethnic Township (钟英傈僳族乡) (Dali Ethnic Gazetteer 2009:251).
The Guola (过拉) people consists of 63 individuals in East Caijiawan (东蔡家湾) of Binchuan County (You 2013:134).[4] Their autonym is Nipu (尼濮), and they are most closely related to the Yi of Dayao (大姚) and Yanfeng (盐丰). The Guola of Binchuan had originally migrated from Yanfeng County (盐丰县).
Climate data for Binchuan, elevation 1,439 m (4,721 ft), (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) | 26.8 (80.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
37.6 (99.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
18.8 (65.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.6 (0.26) |
3.7 (0.15) |
6.8 (0.27) |
11.1 (0.44) |
39.7 (1.56) |
76.0 (2.99) |
139.8 (5.50) |
121.0 (4.76) |
84.9 (3.34) |
44.8 (1.76) |
10.8 (0.43) |
1.8 (0.07) |
547 (21.53) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 10.7 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 12.2 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 85.6 |
Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 62 | 61 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 260.6 | 245.6 | 258.1 | 243.7 | 238.5 | 201.6 | 148.0 | 155.5 | 174.5 | 206.2 | 236.1 | 254.5 | 2,622.9 |
Percent possible sunshine | 78 | 77 | 69 | 63 | 57 | 49 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 73 | 78 | 60 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] |