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Xiangyun County
祥云县 · Piel-dant xiainb | |
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Location of Xiangyun County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 25°28′36″N 100°33′08″E / 25.47667°N 100.55222°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous Prefecture | Dali |
| County seat | Xiangcheng |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,498 km2 (964 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 406,642 |
| • Density | 162.8/km2 (421.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 672100 |
| Area code | 0872 |
| Website | www |
Xiangyun County (simplified Chinese: 祥云县; traditional Chinese: 祥雲縣; pinyin: Xiángyún Xiàn; Bai: Piel-dant[2]) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west-central part of Yunnan province, China. It borders Dayao County, Yao'an County and Nanhua County to the east, Midu County to the south, Dali City to the west, and Binchuan County to the north.
Xiangyun County has 8 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[3]
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Midian
Hedian
Dongshan
Xiangcheng
Shalong
Liuchang
Yunnanyi
Xiazhuang
Pupeng
Luming
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The Xiangyun County Gazetteer (1996:138-139) lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups. Western Yi and Central Yi are linguistic classifications.
| Climate data for Xiangyun, elevation 1,993 m (6,539 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.3 (59.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
10.5 (51.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.8 (0.66) |
12.5 (0.49) |
16.4 (0.65) |
22.6 (0.89) |
60.7 (2.39) |
117.1 (4.61) |
168.8 (6.65) |
174.1 (6.85) |
112.9 (4.44) |
71.3 (2.81) |
21.7 (0.85) |
7.4 (0.29) |
802.3 (31.58) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 15.0 | 11.1 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 111 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 68 | 64 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 245.2 | 230.2 | 248.8 | 238.5 | 225.3 | 185.6 | 121.2 | 131.0 | 148.5 | 180.0 | 218.8 | 237.4 | 2,410.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 73 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 45 | 29 | 33 | 41 | 51 | 67 | 73 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||