Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County

Coordinates: 25°52′11″N 102°35′36″E / 25.8696114°N 102.5934649°E / 25.8696114; 102.5934649
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Luquan County
禄劝县 · Hlus Quangf So
禄劝彝族苗族自治县
Hlus Quangf Ad Mangl Ad Hmaob Ziil Chux So

Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County
Location of Luquan County (pink) and Kunming City (yellow) and Yunnan province
Location of Luquan County (pink) and Kunming City (yellow) and Yunnan province
Luquan County is located in Yunnan
Luquan County
Luquan County
Luquan County is located in China
Luquan County
Luquan County
Coordinates: 25°52′11″N 102°35′36″E / 25.8696114°N 102.5934649°E / 25.8696114; 102.5934649
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityKunming
Established1956
County seatPingshan Subdistrict
Area
 • Autonomous county4,378 km2 (1,690 sq mi)
Highest elevation
[1] (Mazongling (马鬃岭))
4,247 m (13,934 ft)
Lowest elevation746 m (2,448 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
 • Autonomous county378,881
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Urban
154,828
 • Rural
224,053
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
651500
Area code0871
Websitewww.kmlq.gov.cn

Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 禄劝彝族苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 禄劝彝族苗族自治縣; pinyin: Lùquàn Yízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; A-Hmao: Hlus Quangf Ad Mangl Ad Hmaob Ziil Chux So) is an autonomous county, under the jurisdiction of Kunming, Yunnan, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north. As of the 2020 census the population was 378,881.[3]

The county seat has two bus stations. The first is the long-distance Kunming-Luquan bus station, near the access to the G108 highway. The second is the local public bus station behind the Wuxinglu street market, with buses north to Maoshan, Tuanjie, Zhongping and Sayingpan, south to Songde, east to Cuihua and west to Wuding County.

Economy[edit]

Luquan's agriculture is specialized in sericulture, chestnuts, white kidney beans, coffee, and tobacco.[4]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Name Native name Population (2020)[3]
Luquan County 禄劝彝族苗族自治县 378,881
Pingshan Subdistrict 屏山街道 101,735
Chongde Subdistrict 崇德街道 27,749
Sayingpan Town 撒营盘镇 28,427
Zhuanlong Town 转龙镇 24,143
Maoshan Town 茂山镇 23,062
Tuanjie Town 团街镇 17,305
Zhongping Town 中屏镇 13,393
Jiaopingdu Town 皎平渡镇 14,342
Wudongde Town 乌东德镇 15,730
Cuihua Town 翠华镇 25,835
Jiulong Town 九龙镇 29,231
Yunlong Township 云龙乡 6,406
Tanglang Township 汤郎乡 9,804
Malutang Township 马鹿塘乡 10,093
Zehei Township 则黑乡 15,245
Wumeng Township 乌蒙乡 9,748
Xueshan Township 雪山乡 6,633

Ethnic groups[edit]

29.95% of the population in 2020 belonged to ethnic minorities, mainly Yi and Miao.[3][4]

There are 1,026 ethnic Hani as of 1990, who live in Xiaojing 硝井[5][6] and Liuhe 六合[7] of Chongde Township 崇德乡, and Xinglong 兴龙[8][9] and Chutu 初途[10] of Cuihua Township 翠华乡 (Luquan County Gazetteer 1995:150). The only Hani-speaking village is Liuhe 六合[7] of Chongde Township 崇德乡. Their autonym is Luomian 罗缅.

Sayingpan-zhen (撒营盘镇), 80 km (50 mi) north of the county seat of Luquan, was the original site of Salaowu (撒老乌), the headquarters of the Yi.

The Luquan County Gazetteer (1995:132) lists the following Yi subgroups.

  • Nasu 纳苏 (Black Yi 黑彝)
  • Aluo 阿罗 (Dry Yi 干彝 or White Yi 白彝)
  • Gaopo 稿颇 (Dry Yi 干彝 or White Yi 白彝)
  • Miqipo 密期颇 (Micha 密岔)
  • Sanipo 撒尼颇 (Milang 密朗)
  • Nuosu 诺苏 (Liangshan Yi 凉山彝)
  • Lipo 里颇

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Luquan (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5)
20.3
(68.5)
23.6
(74.5)
26.4
(79.5)
27.4
(81.3)
27.3
(81.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
25.3
(77.5)
22.8
(73.0)
20.0
(68.0)
17.1
(62.8)
23.4
(74.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.7
(47.7)
11.4
(52.5)
14.7
(58.5)
18.0
(64.4)
20.5
(68.9)
21.6
(70.9)
21.1
(70.0)
20.7
(69.3)
19.2
(66.6)
16.6
(61.9)
12.2
(54.0)
8.9
(48.0)
16.1
(61.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8)
3.9
(39.0)
7.0
(44.6)
10.5
(50.9)
14.7
(58.5)
17.7
(63.9)
17.9
(64.2)
17.1
(62.8)
15.8
(60.4)
13.0
(55.4)
7.1
(44.8)
3.3
(37.9)
10.8
(51.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.4
(0.84)
9.7
(0.38)
14.5
(0.57)
25.5
(1.00)
81.1
(3.19)
169.5
(6.67)
219.1
(8.63)
150.3
(5.92)
119.3
(4.70)
89.8
(3.54)
29.6
(1.17)
10.9
(0.43)
940.7
(37.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.1 3.3 4.7 6.6 10.5 15.8 20.6 18.1 14.5 12.3 5.2 3.3 119
Average snowy days 0.6 0.3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.2 1.4
Average relative humidity (%) 69 59 54 56 63 75 82 82 82 81 78 75 71
Mean monthly sunshine hours 202.8 207.4 225.4 214.8 191.6 133.7 109.1 132.0 112.6 132.7 171.7 172.0 2,005.8
Percent possible sunshine 61 65 60 56 46 33 26 33 31 37 53 53 46
Source: China Meteorological Administration[11][12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "禄劝彝族苗族自治县".
  2. ^ "昆明市第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (PDF) (in Chinese). Government of Kunming. 2021-06-07.
  3. ^ a b c "禄劝彝族苗族自治县第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报". 2021-07-05.
  4. ^ a b "【云南省民族宗教事务委员会】禄劝彝族苗族自治县". mzzj.yn.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  5. ^ "禄劝彝族苗族自治县屏山街道办事处硝井硝井". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  6. ^ "禄劝彝族苗族自治县屏山街道办事处硝井". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  7. ^ a b "禄劝彝族苗族自治县屏山街道办事处六合". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  8. ^ "禄劝彝族苗族自治县翠华镇兴龙村委会". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  9. ^ "禄劝彝族苗族自治县翠华镇兴龙村委会兴龙村". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  10. ^ "禄劝彝族苗族自治县翠华镇初途村委会". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  11. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  12. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

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