Pingbian Miao Autonomous County

Coordinates: 22°59′13″N 103°40′30″E / 22.987°N 103.675°E / 22.987; 103.675
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Pingbian County
屏边县 · Pinx Binb Xenf
屏边苗族自治县
Pinx Binb Hmongb Zif Zhif Xenf

Pingbian Miao Autonomous County
Wujiazhai railway bridge
Pingbian is located in Yunnan
Pingbian
Pingbian
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 22°59′13″N 103°40′30″E / 22.987°N 103.675°E / 22.987; 103.675
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureHonghe
County seatYuping
Area
 • Total1,905 km2 (736 sq mi)
Elevation
1,414 m (4,639 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total129,448
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
661200
Area code0873
Websitewww.hhpb.gov.cn

Pingbian Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 屏边苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 屏邊苗族自治縣; pinyin: Píngbiān Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; Hmong: Pinx Binb Hmongb Zif Zhif Xenf) is a county located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southeast of Yunnan province, China. Its seat is located only 21 kilometres (13 mi) from the border with Lào Cai Province, Vietnam.

Administrative divisions[edit]

Pingbian Miao Autonomous County has 4 towns and 3 townships.[2]

4 towns
  • Yuping (玉屏镇)
  • Xinxian (新现镇)
  • Heping (和平镇)
  • Baihe (白河镇)
3 townships
  • Baiyun (白云乡)
  • Xinhua (新华乡)
  • Wantang (湾塘乡)

Climate[edit]

Pingbian County has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) influenced by its elevation, with short, mild, dry winters and warm, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 9.2 °C (48.6 °F) in January to 21.3 °C (70.3 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 16.3 °C (61.3 °F). The greatest rainfall tends to occur during the summer; spring is the sunniest season.

Climate data for Pingbian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)
27.1
(80.8)
29.0
(84.2)
30.6
(87.1)
31.5
(88.7)
29.8
(85.6)
30.7
(87.3)
31.0
(87.8)
30.1
(86.2)
27.6
(81.7)
26.9
(80.4)
23.2
(73.8)
31.5
(88.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.6
(56.5)
16.0
(60.8)
20.2
(68.4)
23.6
(74.5)
25.0
(77.0)
25.8
(78.4)
25.5
(77.9)
25.6
(78.1)
24.2
(75.6)
21.0
(69.8)
18.4
(65.1)
14.6
(58.3)
21.1
(70.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1)
11.4
(52.5)
14.8
(58.6)
18.1
(64.6)
20.3
(68.5)
21.6
(70.9)
21.3
(70.3)
21.1
(70.0)
19.7
(67.5)
17.2
(63.0)
13.9
(57.0)
10.4
(50.7)
16.6
(61.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.0
(44.6)
8.6
(47.5)
11.5
(52.7)
14.7
(58.5)
17.2
(63.0)
19.0
(66.2)
18.8
(65.8)
18.4
(65.1)
17.2
(63.0)
15.0
(59.0)
11.3
(52.3)
7.9
(46.2)
13.9
(57.0)
Record low °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)
0.0
(32.0)
−1.7
(28.9)
3.6
(38.5)
9.6
(49.3)
12.8
(55.0)
13.8
(56.8)
14.0
(57.2)
9.9
(49.8)
6.2
(43.2)
2.3
(36.1)
−1.4
(29.5)
−1.7
(28.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.1
(1.46)
28.6
(1.13)
56.8
(2.24)
98.2
(3.87)
155.1
(6.11)
232.5
(9.15)
325.7
(12.82)
303.7
(11.96)
174.2
(6.86)
93.2
(3.67)
53.8
(2.12)
34.0
(1.34)
1,592.9
(62.73)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.5 13.5 14.0 14.1 17.6 21.5 22.8 21.7 17.3 14.7 10.5 10.9 193.1
Average snowy days 0.2 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.4
Average relative humidity (%) 90 86 83 82 82 86 88 88 87 88 86 88 86
Mean monthly sunshine hours 95.6 114.2 148.6 179.2 179.5 130.7 116.5 133.1 121.2 92.3 122.3 102.1 1,535.3
Percent possible sunshine 28 36 40 47 44 32 28 34 33 26 37 31 35
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
Source 2: Weather China[5]
Note that extreme temperature data is combined from NOAA (1961−1990) and China Weather (1971−2000)

Transportation[edit]

The narrow-gauge Kunming–Hai Phong Railway crosses Pingbian County. This railway's famous Faux Namti Bridge is located north of the county's Wantang Township (湾塘乡).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "红河州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Honghe Prefecture. 2021-06-04.
  2. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. ^ 屏边 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

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