Tonghai County

Coordinates: 24°05′36″N 102°45′00″E / 24.09333°N 102.75000°E / 24.09333; 102.75000
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Tonghai
通海县
Clockwise: County skyline, West Street, Tonghai Confucian Temple, Qilu Lake, Yongjin Temple, Jukui Pavilion
Location of Tonghai County (yellow) and Yuxi City (yellow) within Yunnan
Location of Tonghai County (yellow) and Yuxi City (yellow) within Yunnan
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityYuxi
Area
 • Total1,114 km2 (430 sq mi)
Population
 • Total260,617
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
652700
Area code0877
Coordinates24°05′36″N 102°45′00″E / 24.09333°N 102.75000°E / 24.09333; 102.75000
Websitewww.tonghai.gov.cn

Tonghai County (Chinese: 通海县; pinyin: Tōnghǎi Xiàn) is located in Yuxi Prefecture-level City, Yunnan Province, China.

Geography[edit]

Tonghai County occupies the fertile valley of Qilu Lake, surrounded on all sides by mountains. The county seat is located on the south side of the lake, separated from the lake by a mile-wide strip of farmland.

The county's southernmost part, including the Dagao Dai and Yi Ethnic Township and Lishan Yi Ethnic Township, is separated from the rest of the county by mountains; it is outside of the Qilu Lake basin, and is drained into the Qu River instead.

In 1970, a powerful earthquake struck the area.

History[edit]

The area around Qilu Lake has been inhabited since at least the Neolithic period. In the Tang dynasty it was the base of a general. For many centuries it was the political, economic and military center of southern Yunnan.[1]

Soon after the formation of PRC, the area of today's Tonghai County was organized as two counties: Tonghai and Hexi (in the western part of today's Tonghai County). The two counties were merged into Qilu County (杞麓县) on November 22, 1956. On October 22, 1959, Qilu County was renamed Tonghai County.[2]

The county includes a large Muslim (Hui) population. Centers of Hui culture include Dahui and Xiaohui villages in Hexi Township, as well as Nagu Town, with its Najiaying Mosque.

Xingmeng Mongol Ethnic Township, home to the Yunnan Mongols (Khatso), is the only Mongol ethnic township in Yunnan.

Administrative divisions[edit]

Tonghai County has 2 subdistricts, 4 towns and 3 ethnic townships.[3]

2 subdistricts
4 towns
3 ethnic townships

Transportation[edit]

Tonghai Railway Station

Bus routes:

Railway:

  • Yuxi–Mengzi Railway (a section of the standard gauge Kunming–Hekou Railway). The passenger station, Tonghai Station, is located at Jiulong, a few kilometers west of the county seat.

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Tonghai (2006–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.7
(74.7)
25.9
(78.6)
28.3
(82.9)
30.7
(87.3)
31.1
(88.0)
30.5
(86.9)
30.6
(87.1)
29.3
(84.7)
29.3
(84.7)
27.7
(81.9)
25.8
(78.4)
24.5
(76.1)
31.1
(88.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)
18.9
(66.0)
22.0
(71.6)
24.1
(75.4)
25.7
(78.3)
26.0
(78.8)
25.1
(77.2)
25.1
(77.2)
23.9
(75.0)
21.4
(70.5)
19.4
(66.9)
16.2
(61.2)
22.0
(71.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)
12.2
(54.0)
15.4
(59.7)
17.8
(64.0)
20.2
(68.4)
21.2
(70.2)
20.7
(69.3)
20.3
(68.5)
19.1
(66.4)
16.5
(61.7)
13.1
(55.6)
10.1
(50.2)
16.4
(61.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.0
(41.0)
6.5
(43.7)
9.5
(49.1)
12.4
(54.3)
15.5
(59.9)
17.8
(64.0)
17.8
(64.0)
17.2
(63.0)
16.1
(61.0)
13.3
(55.9)
8.7
(47.7)
5.6
(42.1)
12.1
(53.8)
Record low °C (°F) −2.8
(27.0)
−0.9
(30.4)
−3.2
(26.2)
3.2
(37.8)
6.7
(44.1)
11.5
(52.7)
11.9
(53.4)
11.2
(52.2)
7.8
(46.0)
4.3
(39.7)
−1.2
(29.8)
−5.5
(22.1)
−5.5
(22.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.6
(1.09)
16.8
(0.66)
21.4
(0.84)
39.9
(1.57)
82.9
(3.26)
145.7
(5.74)
183.6
(7.23)
150.4
(5.92)
99.7
(3.93)
74.4
(2.93)
35.1
(1.38)
16.5
(0.65)
894
(35.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.4 4.1 5.2 8.1 11.5 15.1 19.7 19.0 13.5 11.4 5.3 4.0 121.3
Average snowy days 0.6 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.9
Average relative humidity (%) 70 62 57 59 67 77 81 82 80 80 77 75 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 222.2 225.2 255.9 259.5 224.5 152.8 121.5 135.2 130.5 141.6 191.5 197.6 2,258
Percent possible sunshine 66 70 68 68 54 37 29 34 36 40 59 60 52
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "通海县概况". 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ 通海历史大事件—中华人民共和国 [Big events in the history of Tonghai County]. lt.qydli.com.
  3. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

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