Yongde County

Coordinates: 24°01′05″N 99°15′32″E / 24.018°N 99.259°E / 24.018; 99.259
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Yongde County
永德县
Location of Yongde County (pink) and Lincang City (yellow) within Yunnan
Location of Yongde County (pink) and Lincang City (yellow) within Yunnan
Coordinates: 24°01′05″N 99°15′32″E / 24.018°N 99.259°E / 24.018; 99.259
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityLincang
Area
 • Total3,296 km2 (1,273 sq mi)
Population
 • Total319,326
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
677600
Area code0883
Websitehttp://www.ynyd.gov.cn/
Lincang Portal
Yunnan Portal

Yongde County (Chinese: 永德县; pinyin: Yǒngdé Xiàn) is a county in the west of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lincang.

Administrative divisions[edit]

Yongde County has 3 towns, 5 townships and 2 ethnic townships.[1]

3 towns
5 townships
2 ethnic townships

Ethnic groups[edit]

The Yongde County Gazetteer (1994:115) lists the following ethnic groups.

  • Limi 利米 (Lami branch 腊米支系)
  • Luoren 倮人 (Gaisu branch 改苏支系)
  • Xiangtang 香堂 (Lalu branch 腊鲁支系)
  • Menghua Turen 蒙化土人 (Laluo branch 腊罗支系)
  • Samadu 撒马堵人 (Samo branch 洒摩支系)
  • Pengzi 棚子
  • Suan 蒜人

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Yongde (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.3
(75.7)
27.5
(81.5)
28.6
(83.5)
30.7
(87.3)
31.5
(88.7)
31.7
(89.1)
30.2
(86.4)
30.1
(86.2)
29.1
(84.4)
28.6
(83.5)
25.6
(78.1)
23.5
(74.3)
31.7
(89.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3)
20.5
(68.9)
23.4
(74.1)
25.2
(77.4)
25.5
(77.9)
25.2
(77.4)
24.5
(76.1)
25.3
(77.5)
25.0
(77.0)
23.3
(73.9)
20.8
(69.4)
18.6
(65.5)
23.0
(73.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3)
14.5
(58.1)
17.7
(63.9)
19.7
(67.5)
20.6
(69.1)
21.2
(70.2)
20.7
(69.3)
20.9
(69.6)
20.3
(68.5)
18.4
(65.1)
15.1
(59.2)
12.5
(54.5)
17.8
(64.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.0
(46.4)
9.9
(49.8)
13.1
(55.6)
15.3
(59.5)
17.0
(62.6)
18.5
(65.3)
18.4
(65.1)
18.4
(65.1)
17.5
(63.5)
15.3
(59.5)
11.4
(52.5)
8.5
(47.3)
14.3
(57.7)
Record low °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9)
2.5
(36.5)
0.0
(32.0)
8.7
(47.7)
9.4
(48.9)
12.3
(54.1)
12.5
(54.5)
14.2
(57.6)
9.8
(49.6)
7.6
(45.7)
4.9
(40.8)
1.1
(34.0)
0.0
(32.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31.3
(1.23)
23.7
(0.93)
31.8
(1.25)
67.3
(2.65)
125.2
(4.93)
154.2
(6.07)
251.8
(9.91)
218.8
(8.61)
151.6
(5.97)
117.2
(4.61)
41.2
(1.62)
12.6
(0.50)
1,226.7
(48.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.7 4.6 6.6 11.5 17.2 23.4 26.3 23.4 19.1 15.0 6.0 3.4 160.2
Average relative humidity (%) 59 51 46 53 67 78 84 83 81 78 71 66 68
Mean monthly sunshine hours 244.8 228.6 244.8 221.8 184.3 114.4 83.6 120.1 131.0 159.0 208.4 233.7 2,174.5
Percent possible sunshine 73 71 65 58 45 28 20 30 36 45 64 71 51
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

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