Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County (Chinese: 巍山彝族回族自治县; pinyin: Wēishān Yízú Huízú Zìzhìxiàn; Xiao'erjing: وِشًا یِذُو خُوِذُو ذِجِشِیًا; Bai: Med•hot[2]) is an autonomous county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, in the west-central part of Yunnan Province, China. It was known as Menghua (蒙化) until the 1950s.
Weishan County
巍山县 · وِشًا · Med•hot xiainb | |
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| 巍山彝族回族自治县 وِشًا یِذُو خُوِذُو ذِجِشِیًا Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County | |
 Gongchen Tower, atop the Gongchen Gate, is a symbol of Weishan | |
 Location of Weishan County (red) in Dali Prefecture (pink) and Yunnan | |
  Weishan Location of the seat in Yunnan  Weishan Weishan (China) | |
| Coordinates (Weishan County government): 25°13′37″N 100°18′25″E / 25.227°N 100.307°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Dali |
| County seat | Nanzhao |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,200 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 267,474 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 672400 |
| Area code | 0872 |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Website | www |
Geography
editIt is situated in the upper section of the Ailao Mountains and the Wuliang Mountains.
Administrative divisions
editWeishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County has 4 towns and 6 townships.[3]
- 4 towns
- 6 townships
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Weishan, elevation 1,733 m (5,686 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.6 (74.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.3 (93.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
34.3 (93.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.3 (74.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
16.2 (61.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.3 (0.92) |
16.8 (0.66) |
22.9 (0.90) |
27.9 (1.10) |
62.0 (2.44) |
97.1 (3.82) |
172.3 (6.78) |
147.2 (5.80) |
93.0 (3.66) |
72.3 (2.85) |
23.6 (0.93) |
8.6 (0.34) |
767 (30.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.5 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 12.9 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 15.2 | 11.9 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 123.7 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 72 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 235.6 | 222.2 | 240.2 | 228.9 | 207.7 | 136.7 | 95.3 | 123.3 | 130.2 | 159.9 | 210.5 | 225.5 | 2,216 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 71 | 69 | 64 | 60 | 50 | 33 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 45 | 65 | 69 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
editRail
editWeishan has a rail station called Weishan Railway Station, with services to Dali City and Lincang.
References
edit- ^ "大理州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (PDF) (in Chinese). Dali Daily. 2021-06-01.
- ^ 白汉词典（现行白文第一版2022） [Bai–Chinese Dictionary] (PDF) (in Chinese). Government of Dali Prefecture. p. 153.
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
External links
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