Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County
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 |
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 northwestern Yunnan Province, China. It was known as Menghua (蒙化) until the 1950s.
Weishan borders Midu County to the east, Nanjian County and Fengqing County to the south, Yangbi County and Changning County to the west, and Dali City to the north.
Geography
[edit]It is situated in the upper section of the Ailao Mountains and the Wuliang Mountains.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Weishan 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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 71 | 69 | 64 | 60 | 50 | 33 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 45 | 65 | 69 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]Rail
[edit]Weishan 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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