Eshan Yi Autonomous County
Eshan
峨山县 • ꊉꀜꑤ | |
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| 峨山彝族自治县 ꊉꀜꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ Eshan Yi Autonomous County | |
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 Location of Eshan County (red) and Yuxi Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province | |
  Eshan Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 24°10′21″N 102°24′17″E / 24.17250°N 102.40472°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yuxi |
| County seat | Shuangjiang Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,114 km2 (430 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 143,903 |
| • Density | 129.2/km2 (334.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 653200 |
| Area code | 0877 |
| Website | www |
Eshan Yi Autonomous County (Chinese: 峨山彝族自治县; pinyin: Éshān Yízú Zìzhìxiàn; Yi: ꊉꎭꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ, wop sha nuo su zyt jie jux dde) is located in Yuxi, in the central part of Yunnan Province, China. It borders Hongta District and Tonghai County to the east, Shiping County to the south, Xinping County to the southwest, Shuangbai County to the northwest, and Yimen County and Jinning District to the north.
Administrative divisions
Eshan Yi Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 3 towns and 3 townships.
- 2 subdistricts
- Shuangjiang (双江街道)
- Xiaojie (小街街道)
- 3 towns
- 3 townships
- eshan yi autonomus was very important
- Chahe (岔河乡)
- Dalongtan (大龙潭乡)
- Fuliangpeng (富良棚乡)
Ethnic groups
The Eshan County Gazetteer (2001:110, 132) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.
- Yi: 71,255 people as of 1993
- Nasu 纳苏: (West, Northwest) Fuliangpeng 富良棚, Dalongtan 大龙潭, Dianzhong 甸中, Tadian 塔甸, and Chahe 岔河; parts of Yani 亚尼
- Niesu 聂苏: (East, Southeast, South 南) Jinping 锦屏, Xiaojie 小街, Baoquan 宝泉, Huanian 化念, and Gaoping 高平
- Flowery Waist Niesu 聂苏花腰人: Pengzu 棚租 and Yulaiqiu 雨来救
- Lesu 勒苏: Daxi 大西, Ana 婀娜, and Shiban 石板
- Bai: 130 people as of 1993
- Huanian 化念 (48.5% of population), Shuangjiang 双江, and Xiaojie 小街
- Hani: 8,619 people as of 1993
Transport
Climate
| Climate data for Eshan, elevation 1,600 m (5,200 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
16.5 (61.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.1 (1.15) |
16.8 (0.66) |
22.9 (0.90) |
39.3 (1.55) |
78.5 (3.09) |
125.3 (4.93) |
174.5 (6.87) |
160.8 (6.33) |
105.0 (4.13) |
77.9 (3.07) |
38.9 (1.53) |
17.5 (0.69) |
886.5 (34.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 122.7 |
| Average snowy days | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 196.4 | 217.6 | 243.1 | 248.6 | 222.6 | 162.3 | 113.0 | 130.3 | 121.6 | 133.1 | 161.8 | 158.4 | 2,108.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 59 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 54 | 40 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 50 | 48 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration All-time Nov Records | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "玉溪市第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Yuxi. 2021-05-28. Archived from the original on 2025-02-23. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "而云南西藏四川广西海南共68个国家级气象站打破11月最高气温纪录。包括，昆明、景洪、蒙自、玉溪、楚雄、大理、丽江、四川攀枝花、海南西沙等站点，其中云南有55站破纪录，元江37.3℃打破11月全国以及云南省，国家级气象站最高气温纪录。" (in Chinese). weatherman_信欣 on Weibo. Retrieved 1 November 2026.
- ↑ "Affected by cold air and typhoon, 9 stations in southwest China broke their November lows over the past two days: Yushu -21.7, Luhuo -16.9, Xiaojin -6.4, Eshan -2, Yuxi -1.1, Shiping 0.7, Ning'er 1.9, Nanjian 2.5, and Yongde 3.7C @extremetemps". yangyubin1998 on Twitter. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
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