Yunlong County

Yunlong County
云龙县
County
Location of Yunlong County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan
Location of Yunlong County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan
Yunlong County is located in Yunnan
Yunlong County
Yunlong County
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Yunlong County is located in China
Yunlong County
Yunlong County
Yunlong County (China)
Coordinates: 25°53′10″N 99°22′16″E / 25.886°N 99.371°E / 25.886; 99.371
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureDali
County seatNuodeng
Area
 • Total
4,400.95 km2 (1,699.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total
182,977
 • Density41.5767/km2 (107.683/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
672700
Area code0872
ClimateCwa
Websitewww.ylx.gov.cn

Yunlong County (simplified Chinese: 云龙县; traditional Chinese: 雲龍縣; pinyin: Yúnlóng Xiàn) is under the administration of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China; it is the westernmost county-level division of Dali Prefecture.

Yunlong borders Eryuan County and Yangbi County to the east, Yongping County and Longyang District to the south, Lushui to the west, and Jianchuan County and Lanping County to the north.

Administrative divisions

Yunlong County has 4 towns, 5 townships and 2 ethnic townships.

4 towns
5 townships
2 ethnic townships

Ethnic groups

There are 2,448 Achang in Yunlong County, most of whom reside in Renshan Village 仁山村, Caojian Town 漕涧镇 (Dali Ethnic Gazetteer 2009:216).

Climate

Climate data for Yunlong, elevation 1,724 m (5,656 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) 26.4
(79.5)		 28.2
(82.8)		 31.5
(88.7)		 33.0
(91.4)		 35.0
(95.0)		 35.6
(96.1)		 34.5
(94.1)		 33.3
(91.9)		 33.5
(92.3)		 31.4
(88.5)		 27.5
(81.5)		 24.6
(76.3)		 35.6
(96.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.8
(65.8)		 20.8
(69.4)		 23.3
(73.9)		 25.9
(78.6)		 28.0
(82.4)		 29.1
(84.4)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.0
(80.6)		 25.0
(77.0)		 21.9
(71.4)		 19.3
(66.7)		 24.5
(76.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.5
(47.3)		 10.8
(51.4)		 14.0
(57.2)		 17.1
(62.8)		 20.4
(68.7)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.1
(71.8)		 21.6
(70.9)		 20.4
(68.7)		 17.3
(63.1)		 12.4
(54.3)		 9.0
(48.2)		 16.4
(61.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)		 3.3
(37.9)		 6.7
(44.1)		 10.2
(50.4)		 14.3
(57.7)		 18.0
(64.4)		 18.7
(65.7)		 18.1
(64.6)		 16.8
(62.2)		 12.9
(55.2)		 6.5
(43.7)		 2.2
(36.0)		 10.7
(51.3)
Record low °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 4.0
(39.2)		 7.5
(45.5)		 11.0
(51.8)		 14.1
(57.4)		 11.5
(52.7)		 8.9
(48.0)		 4.2
(39.6)		 0.3
(32.5)		 −4.2
(24.4)		 −4.2
(24.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13.4
(0.53)		 14.5
(0.57)		 28.0
(1.10)		 23.6
(0.93)		 51.5
(2.03)		 87.2
(3.43)		 160.7
(6.33)		 175.0
(6.89)		 109.9
(4.33)		 62.4
(2.46)		 19.4
(0.76)		 5.3
(0.21)		 750.9
(29.57)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.7 4.7 7.5 8.6 9.7 13.7 21.5 21.7 17.3 11.2 4.5 2.0 126.1
Average snowy days 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Average relative humidity (%) 61 55 54 56 60 69 78 81 80 77 72 68 68
Mean monthly sunshine hours 209.8 200.5 206.9 199.4 184.4 135.5 99.3 119.2 124.8 158.6 198.7 210.2 2,047.3
Percentage possible sunshine 63 63 55 52 44 33 24 30 34 45 61 65 47
Source: China Meteorological Administration

References

  1. ↑ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  2. ↑ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.