Dayao County
County in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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Dayao County (simplified Chinese: 大姚县; traditional Chinese: 大姚縣; pinyin: Dàyáo Xiàn; Chuxiong Yi script: 
, IPA：/di33 ʑi33 bu33/) is a county of northwestern Yunnan province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
Dayao County
大姚县 | |
|---|---|
 Urban skyline of Dayao | |
 Location of Dayao County in Chuxiong Prefecture within Yunnan province | |
  Dayao Location of the county seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 25°43′N 101°19′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Chuxiong |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,862 m (6,109 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 280,000 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 675400 |
| Area code | 0878 |
| Website | dayao |
Geography
Dayao County is located in the northwest of Chuxiong Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan. It borders Yongren County and Yuanmou County to the east, Mouding County and Yao'an County to the south, Xiangyun County and Binchuan County to the west and Yongsheng County and Huaping County across the Jinsha River to the north.[1]
Administrative divisions
Dayao County has 8 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township.[2]
- 8 towns
- Jinbi (金碧镇)
- Shiyang (石羊镇)
- Liuju (六苴镇)
- Longjie (龙街镇)
- Xinjie (新街镇)
- Zhaojiadian (赵家店镇)
- Sanchahe (三岔河镇)
- Guihua (桂花镇)
- 3 townships
- Tanhua (昙华乡)
- Tiesuo (铁锁乡)
- Santai (三台乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Wanbi Dai and Lisu (湾碧傣族傈僳族乡)
Ethnic groups
The Dayao County Gazetteer (1999:780) lists the following Yi subgroups.
- Luoluopu 罗罗濮 dialect (spoken in the northwest hill districts)
- Luoluopu 罗罗濮
- Laluobo 腊罗拨
- Popei 婆胚
- Lipu 俚濮 dialect: (spoken in the Qingling River 蜻蛉河 and Yipao River 一泡江 watersheds)
- Lipu 俚濮
- Machipu 骂池濮
- Gesupu 格苏濮
Climate
| Climate data for Dayao, elevation 1,878 m (6,161 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) | 24.5 (76.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
16.1 (60.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.5 (0.49) |
7.1 (0.28) |
10.8 (0.43) |
18.1 (0.71) |
63.3 (2.49) |
132.0 (5.20) |
174.0 (6.85) |
160.1 (6.30) |
106.0 (4.17) |
66.5 (2.62) |
19.4 (0.76) |
5.7 (0.22) |
775.5 (30.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 13.4 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 15.8 | 10.9 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 110.6 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 49 | 46 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 71 | 65 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 243.9 | 238.7 | 265.1 | 257.9 | 235.8 | 183.9 | 133.7 | 144.4 | 137.8 | 173.8 | 218.8 | 232.9 | 2,466.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 73 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 36 | 38 | 49 | 68 | 72 | 57 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Shi Ping, supercentenarian and politician
