Eryuan County
County in Yunnan, China
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Eryuan (Chinese: 洱源; pinyin: Ěryuán; Bai: Lod•hol•xi[2]) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in northwestern Yunnan Province, China. It borders Heqing County to the east, Dali City and Yangbi County to the south, Yunlong County to the west and Jianchuan County to the north.
Eryuan County
洱源县 · Lod•hol•xi | |
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 Location of Eryuan County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province | |
  Eryuan Location of the seat in Yunnan  Eryuan Eryuan (China) | |
| Coordinates: 26.1167°N 99.95°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Dali |
| County seat | Cibihu |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,961 km2 (1,143 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 248,147 |
| • Density | 83.81/km2 (217.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 671200 |
| Area code | 0872 |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Er'yuan County has 6 towns and 3 townships.[3]
- 6 towns
- Cibihu (茈碧湖镇)
- Dengchuan (邓川镇)
- Yousuo (右所镇)
- Sanying (三营镇)
- Fengyu (凤羽镇)
- Qiaohou (乔后镇)
- 3 townships
- Niujie (牛街乡)
- Liantie (炼铁乡)
- Xishan (西山乡)
Ethnic groups
There are 208 ethnic Tibetans in Eryuan County, most of whom reside in Zhengjiazhuang 郑家庄, Sanying Town 三营镇 (Dali Ethnic Gazetteer 2009:216). In nearby Dali City, they are found mostly in Tibetan New Village 藏族新村, Xiaohuayuan 小花园, Dali City 大理市.
Climate
| Climate data for Eryuan, elevation 2,060 m (6,760 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) | 24.2 (75.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.8 (71.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.6 (58.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
0.2 (32.4) |
8.5 (47.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
0.1 (32.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.1 (0.40) |
8.7 (0.34) |
15.6 (0.61) |
17.2 (0.68) |
56.5 (2.22) |
81.5 (3.21) |
166.0 (6.54) |
176.9 (6.96) |
107.4 (4.23) |
56.7 (2.23) |
15.7 (0.62) |
3.7 (0.15) |
716 (28.19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 13.6 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 17.7 | 11.3 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 117.8 |
| Average snowy days | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 53 | 52 | 55 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 69 | 64 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 245.7 | 233.7 | 250.9 | 237.9 | 223.1 | 172.9 | 132.1 | 142.1 | 146.5 | 188.4 | 227.1 | 245.0 | 2,445.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 74 | 73 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 53 | 70 | 75 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
