Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County
Autonomous county in Yunnan, China
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The Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City in the south of Yunnan Province, China. It is in the center of Pu'er City and borders Mojiang County across the Babian River to the east and northeast, Simao District and Jiangcheng County to the south, Jinggu County across the Xiaohei River to the west, and Zhenyuan County to the north.
Ning'er County
宁洱县 | |
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| 宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县 Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County | |
Cityscape of county town Wenchang Palace Huilong Temple Longtan Park | |
 Location of Ning'er County (red) and Pu'er City (pink) within Yunnan | |
  Ning'er Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 23°02′53″N 101°02′46″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Pu'er |
| GB/T 2260 CODE[1] | 530821 |
| County seat | Ning'er |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,670 km2 (1,420 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 162,711 |
| • Density | 44.3/km2 (115/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 665100[3] |
| Area code | 0879[3] |
| Website | www |
| 1Yunnan Statistics Bureau 2Puer Gov. 3Yunnan Portal | |
| Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 寧洱哈尼族彝族自治縣 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县 | ||||||
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Name
The county was formerly named Pu'er. When Simao changed its name to Pu'er in 2007, the county's name was changed to Ning'er for clarity.[4]
Administrative divisions
In the present, Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County has 6 towns and 3 townships.
- 6 towns
- Ning'er (宁洱镇)
- Mohei (磨黑镇)
- Dehua (德化镇)
- Tongxin (同心镇)
- Mengxian (勐先镇)
- Meizi (梅子镇)
- 3 townships
- De'an (德安乡)
- Puyi (普义乡)
- Liming (黎明乡)
Demography
The population of the county has a large proportion of native Hani and Yi people in a predominantly Han Chinese population. As of 2003 the county records a population of approximately 190,000 people.
Ethnic Bai (population: 5,139) are found in Kesa 克洒, Heping village 和平村, Mengxian township 勐先乡 (Pu'er County Gazetteer 1993:120).[5]
The Datou 达头 people number 254 persons and are found in Ning'er County and Simao City. They consider themselves to be ethnic Yi, and also speak a Yi language (You 2013:133).[6]
Climate
| Climate data for Ning'er, elevation 1,337 m (4,386 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.1 (1.11) |
17.0 (0.67) |
29.4 (1.16) |
54.7 (2.15) |
145.5 (5.73) |
215.7 (8.49) |
292.1 (11.50) |
283.7 (11.17) |
173.2 (6.82) |
133.2 (5.24) |
51.4 (2.02) |
21.5 (0.85) |
1,445.5 (56.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.9 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 9.7 | 15.3 | 21.6 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 19.6 | 15.2 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 156.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 69 | 63 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 214.7 | 230.4 | 250.2 | 247.6 | 217.5 | 151.6 | 114.9 | 135.8 | 137.4 | 143.9 | 172.5 | 176.0 | 2,192.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 64 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 53 | 38 | 28 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 53 | 53 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] All-time Nov Record low[9] | |||||||||||||
