Shidian County
County in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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Shidian County (Chinese: 施甸县; pinyin: Shīdiàn Xiàn) is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoshan, in the west of Yunnan province, China. Its seat is the town of Dianyang (甸阳镇).
Shidian County
施甸县 | |
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Cityscape of county town Cyan Ox and White Horse Square Former Shidian Tusi Chiefdom office Renmin Road Yuetan Park | |
 Location of Shidian County (red) and Baoshan City (pink) within Yunnan | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Baoshan City |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,009 km2 (776 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 330,000 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 678200 |
| Area code | 0875 |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Shidian County has 5 towns, 6 townships and 2 ethnic townships.[1]
- 5 towns
- Dianyang (甸阳镇)
- Youwang (由旺镇)
- Yaoguan (姚关镇)
- Renhe (仁和镇)
- Taiping (太平镇)
- 6 townships
- Wanxing (万兴乡)
- Jiufang (酒房乡)
- Jiucheng (旧城乡)
- Laomai (老麦乡)
- Heyuan (何元乡)
- Shuichang (水长乡)
- 2 ethnic townships
- Bailang Yi and Bulang (摆榔彝族布朗族乡)
- Mulaoyuan Bulang and Yi (木老元布朗族彝族乡)
Ethnic groups
According to the Shidian County Gazetteer (1997:544), ethnic Bulang (autonyms Wu 乌, Aiwu 埃乌, Ben people 本族) are found in Mulaoyuan Township (木老元乡) and Bailang Township (摆榔乡); in the villages of Hazhai (哈寨),[2][3] Upper Mulaoyuan (上木老元), Lower Mulaoyuan (下木老元),[4] Dazhong (大中),[5][6] and Jianshan (尖山);[7] and in Dazhai (大寨),[8] Doupo Village (陡坡村), town of Yaoguan (姚关镇).
Climate
| Climate data for Shidian, elevation 1,471 m (4,826 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2025) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
17.7 (63.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.0 (1.02) |
24.2 (0.95) |
29.9 (1.18) |
57.8 (2.28) |
98.9 (3.89) |
115.8 (4.56) |
183.2 (7.21) |
186.3 (7.33) |
117.0 (4.61) |
91.9 (3.62) |
29.6 (1.17) |
9.4 (0.37) |
970 (38.19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.0 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 18.8 | 23.5 | 20.6 | 16.1 | 12.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 141.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 60 | 56 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 226.4 | 211.8 | 230.1 | 216.3 | 197.1 | 134.3 | 103.8 | 132.3 | 145.9 | 171.0 | 204.9 | 219.8 | 2,193.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 68 | 66 | 62 | 56 | 48 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 40 | 48 | 63 | 67 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10] | |||||||||||||
