Songming County
County in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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Songming County (Chinese: 嵩明县; pinyin: Sōngmíng Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, China. It is famous for the Yanglin Fat Liquor and the Dian Opera. It borders Malong District to the east, Yiliang County, Kunming and Guandu District to the south, Panlong District, Wuhua District and Fumin County to the west and Xundian County to the north.[1] It is located in the northeast of Kunming.
Songming County
嵩明县 | |
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 Location of Songming County (red) and Kunming City (pink) within Yunnan | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Kunming |
| Established | 1956 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,357 km2 (524 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 410,929 |
| • Density | 302.8/km2 (784.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 651700 |
| Area code | 0871 |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Songming County is divided into two subdistricts and three towns.[2]
- Subdistricts
- Songyang (嵩阳街道), Yangqiao (杨桥街道)
- Towns
- Xiaojie (小街镇), Yanglin (杨林镇), Niulanjiang (牛栏江镇)
Transport
Economy of Songming County
- Songming Yanglin Industrial Development Zone[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Songming, elevation 1,916 m (6,286 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
21.4 (70.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.9 (37.2) |
9.9 (49.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.5 (0.89) |
12.4 (0.49) |
19.6 (0.77) |
27.3 (1.07) |
89.6 (3.53) |
191.6 (7.54) |
213.5 (8.41) |
188.7 (7.43) |
124.4 (4.90) |
84.9 (3.34) |
30.2 (1.19) |
12.7 (0.50) |
1,017.4 (40.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 12.2 | 17.6 | 20.4 | 19.4 | 16.2 | 13.4 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 133.1 |
| Average snowy days | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 60 | 55 | 56 | 65 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 197.2 | 196.5 | 231.7 | 230.9 | 188.7 | 113.4 | 98.8 | 117.3 | 96.4 | 109.6 | 166.5 | 172.8 | 1,919.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 59 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 46 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 51 | 53 | 44 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
