Xuanwei
County-level city in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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Xuanwei (Chinese: 宣威; pinyin: Xuānwēi) is a county-level city in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the north and east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qujing.
Xuanwei
宣威市 | |
|---|---|
 Location of Xuanwei City (red) and Qujing Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China | |
  Xuanwei Location of the city center in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 26°13′05″N 104°06′11″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Qujing |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,705 km2 (2,589 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,189,813 |
| • Density | 177.5/km2 (459.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 655400 |
| Area code | 0874 |
| Website | www |
Geography
Xuanwei is located in northeastern Yunnan. It borders Panzhou, Guizhou to the east, Zhanyi District and Fuyuan County, Yunnan to the south, Huize County across the Niulan River to the west, and Weining County and Shuicheng District, Guizhou to the north.
Administrative divisions
Xuanwei City has 9 subdistricts, 13 towns and 7 townships.[1]
- 9 subdistricts
- Wanshui (宛水街道)
- Xining (西宁街道)
- Shuanglong (双龙街道)
- Hongqiao (虹桥街道)
- Fenghua (丰华街道)
- Yanjing (板桥街道)
- Laibin (来宾街道)
- Fenghuang (凤凰街道)
- Fuxing (复兴街道)
- 13 towns
- Geyi (格宜镇)
- Tianba (田坝镇)
- Yangchang (羊场镇)
- Tangtang (倘塘镇)
- Luoshui (落水镇)
- Wude (务德镇)
- Haidai (海岱镇)
- Longchang (龙场镇)
- Longtan (龙潭镇)
- Reshui (热水镇)
- Baoshan (宝山镇)
- Dongshan (东山镇)
- Yangliu (杨柳镇)
- 7 townships
- Puli (普立乡)
- Xize (西泽乡)
- Delu (得禄乡)
- Shuanghe (双河乡)
- Lefeng (乐丰乡)
- Wenxing (文兴乡)
- Adou (阿都乡)
Demographics
Food
It is famous as the origin of Xuanwei ham, which is ham that is dry-cured.
Climate
| Climate data for Xuanwei, elevation 1,984 m (6,509 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) | 25.4 (77.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.9 (93.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
20.5 (68.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.3 (0.72) |
12.9 (0.51) |
23.2 (0.91) |
37.8 (1.49) |
90.7 (3.57) |
215.5 (8.48) |
175.3 (6.90) |
136.2 (5.36) |
127.4 (5.02) |
88.3 (3.48) |
23.9 (0.94) |
12.3 (0.48) |
961.8 (37.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 14.2 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 142.8 |
| Average snowy days | 4.7 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 12.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 72 | 71 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 154.9 | 174.6 | 213.6 | 209.8 | 180.1 | 126.3 | 133.4 | 142.3 | 117.5 | 105.7 | 141.0 | 135.7 | 1,834.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 47 | 55 | 57 | 54 | 43 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 44 | 42 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
