Yimen County
County in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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Yimen County (simplified Chinese: 易门县; traditional Chinese: 易門縣; pinyin: Yìmén Xiàn) is a county in the central part of Yunnan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yuxi.
Yimen
易门县 | |
|---|---|
Location of Yimen County (red) and Yuxi City (pink) within Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 24°40′19″N 102°09′47″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Yuxi City |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,114 km2 (430 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 170,946 |
| • Density | 153.5/km2 (397.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 651100 |
| Area code | 0877 |
| Website | www |
Geography
Yimen borders Anning and Jinning District to the east, Eshan County to the south, Shuangbai County to the west, and Lufeng to the north.
Administrative divisions
Yimen County has 2 subdistricts, 1 town, 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships.[1]
- 2 subdistricts
- Longquan (龙泉街道)
- Liujie (六街街道)
- 1 town
- Shizi (柿子镇)
- 2 townships
- Luzhi (绿汁镇)
- Xiaojie (小街乡)
- 3 ethnic townships
- Pubei Yi (浦贝彝族乡)
- Shijie Yi (十街彝族乡)
- Tongchang Yi (铜厂彝族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Yimen, elevation 1,601 m (5,253 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
36.1 (97.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
24.3 (75.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
11.4 (52.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.2 (0.87) |
12.1 (0.48) |
16.9 (0.67) |
26.9 (1.06) |
70.8 (2.79) |
143.5 (5.65) |
160.6 (6.32) |
159.0 (6.26) |
91.9 (3.62) |
66.5 (2.62) |
31.5 (1.24) |
12.5 (0.49) |
814.4 (32.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 10.4 | 14.1 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 116.9 |
| Average snowy days | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 63 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 204.0 | 221.2 | 242.0 | 238.4 | 205.0 | 136.3 | 106.8 | 123.1 | 123.4 | 135.0 | 168.0 | 170.4 | 2,073.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 61 | 69 | 65 | 62 | 50 | 33 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 38 | 52 | 52 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] all-time extreme temperature[4] | |||||||||||||
