Yongde County
County in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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Yongde County (Chinese: 永德县; pinyin: Yǒngdé Xiàn) is a county in the west of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lincang.
Yongde County
永德县 | |
|---|---|
Location of Yongde County (red) and Lincang City (pink) within Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 24°01′05″N 99°15′32″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Lincang |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,296 km2 (1,273 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 319,326 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 677600 |
| Area code | 0883 |
| Website | http://www.ynyd.gov.cn/ |
| Lincang Portal Yunnan Portal | |
Administrative divisions
Yongde County has 3 towns, 5 townships and 2 ethnic townships.[1]
- 3 towns
- Dedang (德党镇)
- Xiaomengtong (小勐统镇)
- Yongkang (永康镇)
- 5 townships
- Mengban (勐板乡)
- Yalian (亚练乡)
- Banka (班卡乡)
- Chonggang (崇岗乡)
- Dashan (大山乡)
- 2 ethnic townships
- Wumulong Yi (乌木龙彝族乡
- Daxueshan Yi Lahu and Dai (大雪山彝族拉祜族傣族乡
Ethnic groups
The Yongde County Gazetteer (1994:115) lists the following ethnic groups.
- Limi 利米 (Lami branch 腊米支系)
- Luoren 倮人 (Gaisu branch 改苏支系)
- Xiangtang 香堂 (Lalu branch 腊鲁支系)
- Menghua Turen 蒙化土人 (Laluo branch 腊罗支系)
- Samadu 撒马堵人 (Samo branch 洒摩支系)
- Pengzi 棚子
- Suan 蒜人
Climate
| Climate data for Yongde, elevation 1,606 m (5,269 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) | 24.3 (75.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.8 (64.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.3 (1.23) |
23.7 (0.93) |
31.8 (1.25) |
67.3 (2.65) |
125.2 (4.93) |
154.2 (6.07) |
251.8 (9.91) |
218.8 (8.61) |
151.6 (5.97) |
117.2 (4.61) |
41.2 (1.62) |
12.6 (0.50) |
1,226.7 (48.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 17.2 | 23.4 | 26.3 | 23.4 | 19.1 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 160.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 51 | 46 | 53 | 67 | 78 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 66 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 244.8 | 228.6 | 244.8 | 221.8 | 184.3 | 114.4 | 83.6 | 120.1 | 131.0 | 159.0 | 208.4 | 233.7 | 2,174.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 73 | 71 | 65 | 58 | 45 | 28 | 20 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 64 | 71 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] all-time extreme temperature[4] All-time Nov Record low[5] | |||||||||||||
