Yongping County
County in Yunnan, China
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Yongping County (Chinese: 永平县; pinyin: Yǒngpíng Xiàn; Bai: Hhuid bid[2] or Yond•beit[3]) is a county of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, located in the west of Yunnan Province, China. It borders Yangbi County to the east, Changning County to the south, Longyang District to the west and Yunlong County to the north.
Yongping County
永平县 · Hhuid bid xiainb | |
|---|---|
Yongping County Railway Station of Dali–Ruili railway | |
 Location of Yongping County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan | |
  Yongping County  Yongping County | |
| Coordinates: 25°28′01″N 99°32′24″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Dali |
| County seat | Bonan |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,884 km2 (1,114 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 164,613 |
| • Density | 57.08/km2 (147.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 672600 |
| Area code | 0872 |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Yongping County has 3 towns, 1 township and 3 ethnic townships.[4]
- 3 towns
- Bonan (博南镇)
- Shanyang (杉阳镇)
- Longjie (龙街镇)
- 1 township
- Longmen Township (龙门乡)
- 3 ethnic townships
- Beidou Yi Ethnic Township (北斗彝族乡)
- Changjie Yi Ethnic Township (厂街彝族乡)
- Shuixie Yi Ethnic Township (水泄彝族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Yongping, elevation 1,617 m (5,305 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) | 23.5 (74.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.7 (74.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
16.0 (60.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
10.3 (50.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
1.5 (34.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.4 (0.72) |
14.7 (0.58) |
24.0 (0.94) |
26.5 (1.04) |
66.7 (2.63) |
102.4 (4.03) |
199.1 (7.84) |
206.9 (8.15) |
160.7 (6.33) |
89.8 (3.54) |
24.9 (0.98) |
6.5 (0.26) |
940.6 (37.04) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 15.0 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 18.0 | 13.5 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 134.3 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 229.0 | 217.8 | 232.3 | 225.3 | 210.5 | 139.5 | 94.0 | 121.8 | 127.3 | 162.7 | 197.2 | 214.0 | 2,171.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 69 | 68 | 62 | 59 | 51 | 34 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 46 | 61 | 66 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
