Guangnan County

Guangnan County
广南县
County

Location of Guangnan County (pink) within Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) and Yunnan
Guangnan County

Location of the seat in Yunnan

Coordinates: 24°03′N 105°04′E / 24.050°N 105.067°E / 24.050; 105.067Coordinates: 24°03′N 105°04′E / 24.050°N 105.067°E / 24.050; 105.067
Country People's Republic of China
Province Yunnan
Prefecture Wenshan
Area
  Total 7,983 km2 (3,082 sq mi)
Population
  Total 740,000
  Density 93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Postal code 663300
Area code(s) 0876
Website http://www.yngn.gov.cn/

Guangnan County (simplified Chinese: 广南县; traditional Chinese: 廣南縣; pinyin: Guǎngnán Xiàn) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. The seat of Guangnan, known today as Liancheng (莲城镇), was the heart of the Gouding Kingdom (句町) that lasted approximately 400 years, from 111 BC to 316 AD.[1]

Ethnic groups

The following information in this section is from the Guangnan County Almanac (广南县志) (2001).

Ethnic Zhuang and Han make up about 80% of the county's population, with each group making up about 40%.

Miao

There were 81,223 ethnic Miao individuals comprising 16,086 households as of 1995.

Yao

There were 14,707 ethnic Yao individuals comprising 2,673 households as of 1995.

Yi

There were 35,879 ethnic Yi individuals comprising 7,001 households as of 1995, making up 5.21% of the county's total population.

Gelao

There are 157 ethnic Gelao.

Hui

There were 1,306 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 314 households as of 1995. Most lived in Zhulin Township, which had 964 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 212 households. Liancheng Township, the county seat, had 161 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 51 households.

Mongol

There are 497 ethnic Mongols.

Climate

Guangnan, as with much of southern Yunnan, has a warm humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. The warmest and coolest months are July and January, respectively at 22.5 °C (72.5 °F) and 8.6 °C (47.5 °F); the annual mean is 16.69 °C (62.0 °F). May thru September accounts for nearly 75% of the annual rainfall of 1,042 mm (41 in)

Climate data for Guangnan County (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.0
(82.4)
31.3
(88.3)
33.5
(92.3)
35.8
(96.4)
36.7
(98.1)
34.8
(94.6)
34.0
(93.2)
33.6
(92.5)
32.9
(91.2)
30.4
(86.7)
29.0
(84.2)
28.6
(83.5)
36.7
(98.1)
Average high °C (°F) 14.9
(58.8)
17.0
(62.6)
22.3
(72.1)
25.8
(78.4)
26.9
(80.4)
27.4
(81.3)
27.7
(81.9)
27.3
(81.1)
25.4
(77.7)
22.5
(72.5)
19.1
(66.4)
16.2
(61.2)
22.7
(72.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)
10.5
(50.9)
15.0
(59)
18.9
(66)
21.1
(70)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
21.8
(71.2)
19.9
(67.8)
16.9
(62.4)
13.2
(55.8)
9.5
(49.1)
16.7
(62.1)
Average low °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)
6.2
(43.2)
9.7
(49.5)
13.9
(57)
17.0
(62.6)
19.0
(66.2)
19.2
(66.6)
18.4
(65.1)
16.5
(61.7)
13.3
(55.9)
9.4
(48.9)
5.1
(41.2)
12.7
(54.8)
Record low °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9)
−3.4
(25.9)
−1.0
(30.2)
3.0
(37.4)
6.6
(43.9)
12.3
(54.1)
13.8
(56.8)
12.3
(54.1)
7.4
(45.3)
1.6
(34.9)
−0.8
(30.6)
−5.5
(22.1)
−5.5
(22.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.4
(0.646)
19.2
(0.756)
28.9
(1.138)
58.9
(2.319)
143.9
(5.665)
171.0
(6.732)
193.3
(7.61)
187.9
(7.398)
107.8
(4.244)
63.8
(2.512)
38.9
(1.531)
12.1
(0.476)
1,042.1
(41.027)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.7 9.6 8.3 10.9 15.0 17.0 19.3 19.6 14.5 12.3 8.9 7.0 152.1
Source: Weather China

Transport

Historical sites

Historical villages include:

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