Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County

Jiangcheng County
江城县
Autonomous county
江城哈尼族彝族自治县

Location of Jiangcheng County (pink) in Pu'er City (yellow) and Yunnan
Jiangcheng

Location of the seat in Yunnan

Coordinates: 22°36′N 101°50′E / 22.600°N 101.833°E / 22.600; 101.833
Country People's Republic of China
Province Yunnan
Prefecture-level city Pu'er
GB/T 2260 CODE[1] 530826
Area
 • Total 3,476 km2 (1,342 sq mi)
Elevation 1,186 m (3,891 ft)
Population
 • Total 89,686
 • Density 26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 665900[2]
Area code(s) 0879[2]
Website jiangcheng.mofcom.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau
2Puer Gov.
3Yunnan Portal

Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 江城哈尼族彝族自治县; traditional Chinese: 江城哈尼族彝族自治縣; pinyin: Jiāngchéng hānízú yízú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southern Yunnan, China, bordering Laos and Vietnam to the south, making it the only county in the province to border more than one country. By road, its seat, the town of Menglie (勐烈镇), is 520 km (320 mi) from Kunming and 145 km (90 mi) from Simao District, the municipal seat of Pu'er.[3]

Geography and climate

Jiangcheng has latitude range of 22°20'−22°36' N and longitude range of 101°14'−102°19' E. Its seat, the town of Menglie (勐烈镇), has an elevation of 1,119 m (3,671 ft). Located at an altitude of above 1,100 m (3,600 ft), Jiangcheng, 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. Highs peak in April and May before the core of the rainy season and reach a minimum in December; however, the warmest and coolest months are June and December, respectively at 23.5 °C (74.3 °F) and 14.2 °C (57.6 °F); the annual mean is 19.75 °C (67.5 °F). June thru September accounts for nearly 70% of the annual rainfall of 2,240 mm (88 in) and during this time, some rainfall occurs on most days.

Climate data for Jiangcheng County (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)		 30.7
(87.3)		 32.0
(89.6)		 34.1
(93.4)		 34.4
(93.9)		 32.0
(89.6)		 32.4
(90.3)		 31.6
(88.9)		 31.4
(88.5)		 30.0
(86)		 28.6
(83.5)		 26.8
(80.2)		 34.4
(93.9)
Average high °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4)		 22.4
(72.3)		 25.9
(78.6)		 27.9
(82.2)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.2
(81)		 26.7
(80.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 26.6
(79.9)		 24.8
(76.6)		 22.0
(71.6)		 19.5
(67.1)		 24.9
(76.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.3
(57.7)		 15.7
(60.3)		 18.5
(65.3)		 21.2
(70.2)		 22.7
(72.9)		 23.5
(74.3)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.3
(73.9)		 22.4
(72.3)		 20.4
(68.7)		 17.3
(63.1)		 14.2
(57.6)		 19.7
(67.5)
Average low °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)		 9.0
(48.2)		 11.1
(52)		 14.5
(58.1)		 17.8
(64)		 19.8
(67.6)		 19.8
(67.6)		 19.4
(66.9)		 18.2
(64.8)		 16.1
(61)		 12.6
(54.7)		 9.0
(48.2)		 14.6
(58.4)
Record low °C (°F) −0.7
(30.7)		 3.4
(38.1)		 0.7
(33.3)		 8.2
(46.8)		 12.3
(54.1)		 13.0
(55.4)		 15.3
(59.5)		 14.9
(58.8)		 10.3
(50.5)		 5.7
(42.3)		 3.3
(37.9)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 −0.7
(30.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 25.0
(0.984)		 31.0
(1.22)		 44.0
(1.732)		 96.9
(3.815)		 250.3
(9.854)		 366.1
(14.413)		 472.4
(18.598)		 404.4
(15.921)		 275.2
(10.835)		 152.7
(6.012)		 89.6
(3.528)		 31.9
(1.256)		 2,239.5
(88.168)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.8 5.3 6.3 12.3 19.6 25.6 27.8 25.3 20.4 16.2 10.6 5.7 179.9
Source: Weather China[3]

Ethnic groups

The Jiangcheng County Almanac (1989:351-368) lists the following ethnic subgroups, as well as locations.

Hani

Hani subgroups in Jiangcheng County are (Jiangcheng County Almanac 1989:351):

Other names for the Hani include:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/xzqhdm/index.htm
  2. 1 2 Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province
  3. 1 2 Weather China
  4. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=223151

External links

Coordinates: 22°36′00″N 101°50′00″E / 22.6°N 101.8333°E / 22.6; 101.8333

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