Heqing County

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Heqing County
鹤庆县 · Hhop•kait xiainb
Central Heqing
Central Heqing
Location of Heqing County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province
Location of Heqing County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province
Heqing is located in Yunnan
Heqing
Heqing
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Heqing is located in China
Heqing
Heqing
Heqing (China)
Coordinates: 26°33′34″N 100°10′36″E / 26.55944°N 100.17667°E / 26.55944; 100.17667
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureDali
County seatYunhe
Area
 • Total2,395 km2 (925 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total243,031
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
671500
Area code0872
ClimateCwb
Websitewww.heqing.gov.cn

Heqing County (simplified Chinese: 鹤庆县; traditional Chinese: 鶴慶縣; pinyin: Hèqìng Xiàn; Bai: Hhop•kait[2]) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China.

Administrative divisions

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Heqing County has 7 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[3]

7 towns
1 township
1 ethnic township

Ethnic groups

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Zhuang

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There are 855 Zhuang in Heqing County, most of whom reside in Luolang Village 洛崀村, Duomei Township 朵美乡 (Dali Ethnic Gazetteer 2009:224). Yunnan (1979)[4] lists the name Qing 青; their autonym is Buyi 布依, while the Han Chinese refer to them as the Zhongjiazi 仲家子. They believe that their ancestors had migrated from the Langdai 郎岱 area of Guizhou.[4] They had a population of 161 as of 1960.

Climate

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Climate data for Heqing, elevation 2,195 m (7,201 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) 25.7
(78.3)
24.4
(75.9)
28.0
(82.4)
30.0
(86.0)
32.1
(89.8)
32.7
(90.9)
31.7
(89.1)
28.0
(82.4)
27.9
(82.2)
27.1
(80.8)
24.6
(76.3)
24.0
(75.2)
32.7
(90.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)
17.7
(63.9)
20.2
(68.4)
22.7
(72.9)
24.5
(76.1)
25.1
(77.2)
23.8
(74.8)
23.6
(74.5)
22.6
(72.7)
21.2
(70.2)
18.4
(65.1)
16.0
(60.8)
21.0
(69.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8)
9.3
(48.7)
12.1
(53.8)
15.1
(59.2)
18.2
(64.8)
20.1
(68.2)
19.2
(66.6)
18.6
(65.5)
17.2
(63.0)
14.5
(58.1)
10.3
(50.5)
7.2
(45.0)
14.1
(57.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1)
1.7
(35.1)
4.9
(40.8)
8.1
(46.6)
12.2
(54.0)
15.8
(60.4)
15.9
(60.6)
15.2
(59.4)
13.7
(56.7)
9.6
(49.3)
3.7
(38.7)
−0.3
(31.5)
8.3
(47.0)
Record low °C (°F) −8.5
(16.7)
−6.7
(19.9)
−4.9
(23.2)
0.8
(33.4)
2.8
(37.0)
6.7
(44.1)
10.7
(51.3)
8.2
(46.8)
5.4
(41.7)
2.1
(35.8)
−2.9
(26.8)
−11.4
(11.5)
−11.4
(11.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.4
(0.21)
3.8
(0.15)
8.9
(0.35)
15.7
(0.62)
59.8
(2.35)
140.9
(5.55)
258.8
(10.19)
256.6
(10.10)
172.2
(6.78)
61.4
(2.42)
12.6
(0.50)
2.1
(0.08)
998.2
(39.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.6 1.6 2.3 3.7 8.9 14.1 19.9 17.7 16.4 10.2 3.2 1.0 100.6
Average snowy days 0.7 0.2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.1 1.3
Average relative humidity (%) 51 46 48 52 59 71 83 85 84 76 66 60 65
Mean monthly sunshine hours 243.5 239.9 271.3 263.9 238.9 178.7 148.7 164.1 135.8 181.3 214.9 230.3 2,511.3
Percent possible sunshine 73 75 73 69 57 43 35 41 37 51 67 71 58
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "大理州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (PDF) (in Chinese). Dali Daily. 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ 白汉词典(现行白文第一版2022) [Bai–Chinese Dictionary] (PDF) (in Chinese). Government of Dali Prefecture. p. 113.
  3. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  4. ^ a b Yunnan minzu shibie zonghe diaocha zubian 云南民族识别综合调查组编 (1979). Yunnan minzu shibie zonghe diaocha baogao (1960 nian) Archived 2021-04-23 at the Wayback Machine 云南民族识别综合调查报告(1960年). Kunming: Yunnan minzuxue yanjiu suoyin 云南民族学研究所印.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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