Yongshan County
Yongshan County (Chinese: 永善县; pinyin: Yǒngshàn Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Sichuan Province to the north and northwest across the Jinsha River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong.
Yongshan County
永善县 | |
|---|---|
.png.webp) Location of Yongshan County (pink) and Zhaotong City (yellow) within Yunnan | |
  Yongshan Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 28°13′44″N 103°38′17″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaotong |
| GB/T 2260 | 530625 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,883 km2 (1,113 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 410,000 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 657300 |
| Area code(s) | 0870 |
| Website | www |
Ethnic groups
There are two main Yi ethnic subgroups in Yongshan County, namely Laluo 腊罗 and Niesu 聂苏 (Yongshan County Gazetteer 1994:625).
Government
- Government address: Xiluodu Town, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan 657300
Economics
Poverty
Yongshan is a state-designated poor county, which means the average income of its people is below 530 yuan a year - that is, less than 30 US cents a day .
Climate
| Climate data for Yongshan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
34.3 (93.7) |
36.8 (98.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
38.7 (101.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
20.9 (69.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
16.6 (61.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.8 (0.19) |
7.5 (0.30) |
17.0 (0.67) |
50.6 (1.99) |
74.7 (2.94) |
121.6 (4.79) |
141.4 (5.57) |
136.2 (5.36) |
77.6 (3.06) |
36.7 (1.44) |
13.6 (0.54) |
3.1 (0.12) |
684.8 (26.97) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 74 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
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