Malipo County (Chinese: 麻栗坡县; pinyin: Málìpō Xiàn, Vietnamese: Ma Lật Pha) is under the administration of the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast of Yunnan province, China, bordering Ha Giang Province to the southeast.
Malipo County
麻栗坡县
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Clockwise: Urban skyline, Great King Rock Square, Malipo Martyrs Cemetery, Chouyang River
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Location of Malipo County (red) and Wenshan Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China
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  Malipo County
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| Coordinates: 23°07′32″N 104°42′11″E / 23.12556°N 104.70306°E / 23.12556; 104.70306 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Wenshan |
| County seat | Mali |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,395 km2 (925 sq mi) |
| Population
(2020 census)[1]
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| • Total | 243,587 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code |
663600
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| Area code | 0876 |
| Website | www |
In the present, Malipo County has 4 towns, 6 townships and 1 ethnic township.[2]
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The following list of ethnic groups and subgroups, and their respective distributions, is from the Malipo County Gazetteer (2000).
| Climate data for Malipo, elevation 1,093 m (3,586 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.6 (0.85) |
15.6 (0.61) |
39.7 (1.56) |
60.4 (2.38) |
104.4 (4.11) |
154.8 (6.09) |
217.0 (8.54) |
201.3 (7.93) |
103.9 (4.09) |
55.7 (2.19) |
28.6 (1.13) |
19.7 (0.78) |
1,022.7 (40.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.3 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 14.7 | 18.0 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 150.6 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 88 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 99.5 | 110.8 | 141.2 | 182.9 | 190.3 | 148.0 | 149.0 | 154.8 | 148.4 | 122.7 | 128.6 | 108.1 | 1,684.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 29 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 46 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 34 | 39 | 33 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[17][18] | |||||||||||||
One major tourist attraction is the neolithic rock art above Malipo itself, apparently known as the 'Great King' site for the two dominant figures at the center of the artwork. It is said to be over 4000 years old.[19]
