Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County (Chinese: 新平彝族傣族自治县; pinyin: Xīnpíng Yízú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county located in the central part of Yunnan Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level cityofYuxi.
Xinping
新平县
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| 新平彝族傣族自治县 Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County | |
Location of Xinping County (pink) and Yuxi City (yellow) within Yunnan
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  Xinping Location within China Show map of Yunnan Xinping Xinping (China) Show map of China | |
| Coordinates: 24°4′8″N 101°59′20″E / 24.06889°N 101.98889°E / 24.06889; 101.98889 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yuxi |
| County seat | Guishan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,114 km2 (430 sq mi) |
| Population
(2020 census)[1]
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| • Total | 262,771 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code |
653400
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| Area code | 0877 |
| Website | www |
Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 4 towns and 6 townships.[2]
The Xinping County Gazetteer (1993:106, 118) lists the following Yi and Hani subgroups.
There are various Tai ethnic groups in Xinping County.[11] They numbered 40,890 (15.54%) of the total population of Xinping County as of 2000, and include the following subgroups.[12]
These three groups are known as the 花腰傣, or 'Flowery-waisted Tai' due to the style of their women's clothing. Local Tai languages include the Yuánxīn 元新 dialect of Tai Hongjin.
The Damuyu Flowery-Waist Dai Cultural and Ecological Tourist Village (大沐浴花腰傣文化生态旅游村) is located in Longhe Village 龙河村, Mosha Township 漠沙镇.
| Climate data for Xinping, elevation 1,498 m (4,915 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
17.7 (63.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
13.3 (56.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.1 (1.15) |
15.4 (0.61) |
23.1 (0.91) |
43.5 (1.71) |
92.6 (3.65) |
119.0 (4.69) |
173.2 (6.82) |
183.0 (7.20) |
99.8 (3.93) |
86.5 (3.41) |
38.4 (1.51) |
17.3 (0.68) |
920.9 (36.27) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 123.3 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 63 | 56 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 228.7 | 232.0 | 259.5 | 259.7 | 236.4 | 176.5 | 136.8 | 150.7 | 145.0 | 155.0 | 202.2 | 203.3 | 2,385.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 68 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 57 | 43 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 62 | 62 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[13][14] | |||||||||||||
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