Jianchuan County
剑川县 · Jinp•cuinl xiainb
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Location of Jianchuan County (pink) and Dali City (yellow) within Yunnan province
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| Coordinates: 26°25′07″N 99°44′25″E / 26.41861°N 99.74028°E / 26.41861; 99.74028 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Dali |
| County seat | Jinhua |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,318 km2 (895 sq mi) |
| Population
(2020 census)[1]
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| • Total | 160,471 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code |
671300
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| Area code | 0872 |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Website | www |
Jianchuan County (simplified Chinese: 剑川县; traditional Chinese: 劍川縣; pinyin: Jiànchuān Xiàn; Bai: Jinp•cuinl[2]), historically known as Yidu (Chinese: 义督; pinyin: Yìdū; Bai: Jiex•dvnl[3]) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the western part of Yunnan Province, China. The county is about 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Lijiang and 120 km (75 mi) north of Dali.
The historical town of Shaxi in the southeast of the county lies on the old Tea Horse RoadtoBengal. China National Highway 214, from XiningtoJinghong in southern Yunnan, passes through the northeast of the county.
Jianchuan County has 5 towns and 3 townships.[4]
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| Climate data for Jianchuan, elevation 2,191 m (7,188 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) | 24.7 (76.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
12.9 (55.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
7.1 (44.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.4 (0.29) |
7.4 (0.29) |
16.3 (0.64) |
16.7 (0.66) |
55.4 (2.18) |
100.2 (3.94) |
183.2 (7.21) |
174.8 (6.88) |
107.9 (4.25) |
50.3 (1.98) |
15.0 (0.59) |
3.4 (0.13) |
738 (29.04) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 10.6 | 16.2 | 22.4 | 21.9 | 19.3 | 10.4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 124.9 |
| Average snowy days | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 63 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 245.3 | 227.0 | 233.0 | 216.8 | 202.3 | 153.4 | 108.3 | 121.2 | 125.2 | 173.7 | 221.6 | 250.1 | 2,277.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 74 | 71 | 62 | 56 | 49 | 37 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 49 | 69 | 77 | 53 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
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