Mile
弥勒市
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From top, left to right:
Mile City government, Qinglai Park, Yuhuang Park, road crossing of Shangqing Road and Zhongshan Road | |
Location of Mile City in Honghe Prefecture within Yunnan province
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  Mile Location of the city center in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 24°24′15″N 103°26′34″E / 24.40417°N 103.44278°E / 24.40417; 103.44278 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Honghe |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 4,004 km2 (1,546 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,315 m (7,595 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 862 m (2,828 ft) |
| Population
(2021)
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| • County-level city | 570,100 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| • Rural
(2005)[1]
| 433,500 |
| Postal code |
652300
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| Area code | 0873 |
| Website | www |
Mile (Chinese: 弥勒市; pinyin: Mílè Shì; [mǐlɤ̂ ʂî]; Hani language: Miqleiq Siif; Yi: ꂱꇍꏃ) is a county-level city located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.[2] It is named after the Maitreya Buddha, for which there was a temple located on a nearby mountain,[3] making it the only city in China named after The Buddha.[4] It is a center for sugar and tobacco production in Yunnan.[1]
Mile has been known since at least 116 BC in written history. In 1290 it was established as a prefecture and in 1770 as a county.[1]
It is the birthplace of Ming dynasty politician Yang Shengwu (杨绳武), Qing dynasty merchant Wang Chi (zh:王炽) and Republic era general Zhang Chong and mathematician Xiong Qinglai.[5]
In 2014, Mile County was upgraded as a county level city.[4]
At present, Mile City has 10 towns and 2 townships.[6]
Mile has a population of 570,100 as of 2021, including 44.9% ethnic minorities.[5]
The Mile County Gazetteer 弥勒县志 (1987:689-699) reports the following Yi subgroups.
The local Yi people have a ceremony to worship their fire god once a year.[8]
| Climate data for Mile City, elevation 1,416 m (4,646 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) | 27.0 (80.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.8 (96.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
35.8 (96.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
24.3 (75.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.2 (1.03) |
15.4 (0.61) |
22.2 (0.87) |
34.3 (1.35) |
95.3 (3.75) |
173.2 (6.82) |
187.4 (7.38) |
137.3 (5.41) |
92.2 (3.63) |
73.6 (2.90) |
32.3 (1.27) |
16.0 (0.63) |
905.4 (35.65) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 12.2 | 15.5 | 18.7 | 17.7 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 122.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 65 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 166.8 | 178.1 | 207.7 | 214.0 | 196.5 | 141.2 | 131.2 | 146.9 | 131.7 | 126.5 | 160.8 | 148.5 | 1,949.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 50 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 48 | 35 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 49 | 45 | 45 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10] | |||||||||||||
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