Midu County
Midu County
弥渡县 | |
|---|---|
 Location of Midu County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan | |
  Midu Location of the seat in Yunnan  Midu Midu (China) | |
| Coordinates: 25°20′34″N 100°29′35″E / 25.34278°N 100.49306°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Dali |
| County seat | Micheng |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,571 km2 (607 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 261,205 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 675600 |
| Area code | 0872 |
| Website | www |
Midu County (simplified Chinese: 弥渡县; traditional Chinese: 彌渡縣; pinyin: Mídù Xiàn) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. It borders Xiangyun County and Nanhua County to the east, Jingdong County and Nanjian County to the south, Weishan County to the west and Dali City to the north.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Midu County has 6 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[2]
- 6 towns
- 1 township
- Deju Township (德苴乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Niujie Yi Ethnic Township (牛街彝族乡)
| Map |
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Hongyan
Xinjie
Micheng
Yinjie
Mizhi
Juli
Deju
Niujie
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Ethnic groups
[edit]The Midu County Gazetteer (1993:721) lists the following ethnic groups.
- Yi people
- Mocha 墨叉
- Luowu 罗婺
- Tuzu 土族
- Hui people
- Bai people
- Lisu people
- Han people
Transportation
[edit]Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Midu, elevation 1,712 m (5,617 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) | 23.9 (75.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.0 (0.79) |
14.3 (0.56) |
19.9 (0.78) |
26.6 (1.05) |
62.6 (2.46) |
106.2 (4.18) |
157.4 (6.20) |
162.4 (6.39) |
110.2 (4.34) |
70.5 (2.78) |
22.4 (0.88) |
8.4 (0.33) |
780.9 (30.74) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.9 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 12.1 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 14.4 | 11.0 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 111.6 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 58 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 70 | 66 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 254.6 | 242.8 | 267.0 | 259.4 | 244.1 | 201.0 | 154.8 | 163.3 | 164.3 | 189.4 | 227.5 | 243.0 | 2,611.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 76 | 76 | 71 | 68 | 59 | 49 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 70 | 74 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "大理州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (PDF) (in Chinese). Dali Daily. 2021-06-01.
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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