Yiliang County 
    彝良县  | |
|---|---|
![]() Location of Yiliang County (pink) and Zhaotong City (yellow) within Yunnan  | |
| Coordinates: 27°37′37″N 104°02′32″E / 27.62694°N 104.04222°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China | 
| Province | Yunnan | 
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaotong | 
| Area | |
| • County | 2,795.76 km2 (1,079.45 sq mi) | 
| Highest elevation | 2,780 m (9,120 ft) | 
| Lowest elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) | 
| Population  (2020 census)  | |
| • County | 631,538 | 
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) | 
| • Urban | 144,248 | 
| • Rural | 487,290 | 
| • Ethnic minorities | 90,093 | 
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) | 
| Postal code | 657600  | 
| Area code | 0870 | 
| Vehicle registration | 云C | 
| Website | www | 
Yiliang County (Chinese: 彝良县; pinyin: Yíliáng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the northeast and Guizhou to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong. In 2020 the population was 631,538 including 14.27% ethnic minorities, most of them Miao (59,920) and Yi (28,406).[1]
It is the home county of general Luo Binghui (罗炳辉) and also known for the plant gastrodia elata.
Tourism
Yiliang's main attractions are:[2]
- Niujie Ancient Town
 - Long and Ding manors
 - Shoushi Mountain
 - Traditional Miao villages
 
Administrative divisions
The county seat is Juekui, it will be split into Juekui subdistrict and Fajie subdistrict (发界街道), pending approval from higher government organs.[1][3]
Towns
- Juekui (角奎镇)
 - Luozehe (洛泽河镇)
 - Niujie (牛街镇)
 - Haizi (海子镇)
 - Qiaoshan (荞山镇)
 - Long'an (龙安镇)
 - Lianghe (两河镇)
 - Zhongming (钟鸣镇)
 - Xiaocaoba (小草坝镇)
 - Longhai (龙海镇)
 
Townships
- Liuxi Miao ethnic township (柳溪苗族乡)
 - Luowang Miao ethnic township (洛旺苗族乡)
 - Longjie Miao and Yi ethnic township (龙街苗族彝族乡)
 - Kuixiang Miao and Yi ethnic township (奎香苗族彝族乡)
 - Shulin Yi and Miao ethnic township (树林彝族苗族乡)
 
Climate
| Climate data for Yiliang (1991–2016 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5)  | 
33.6 (92.5)  | 
40.4 (104.7)  | 
40.7 (105.3)  | 
40.9 (105.6)  | 
41.1 (106.0)  | 
40.6 (105.1)  | 
41.4 (106.5)  | 
41.8 (107.2)  | 
36.3 (97.3)  | 
33.3 (91.9)  | 
25.8 (78.4)  | 
41.8 (107.2)  | 
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3)  | 
14.7 (58.5)  | 
19.7 (67.5)  | 
25.1 (77.2)  | 
27.9 (82.2)  | 
29.2 (84.6)  | 
31.8 (89.2)  | 
31.3 (88.3)  | 
27.8 (82.0)  | 
22.1 (71.8)  | 
18.6 (65.5)  | 
13.0 (55.4)  | 
22.7 (72.9)  | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3)  | 
9.8 (49.6)  | 
13.8 (56.8)  | 
18.7 (65.7)  | 
21.7 (71.1)  | 
23.6 (74.5)  | 
25.4 (77.7)  | 
24.8 (76.6)  | 
22.0 (71.6)  | 
17.7 (63.9)  | 
14.0 (57.2)  | 
9.1 (48.4)  | 
17.3 (63.2)  | 
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8)  | 
6.8 (44.2)  | 
10.1 (50.2)  | 
14.4 (57.9)  | 
17.5 (63.5)  | 
19.9 (67.8)  | 
21.3 (70.3)  | 
20.8 (69.4)  | 
18.4 (65.1)  | 
15.0 (59.0)  | 
11.2 (52.2)  | 
6.6 (43.9)  | 
13.9 (57.0)  | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4)  | 
−1.5 (29.3)  | 
−0.2 (31.6)  | 
4.2 (39.6)  | 
8.5 (47.3)  | 
12.1 (53.8)  | 
14.0 (57.2)  | 
13.7 (56.7)  | 
9.9 (49.8)  | 
4.9 (40.8)  | 
−0.2 (31.6)  | 
−2.5 (27.5)  | 
−3.1 (26.4)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.3 (0.17)  | 
5.3 (0.21)  | 
14.8 (0.58)  | 
31.9 (1.26)  | 
60.7 (2.39)  | 
130.5 (5.14)  | 
182.9 (7.20)  | 
166.1 (6.54)  | 
96.0 (3.78)  | 
47.7 (1.88)  | 
10.3 (0.41)  | 
2.9 (0.11)  | 
753.4 (29.67)  | 
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.7 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 17.2 | 18.0 | 17.2 | 14.6 | 12.3 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 118.7 | 
| Average snowy days | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 56.5 | 74.9 | 111.5 | 128.4 | 122.2 | 97.6 | 138.3 | 141.4 | 103.2 | 64.2 | 75.7 | 60.3 | 1,174.2 | 
| Percent possible sunshine | 17 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 33 | 35 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 "彝良县人民政府门户网站-彝良概况". www.cnyl.gov.cn. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
 - ↑ "彝良县人民政府门户网站-彝良概况".
 - ↑ "2020年统计用区划代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
 - ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
 - ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
 
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