Pingbian Miao Autonomous County
Pingbian Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 屏边苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 屏邊苗族自治縣; pinyin: Píngbiān Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; Hmong: Pinx Binb Hmongb Zif Zhif Xenf) is a county located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southeast of Yunnan province, China. Its seat is located only 21 kilometres (13 mi) from the border with Lào Cai Province, Vietnam.
Pingbian County
屏边县 · Pinx Binb Xenf | |
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屏边苗族自治县 Pinx Binb Hmongb Zif Zhif Xenf Pingbian Miao Autonomous County | |
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  Pingbian Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 22°59′13″N 103°40′30″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Honghe |
| County seat | Yuping |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,905 km2 (736 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,414 m (4,639 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 129,448 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 661200 |
| Area code | 0873 |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Pingbian Miao Autonomous County has 4 towns and 3 townships.[2]
- 4 towns
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- 3 townships
- Baiyun (白云乡)
- Xinhua (新华乡)
- Wantang (湾塘乡)
Climate
Pingbian County has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) influenced by its elevation, with short, mild, dry winters and warm, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 9.2 °C (48.6 °F) in January to 21.3 °C (70.3 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 16.3 °C (61.3 °F). The greatest rainfall tends to occur during the summer; spring is the sunniest season.
| Climate data for Pingbian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37.1 (1.46) |
28.6 (1.13) |
56.8 (2.24) |
98.2 (3.87) |
155.1 (6.11) |
232.5 (9.15) |
325.7 (12.82) |
303.7 (11.96) |
174.2 (6.86) |
93.2 (3.67) |
53.8 (2.12) |
34.0 (1.34) |
1,592.9 (62.73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 17.6 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 21.7 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 193.1 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 90 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 88 | 86 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 95.6 | 114.2 | 148.6 | 179.2 | 179.5 | 130.7 | 116.5 | 133.1 | 121.2 | 92.3 | 122.3 | 102.1 | 1,535.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 28 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 37 | 31 | 35 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[5] | |||||||||||||
- Note that extreme temperature data is combined from NOAA (1961−1990) and China Weather (1971−2000)
Transportation
The narrow-gauge Kunming–Hai Phong Railway crosses Pingbian County. This railway's famous Faux Namti Bridge is located north of the county's Wantang Township (湾塘乡).
References
- "红河州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Honghe Prefecture. 2021-06-04.
- "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.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- 屏边 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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