Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County
Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 寻甸回族彝族自治县; traditional Chinese: 尋甸回族彝族自治縣; pinyin: Xúndiàn Huízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn; Xiao'erjing: ثٌدِیًا خُوِذُو یِذُو ذِجِشِیًا) is an autonomous county in the northeast-central part of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the provincial capital.
Xundian County
寻甸县 · ثٌدِیًا شِیًا | |
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寻甸回族彝族自治县 ثٌدِیًا خُوِذُو یِذُو ذِجِشِیًا Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County | |
.png.webp) Location of Xundian County (pink) and Kunming City (yellow) within Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 25°33′22″N 103°15′32″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Kunming |
| Established | 1956 |
| County seat | Rende Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,699 km2 (1,428 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 460,739 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 655200 |
| Area code | 0871 |
| Website | www |
Geography
Xundian lies northeast of the center of Yunnan. The Niulan River (牛栏江) flows through its territory.
Administrative divisions
Xundian is divided into 3 subdistrict, 9 towns and 4 townships:[2]
Rende Subdistrict (仁德街道), Tangzi Subdistrict (塘子街道), Jinsuo Subdistrict (金所街道), Yangjie Town (羊街镇), Kedu Town Town (柯渡镇), Tangdian Town (倘甸镇), Gongshan Town (功山镇), Hekou Town (河口镇), Qixing Town (七星镇), Xianfeng Town (先锋镇), Jijie Town (鸡街镇), Fenghe Town (凤合镇), Liushao Township (六哨乡), Lianhe Township (联合乡), Jinyuan Township (金源乡), and Diansha Township (甸沙乡).
Ethnic groups
Yi ethnic subgroups in Xundian County are Black Yi 黑彝, White Yi 白彝, and Dry Yi 干彝 (Xundian County Gazetteer 1999:118). Black Yi and White Yi are widespread, while Dry Yi is restricted to Gongshan Town 功山镇 and Hekou Township 河口乡.
Other ethnic groups in Xundian are Miao (Big Flowery Miao 大花苗 subgroup), Hui, and Han (Xundian County Gazetteer 1999).
Climate
| Climate data for Xundian (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
22.0 (71.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.4 (47.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.4 (0.88) |
14.6 (0.57) |
17.6 (0.69) |
26.7 (1.05) |
90.6 (3.57) |
184.8 (7.28) |
214.9 (8.46) |
181.5 (7.15) |
137.3 (5.41) |
87.3 (3.44) |
29.1 (1.15) |
12.0 (0.47) |
1,018.8 (40.12) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 12.0 | 17.4 | 20.1 | 18.3 | 16.1 | 13.6 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 131 |
| Average snowy days | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 59 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 197.0 | 203.2 | 241.4 | 238.9 | 202.3 | 133.1 | 118.1 | 135.3 | 114.6 | 120.2 | 168.1 | 174.4 | 2,046.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 49 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 52 | 53 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Industrial Parks
- Xundian Special Industrial Park
Gallery
Hekou Township (河口乡) in Xundian County
Field in Hekou Township, Xundian County
House in Xundian County
References
- "昆明市第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (PDF) (in Chinese). Government of Kunming. 2021-06-07.
- "Xundian" (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- 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.
