Autonomous county in Yunnan, China
Eshan Yi Autonomous County (Chinese : 峨山彝族自治县 ; pinyin : Éshān Yízú Zìzhìxiàn ; Yi : ꊉꎭꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ , wop sha nuo su zyt jie jux dde ) is located in Yuxi , in the central part of Yunnan Province , China.
Administrative divisions
Eshan Yi Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 3 towns and 3 townships.[2]
2 subdistricts
3 towns
3 townships
Ethnic groups
The Eshan County Gazetteer (2001:110, 132) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.
Yi : 71,255 people as of 1993
Nasu 纳苏 : (West, Northwest) Fuliangpeng 富良棚, Dalongtan 大龙潭, Dianzhong 甸中, Tadian 塔甸, and Chahe 岔河; parts of Yani 亚尼
Niesu 聂苏 : (East, Southeast, South 南) Jinping 锦屏, Xiaojie 小街, Baoquan 宝泉, Huanian 化念, and Gaoping 高平
Flowery Waist Niesu 聂苏花腰人 : Pengzu 棚租 and Yulaiqiu 雨来救
Lesu 勒苏 : Daxi 大西, Ana 婀娜, and Shiban 石板
Bai : 130 people as of 1993
Huanian 化念 (48.5% of population), Shuangjiang 双江, and Xiaojie 小街
Hani : 8,619 people as of 1993
Transport
Climate
Climate data for Eshan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
24.0 (75.2)
27.3 (81.1)
29.2 (84.6)
31.6 (88.9)
32.6 (90.7)
31.4 (88.5)
31.4 (88.5)
31.6 (88.9)
31.1 (88.0)
29.2 (84.6)
26.0 (78.8)
23.9 (75.0)
32.6 (90.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
17.8 (64.0)
20.3 (68.5)
23.8 (74.8)
26.3 (79.3)
27.1 (80.8)
27.2 (81.0)
26.5 (79.7)
26.6 (79.9)
25.4 (77.7)
23.1 (73.6)
20.4 (68.7)
17.5 (63.5)
23.5 (74.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)
9.4 (48.9)
11.3 (52.3)
14.7 (58.5)
18.0 (64.4)
20.5 (68.9)
21.8 (71.2)
21.4 (70.5)
20.8 (69.4)
19.6 (67.3)
17.1 (62.8)
13.0 (55.4)
9.8 (49.6)
16.5 (61.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
3.4 (38.1)
4.2 (39.6)
7.2 (45.0)
10.9 (51.6)
15.1 (59.2)
17.9 (64.2)
18.0 (64.4)
17.4 (63.3)
16.0 (60.8)
13.5 (56.3)
8.4 (47.1)
4.9 (40.8)
11.4 (52.5)
Record low °C (°F)
−2.5 (27.5)
−2.0 (28.4)
−2.6 (27.3)
3.1 (37.6)
5.5 (41.9)
10.9 (51.6)
13.0 (55.4)
11.2 (52.2)
6.6 (43.9)
4.8 (40.6)
−1.6 (29.1)
−4.5 (23.9)
−4.5 (23.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
29.1 (1.15)
16.8 (0.66)
22.9 (0.90)
39.3 (1.55)
78.5 (3.09)
125.3 (4.93)
174.5 (6.87)
160.8 (6.33)
105.0 (4.13)
77.9 (3.07)
38.9 (1.53)
17.5 (0.69)
886.5 (34.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
5.0
4.2
5.1
8.2
11.9
13.9
19.2
18.8
13.8
11.9
5.7
5.0
122.7
Average snowy days
0.3
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.4
Average relative humidity (%)
77
70
65
65
69
78
83
84
82
83
81
80
76
Mean monthly sunshine hours
196.4
217.6
243.1
248.6
222.6
162.3
113.0
130.3
121.6
133.1
161.8
158.4
2,108.8
Percent possible sunshine
59
68
65
65
54
40
27
33
33
37
50
48
48
Source: China Meteorological Administration [3] [4]
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