Luxi County, Yunnan

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Luxi County
泸西县
County
Luxi is located in Yunnan
Luxi
Luxi
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 24°31′55″N 103°45′58″E / 24.532°N 103.766°E / 24.532; 103.766Coordinates: 24°31′55″N 103°45′58″E / 24.532°N 103.766°E / 24.532; 103.766
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
PrefectureHonghe
Area
 • Total1,674 km2 (646 sq mi)
Population
 • Total370,000
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
652400
Area code(s)0873
Websitehttp://www1.lxyn.com/iindex.asp

Luxi County (simplified Chinese: 泸西县; traditional Chinese: 瀘西縣; pinyin: Lúxī Xiàn) is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. Luxi was the capital of the medieval Yi Ziqi Kingdom.

Administrative divisions[]

In the present, Luxi County has 5 towns and 3 townships.

5 towns
  • (中枢镇)
  • (金马镇)
  • Jiucheng (旧城镇)
  • (午街铺镇)
  • (白水镇)
3 townships

Ethnic groups[]

There are five ethnic Yi subgroups in Luxi County, namely White Yi 白彝, Sani 撒尼, Black Yi 黑彝, Awu 阿乌, and Dry Yi 干彝, with the Dry Yi living mostly in Xiaobai Shitou 小白石头 and Baishui Wunaibai 白水吾乃白 of Jinma Town 金马镇.[1]

Climate[]

Climate data for Luxi (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6) 		27.5
(81.5) 		29.8
(85.6) 		33.2
(91.8) 		34.1
(93.4) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.6
(87.1) 		31.1
(88.0) 		28.6
(83.5) 		26.8
(80.2) 		24.7
(76.5) 		34.1
(93.4)
Average high °C (°F) 15.1
(59.2) 		17.8
(64.0) 		22.0
(71.6) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.4
(77.7) 		23.9
(75.0) 		21.2
(70.2) 		18.2
(64.8) 		15.1
(59.2) 		21.7
(71.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		9.8
(49.6) 		13.4
(56.1) 		17.2
(63.0) 		19.6
(67.3) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.5
(68.9) 		19.9
(67.8) 		18.3
(64.9) 		15.7
(60.3) 		11.8
(53.2) 		8.1
(46.6) 		15.2
(59.4)
Average low °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9) 		4.0
(39.2) 		6.9
(44.4) 		10.8
(51.4) 		14.8
(58.6) 		17.2
(63.0) 		17.3
(63.1) 		16.5
(61.7) 		14.7
(58.5) 		12.7
(54.9) 		7.6
(45.7) 		3.4
(38.1) 		10.7
(51.3)
Record low °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		2.2
(36.0) 		3.5
(38.3) 		10.2
(50.4) 		12.1
(53.8) 		10.2
(50.4) 		6.2
(43.2) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		−11.3
(11.7) 		−11.3
(11.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.2
(0.64) 		22.3
(0.88) 		26.1
(1.03) 		36.6
(1.44) 		89.8
(3.54) 		153.4
(6.04) 		173.0
(6.81) 		149.9
(5.90) 		96.1
(3.78) 		64.5
(2.54) 		37.3
(1.47) 		13.3
(0.52) 		878.5
(34.59)
Average relative humidity (%) 77 71 65 64 69 79 83 84 82 82 80 79 76
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center

References[]

  1. ^ 泸西县文联. 2014. 泸西彝族――“东爨乌蛮”的后裔.

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