Xichou County

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Xichou County
西畴县
County
Location of Xichou County (pink) and Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Location of Xichou County (pink) and Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureWenshan
Area
 • Total1,545 km2 (597 sq mi)
Population
 • Total250,000
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
663500
Area code(s)0876
Websitehttp://www.xczw.gov.cn/

Xichou County (simplified Chinese: 西畴县; traditional Chinese: 西疇縣; pinyin: Xīchóu Xiàn) is under the administration of the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast of Yunnan province, China.

Administrative divisions[]

In the present, Xichou County has 2 towns and 7 townships.

2 towns
  • (西洒镇)
  • (兴街镇)
7 townships
  • (蚌谷乡)
  • (莲花塘乡)
  • (新马街乡)
  • Bolin (柏林乡)
  • (法斗乡)
  • (董马乡)
  • (鸡街乡)

Ethnic groups[]

The Xichou County Gazetteer (西畴县志) of 1996[full citation needed] lists the following ethnic subgroups.

  • Han
  • Zhuang
  • Miao
  • Yao
  • Yi
    • Luoluo 倮倮
      • Flowery Luo 花倮
      • White Luo 白倮
      • Black Luo 黑倮
      • Chinese Luo 汉倮
    • Pula 朴喇
    • Mengwu 孟乌
  • Mongol

Transport[]

  • Nearest airport: Wenshan Airport

Climate[]

Climate data for Xichou (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.8
(76.6) 		28.3
(82.9) 		30.7
(87.3) 		32.7
(90.9) 		34.8
(94.6) 		31.4
(88.5) 		30.4
(86.7) 		31.0
(87.8) 		30.8
(87.4) 		28.6
(83.5) 		27.1
(80.8) 		25.4
(77.7) 		34.8
(94.6)
Average high °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8) 		15.6
(60.1) 		19.9
(67.8) 		23.7
(74.7) 		24.6
(76.3) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.8
(78.4) 		24.0
(75.2) 		20.9
(69.6) 		18.1
(64.6) 		14.8
(58.6) 		21.0
(69.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7) 		10.8
(51.4) 		14.3
(57.7) 		18.1
(64.6) 		19.9
(67.8) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.0
(69.8) 		19.3
(66.7) 		16.7
(62.1) 		13.4
(56.1) 		9.7
(49.5) 		16.3
(61.3)
Average low °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5) 		7.7
(45.9) 		10.5
(50.9) 		14.4
(57.9) 		16.8
(62.2) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.6
(65.5) 		17.9
(64.2) 		16.1
(61.0) 		13.9
(57.0) 		10.3
(50.5) 		6.3
(43.3) 		13.1
(55.6)
Record low °C (°F) −3.1
(26.4) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		4.3
(39.7) 		7.4
(45.3) 		11.5
(52.7) 		12.9
(55.2) 		12.1
(53.8) 		7.8
(46.0) 		3.9
(39.0) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−5.5
(22.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19.6
(0.77) 		24.6
(0.97) 		43.3
(1.70) 		70.9
(2.79) 		132.0
(5.20) 		192.4
(7.57) 		283.0
(11.14) 		227.4
(8.95) 		115.3
(4.54) 		77.1
(3.04) 		49.4
(1.94) 		17.3
(0.68) 		1,252.3
(49.29)
Average relative humidity (%) 85 85 79 78 80 84 86 86 84 84 83 83 83
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center

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Coordinates: 23°26′12″N 104°40′34″E / 23.43667°N 104.67611°E / 23.43667; 104.67611


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