County in Yunnan, China
Eryuan (Chinese: 洱源; pinyin: Ěryuán; Bai: Lod•hol•xi[2]) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in southern Yunnan Province, China.
Administrative divisions
Er'yuan County has 6 towns and 3 townships.[3]
- 6 towns
- 3 townships
Ethnic groups
There are 208 ethnic Tibetans in Eryuan County, most of whom reside in Zhengjiazhuang 郑家庄, Sanying Town 三营镇 (Dali Ethnic Gazetteer 2009:216). In nearby Dali City, they are found mostly in Tibetan New Village 藏族新村, Xiaohuayuan 小花园, Dali City 大理市.
Climate
| Climate data for Eryuan, elevation 2,060 m (6,760 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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24.2
(75.6)
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24.7
(76.5)
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28.5
(83.3)
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29.6
(85.3)
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31.6
(88.9)
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31.4
(88.5)
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30.6
(87.1)
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28.8
(83.8)
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29.3
(84.7)
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27.0
(80.6)
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24.8
(76.6)
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23.2
(73.8)
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31.6
(88.9)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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16.1
(61.0)
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18.5
(65.3)
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20.7
(69.3)
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23.1
(73.6)
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25.4
(77.7)
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26.1
(79.0)
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24.8
(76.6)
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24.8
(76.6)
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24.2
(75.6)
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22.0
(71.6)
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19.5
(67.1)
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16.7
(62.1)
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21.8
(71.3)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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7.4
(45.3)
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9.6
(49.3)
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12.1
(53.8)
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15.3
(59.5)
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19.0
(66.2)
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21.0
(69.8)
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20.1
(68.2)
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19.3
(66.7)
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18.3
(64.9)
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15.1
(59.2)
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10.8
(51.4)
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7.7
(45.9)
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14.6
(58.4)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−0.5
(31.1)
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1.5
(34.7)
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4.1
(39.4)
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7.9
(46.2)
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12.5
(54.5)
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16.5
(61.7)
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16.7
(62.1)
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15.7
(60.3)
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14.3
(57.7)
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9.9
(49.8)
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3.7
(38.7)
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0.2
(32.4)
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8.5
(47.4)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−5.7
(21.7)
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−5.7
(21.7)
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−3.9
(25.0)
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0.1
(32.2)
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2.6
(36.7)
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9.3
(48.7)
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11.2
(52.2)
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8.5
(47.3)
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4.0
(39.2)
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1.1
(34.0)
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−2.1
(28.2)
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−7.6
(18.3)
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−7.6
(18.3)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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10.1
(0.40)
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8.7
(0.34)
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15.6
(0.61)
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17.2
(0.68)
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56.5
(2.22)
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81.5
(3.21)
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166.0
(6.54)
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176.9
(6.96)
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107.4
(4.23)
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56.7
(2.23)
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15.7
(0.62)
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3.7
(0.15)
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716
(28.19)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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3.4
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3.8
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6.0
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6.3
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9.1
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13.6
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20.2
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20.1
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17.7
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11.3
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4.2
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2.1
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117.8
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| Average snowy days
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0.3
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0.2
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0.1
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0.1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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0.1
|
0.1
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0.9
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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57
|
53
|
52
|
55
|
60
|
70
|
80
|
83
|
83
|
76
|
69
|
64
|
67
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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245.7
|
233.7
|
250.9
|
237.9
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223.1
|
172.9
|
132.1
|
142.1
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146.5
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188.4
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227.1
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245.0
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2,445.4
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| Percent possible sunshine
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74
|
73
|
67
|
62
|
54
|
42
|
32
|
35
|
40
|
53
|
70
|
75
|
56
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
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