Autonomous county in Yunnan, China
Nanjian Yi Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 南涧彝族自治县; traditional Chinese: 南澗彝族自治縣; pinyin: Nánjiàn Yízú Zìzhìxiàn) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west-central part of Yunnan province, southwest China.
Administrative divisions
Nanjian Yi Autonomous County has 5 towns and 3 townships.[2]
- 5 towns
- 3 townships
Ethnic groups
The Nanjian County Gazetteer (1993) lists the following ethnic groups.
- Yi (Western and Central Yi languages)
- Black Yi, White Yi
- Luoluo 倮倮, Black Luoluo 黑倮倮, White Luoluo 白倮倮
- Tuzu 土族
- Xiangtang 香堂
- Micha 密岔
- Laluobo 腊罗拨/腊鲁拨
- Enibo 额尼拨 (Central Yi)
- Misabo 迷撒拨
- Hui
- Bai (only some can speak Bai)
- Miao
- White Miao 白苗 (Menglou 孟镂)
- Green Miao 青苗 (Mengsa 孟撒): in Guihuaqing 桂花箐,[3] Weibixi Township 唯碧溪乡
- Chinese Miao 汉苗 (Mengzhua 孟抓)
- Bulang (autonym: Pu 濮; exonyms: Puman 濮曼, Pumanzi 濮蛮子): along the Jiancang River 涧沧江 in Wangjiang 望江,[4] Wanzi 湾子,[5] Lelongzhai 乐龙寨,[6] Goujie 狗街,[7] Yanzijiao 岩子脚,[8][9] Luodihe 落底河[10]
- Lisu
- Han
In Nanjian County, ethnic Bulang are located in Banqiao Village 板桥村,[11] Langcang Township 浪沧乡 (Dali Prefecture Gazetteer, Vol. 9 1998:127).
Transportation
Climate
Climate data for Nanjian, elevation 1,377 m (4,518 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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26.5 (79.7)
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29.7 (85.5)
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31.4 (88.5)
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34.6 (94.3)
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36.1 (97.0)
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35.7 (96.3)
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34.2 (93.6)
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33.9 (93.0)
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34.2 (93.6)
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31.7 (89.1)
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28.7 (83.7)
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25.7 (78.3)
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36.1 (97.0)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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20.5 (68.9)
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22.7 (72.9)
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25.8 (78.4)
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28.3 (82.9)
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29.5 (85.1)
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29.9 (85.8)
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28.8 (83.8)
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29.1 (84.4)
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28.3 (82.9)
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26.3 (79.3)
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23.4 (74.1)
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20.8 (69.4)
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26.1 (79.0)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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12.3 (54.1)
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14.7 (58.5)
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18.1 (64.6)
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20.9 (69.6)
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23.4 (74.1)
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24.8 (76.6)
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23.9 (75.0)
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23.5 (74.3)
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22.4 (72.3)
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19.9 (67.8)
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15.6 (60.1)
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12.6 (54.7)
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19.3 (66.8)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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5.6 (42.1)
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7.7 (45.9)
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11.1 (52.0)
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14.7 (58.5)
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18.3 (64.9)
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21.1 (70.0)
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20.7 (69.3)
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20.0 (68.0)
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18.7 (65.7)
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15.8 (60.4)
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10.1 (50.2)
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6.4 (43.5)
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14.2 (57.5)
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Record low °C (°F)
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0.5 (32.9)
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2.4 (36.3)
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0.6 (33.1)
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9.1 (48.4)
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11.2 (52.2)
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14.8 (58.6)
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15.4 (59.7)
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14.8 (58.6)
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11.3 (52.3)
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9.0 (48.2)
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3.4 (38.1)
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−0.8 (30.6)
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−0.8 (30.6)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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22.8 (0.90)
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15.8 (0.62)
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20.9 (0.82)
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28.1 (1.11)
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60.4 (2.38)
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89.1 (3.51)
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150.3 (5.92)
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144.7 (5.70)
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99.7 (3.93)
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70.5 (2.78)
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28.3 (1.11)
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9.8 (0.39)
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740.4 (29.17)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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4.5
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4.5
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6.5
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8.1
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9.7
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11.7
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18.5
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17.4
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13.9
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11.3
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5.1
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3.0
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114.2
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Average snowy days
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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
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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
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0
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0.1
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Average relative humidity (%)
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58
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51
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47
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49
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56
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64
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73
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75
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75
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73
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69
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65
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63
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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233.2
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221.8
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247.4
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243.5
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227.8
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166.9
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129.6
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146.3
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149.2
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173.0
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212.2
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225.4
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2,376.3
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Percent possible sunshine
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70
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69
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66
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64
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55
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41
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31
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37
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41
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49
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65
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69
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55
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[12][13]
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