County in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
Yongde County (Chinese: 永德县; pinyin: Yǒngdé Xiàn) is a county in the west of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lincang.
Administrative divisions
Yongde County has 3 towns, 5 townships and 2 ethnic townships.[1]
- 3 towns
- 5 townships
- 2 ethnic townships
Ethnic groups
The Yongde County Gazetteer (1994:115) lists the following ethnic groups.
- Limi 利米 (Lami branch 腊米支系)
- Luoren 倮人 (Gaisu branch 改苏支系)
- Xiangtang 香堂 (Lalu branch 腊鲁支系)
- Menghua Turen 蒙化土人 (Laluo branch 腊罗支系)
- Samadu 撒马堵人 (Samo branch 洒摩支系)
- Pengzi 棚子
- Suan 蒜人
Climate
Climate data for Yongde, elevation 1,606 m (5,269 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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24.3 (75.7)
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27.5 (81.5)
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28.6 (83.5)
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30.7 (87.3)
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31.5 (88.7)
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31.7 (89.1)
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30.2 (86.4)
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30.1 (86.2)
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29.1 (84.4)
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28.6 (83.5)
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25.6 (78.1)
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23.5 (74.3)
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31.7 (89.1)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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18.5 (65.3)
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20.5 (68.9)
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23.4 (74.1)
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25.2 (77.4)
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25.5 (77.9)
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25.2 (77.4)
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24.5 (76.1)
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25.3 (77.5)
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25.0 (77.0)
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23.3 (73.9)
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20.8 (69.4)
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18.6 (65.5)
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23.0 (73.4)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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12.4 (54.3)
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14.5 (58.1)
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17.7 (63.9)
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19.7 (67.5)
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20.6 (69.1)
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21.2 (70.2)
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20.7 (69.3)
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20.9 (69.6)
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20.3 (68.5)
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18.4 (65.1)
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15.1 (59.2)
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12.5 (54.5)
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17.8 (64.1)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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8.0 (46.4)
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9.9 (49.8)
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13.1 (55.6)
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15.3 (59.5)
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17.0 (62.6)
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18.5 (65.3)
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18.4 (65.1)
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18.4 (65.1)
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17.5 (63.5)
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15.3 (59.5)
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11.4 (52.5)
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8.5 (47.3)
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14.3 (57.7)
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Record low °C (°F)
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2.7 (36.9)
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2.5 (36.5)
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0.0 (32.0)
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8.7 (47.7)
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9.4 (48.9)
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12.3 (54.1)
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12.5 (54.5)
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14.2 (57.6)
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9.8 (49.6)
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7.6 (45.7)
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4.9 (40.8)
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1.1 (34.0)
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0.0 (32.0)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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31.3 (1.23)
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23.7 (0.93)
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31.8 (1.25)
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67.3 (2.65)
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125.2 (4.93)
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154.2 (6.07)
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251.8 (9.91)
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218.8 (8.61)
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151.6 (5.97)
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117.2 (4.61)
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41.2 (1.62)
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12.6 (0.50)
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1,226.7 (48.28)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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3.7
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4.6
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6.6
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11.5
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17.2
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23.4
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26.3
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23.4
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19.1
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15.0
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6.0
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3.4
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160.2
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Average relative humidity (%)
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59
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51
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46
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53
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67
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78
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84
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83
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81
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78
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71
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66
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68
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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244.8
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228.6
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244.8
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221.8
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184.3
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114.4
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83.6
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120.1
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131.0
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159.0
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208.4
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233.7
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2,174.5
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Percent possible sunshine
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73
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71
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65
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58
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45
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28
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20
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30
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36
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45
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64
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71
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51
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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