Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County

Coordinates: 25°13′37″N 100°18′25″E / 25.227°N 100.307°E / 25.227; 100.307
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Weishan County
巍山县 · وِشًا ‎ · Med•hot xiainb
巍山彝族回族自治县
وِشًا یِذُو خُوِذُو ذِجِشِیًا

Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County
Gongchen Tower, atop the Gongchen Gate, is a symbol of Weishan
Gongchen Tower, atop the Gongchen Gate, is a symbol of Weishan
Location of Weishan County (pink) in Dali Prefecture (yellow) and Yunnan
Location of Weishan County (pink) in Dali Prefecture (yellow) and Yunnan
Weishan is located in Yunnan
Weishan
Weishan
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Weishan is located in China
Weishan
Weishan
Weishan (China)
Coordinates (Weishan County government): 25°13′37″N 100°18′25″E / 25.227°N 100.307°E / 25.227; 100.307
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureDali
County seatNanzhao
Area
 • Total2,200 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total267,474
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
672400
Area code0872
ClimateCwb
Websitewww.dlweishan.gov.cn

Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County (Chinese: 巍山彝族回族自治县; pinyin: Wēishān Yízú Huízú Zìzhìxiàn; Xiao'erjing: وِشًا یِذُو خُوِذُو ذِجِشِیًا‎; Bai: Med•hot[2]) is an autonomous county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, in the west-central part of Yunnan Province, China. It was known as Menghua (蒙化) until the 1950s.

Geography[edit]

It is situated in the upper section of the Ailao Mountains and the Wuliang Mountains.

Administrative divisions[edit]

Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County has 4 towns and 6 townships.[3]

4 towns
6 townships

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Weishan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.6
(74.5)
25.6
(78.1)
29.6
(85.3)
31.5
(88.7)
34.3
(93.7)
32.5
(90.5)
31.9
(89.4)
31.2
(88.2)
31.0
(87.8)
28.8
(83.8)
25.4
(77.7)
22.6
(72.7)
34.3
(93.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)
19.6
(67.3)
22.7
(72.9)
25.4
(77.7)
26.9
(80.4)
27.1
(80.8)
26.1
(79.0)
26.4
(79.5)
25.7
(78.3)
23.7
(74.7)
20.7
(69.3)
18.2
(64.8)
23.3
(74.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.7
(47.7)
10.8
(51.4)
14.0
(57.2)
17.2
(63.0)
20.4
(68.7)
22.1
(71.8)
21.4
(70.5)
20.9
(69.6)
19.7
(67.5)
17.2
(63.0)
12.6
(54.7)
9.2
(48.6)
16.2
(61.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2)
3.4
(38.1)
6.5
(43.7)
10.4
(50.7)
15.0
(59.0)
18.5
(65.3)
18.4
(65.1)
17.6
(63.7)
16.3
(61.3)
13.1
(55.6)
7.1
(44.8)
2.9
(37.2)
10.9
(51.6)
Record low °C (°F) −4.0
(24.8)
−2.4
(27.7)
−0.9
(30.4)
2.5
(36.5)
7.7
(45.9)
12.3
(54.1)
12.9
(55.2)
11.6
(52.9)
6.8
(44.2)
5.0
(41.0)
0.6
(33.1)
−4.5
(23.9)
−4.5
(23.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23.3
(0.92)
16.8
(0.66)
22.9
(0.90)
27.9
(1.10)
62.0
(2.44)
97.1
(3.82)
172.3
(6.78)
147.2
(5.80)
93.0
(3.66)
72.3
(2.85)
23.6
(0.93)
8.6
(0.34)
767
(30.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.5 5.4 7.2 8.9 10.1 12.9 19.6 19.5 15.2 11.9 5.3 3.2 123.7
Average snowy days 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Average relative humidity (%) 67 61 58 58 62 71 80 83 81 79 75 72 71
Mean monthly sunshine hours 235.6 222.2 240.2 228.9 207.7 136.7 95.3 123.3 130.2 159.9 210.5 225.5 2,216
Percent possible sunshine 71 69 64 60 50 33 23 31 36 45 65 69 51
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Transportation[edit]

Rail[edit]

Weishan has a rail station called Weishan Railway Station, with services to Dali City and Lincang.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "大理州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (PDF) (in Chinese). Dali Daily. 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ 白汉词典(现行白文第一版2022) [Bai–Chinese Dictionary] (PDF) (in Chinese). Government of Dali Prefecture. p. 153.
  3. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

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