Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County

Jinggu County
景谷县 · ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥝᥨᥝᥰ
Autonomous county
景谷傣族彝族自治县
Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County
Cityscape of county town
Twin Pagodas of Mengwo Central Temple
Jinggu Ivory Mango Ancestor
White Dragon Park
Peacock Square
Location of Jinggu County (red) and Pu'er Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province
Location of Jinggu County (red) and Pu'er Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province
Jinggu is located in Yunnan
Jinggu
Jinggu
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 23°29′49″N 100°42′11″E / 23.497°N 100.703°E / 23.497; 100.703
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityPu'er
County seatWeiyuan
Area
 • Total
7,550 km2 (2,920 sq mi)
Elevation
946 m (3,104 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total
277,417
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
666400[2]
Area code0879[2]
GB/T 2260 CODE[3]530824
Websitewww.jinggu.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau [1]
2Puer Gov. [2]
3Yunnan Portal [3]

Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County (Chinese: 景谷傣族彝族自治县; pinyin: Jǐnggǔ Dǎizú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn; Tai Nüa: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥝᥨᥝᥰ[note 1]) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County has 6 towns and 4 townships.

6 towns
4 townships

Ethnic groups

The Jinggu County Gazetteer (1993:682) lists the following ethnic groups and their locations.

  • Hani (pop. 2,440)
    • Fengshan Township 凤山乡: Wenzhe 文折村[4] and Wenshao 文绍村[5] villages (total pop. 1,562)
    • Bi'an Township 碧安乡
  • Hui (pop. 1,711)
    • Weiyuan 威远, Yongping 永平, Bi'an 碧安 townships
  • Bulang (pop. 1,532)
    • Manghai Village 芒海村,[6] Mengban Township 勐班乡
    • Guangmin Village 光明村,[7] Bi'an Township 碧安乡
    • Zhongshan 钟山, Lemin 民乐, Bianjiang 边江, Banpo 半坡 townships
  • Bai (pop. 1,153)
    • Bi'an 碧安, Zhengxing 正兴, Bianjiang 边江 townships

Yi subgroups in Jinggu are:[8]

  • Lalu 腊鲁 (Xiangtang 香堂)
  • Lami 腊米 (Mili 米俐)
  • Gaisu 改苏 (Luoluo 倮倮)
  • Laluo 腊罗 (Menghua 蒙化)
  • Sani 撒尼
  • Awu 阿武

2014 earthquake

Main article: 2014 Jinggu earthquake

On October 7, 2014 a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Jinggu county at 9:49 p.m. local time. The earthquake was felt in many parts of Yunnan including the provincial capital, Kunming, nearly 300 miles away.[9]

Climate

Climate data for Jinggu, elevation 979 m (3,212 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30.4
(86.7) 		32.9
(91.2) 		35.3
(95.5) 		37.1
(98.8) 		39.5
(103.1) 		38.2
(100.8) 		35.3
(95.5) 		35.5
(95.9) 		34.7
(94.5) 		33.3
(91.9) 		31.1
(88.0) 		28.6
(83.5) 		39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.9
(75.0) 		26.7
(80.1) 		29.9
(85.8) 		31.7
(89.1) 		32.0
(89.6) 		31.3
(88.3) 		30.2
(86.4) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.1
(86.2) 		28.1
(82.6) 		25.7
(78.3) 		23.2
(73.8) 		28.6
(83.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8) 		16.2
(61.2) 		19.6
(67.3) 		22.5
(72.5) 		24.5
(76.1) 		25.4
(77.7) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.6
(76.3) 		23.8
(74.8) 		21.8
(71.2) 		17.8
(64.0) 		14.5
(58.1) 		20.8
(69.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9) 		8.9
(48.0) 		12.0
(53.6) 		15.7
(60.3) 		19.2
(66.6) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.6
(70.9) 		20.7
(69.3) 		18.6
(65.5) 		14.0
(57.2) 		10.5
(50.9) 		16.1
(61.0)
Record low °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5) 		2.3
(36.1) 		2.6
(36.7) 		9.6
(49.3) 		12.4
(54.3) 		15.7
(60.3) 		17.8
(64.0) 		16.8
(62.2) 		13.2
(55.8) 		8.7
(47.7) 		5.5
(41.9) 		0.9
(33.6) 		0.9
(33.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 26.5
(1.04) 		14.6
(0.57) 		21.1
(0.83) 		46.2
(1.82) 		105.2
(4.14) 		171.1
(6.74) 		296.7
(11.68) 		247.5
(9.74) 		159.7
(6.29) 		122.9
(4.84) 		45.8
(1.80) 		16.6
(0.65) 		1,273.9
(50.14)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.6 3.3 5.3 8.7 13.8 19.8 24.9 23.0 17.0 15.0 6.2 4.4 146
Average relative humidity (%) 78 67 60 62 68 77 83 83 82 82 82 82 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 198.7 221.2 231.9 225.3 204.4 149.8 128.9 152.3 152.4 150.3 163.5 165.8 2,144.5
Percent possible sunshine 59 69 62 59 50 37 31 38 42 42 50 50 49
Source: China Meteorological Administration[10][11]

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥐᥣᥲ, because Jinggu historically belonged to 2 Mueangs in the history. ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥝᥨᥝᥰ is the common name nowadays, and ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥐᥣᥲ is rarely used.

References

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  4. ^ "景谷傣族彝族自治县凤山乡文折村民委员会". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
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  6. ^ "景谷傣族彝族自治县勐班乡芒海村委会". Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  7. ^ "景谷傣族彝族自治县碧安乡光明村民委员会". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
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  10. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  11. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.


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