Jiangcheng Hani And Yi Autonomous County
Geography and climate
Jiangcheng has latitude range of 22°20'−22°36' N and longitude range of 101°14'−102°19' E. Its seat, the town of Menglie (勐烈镇), has an elevation of 1,119 m (3,671 ft). Located at an altitude of above 1,100 m (3,600 ft), Jiangcheng, as with much of southern Yunnan, has a warm humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. Highs peak in April and May before the core of the rainy season and reach a minimum in December; however, the warmest and coolest months are June and December, respectively at 22.8 °C (73.0 °F) and 13.1 °C (55.6 °F); the annual mean is 18.75 °C (65.8 °F). June thru September accounts for nearly 70% of the annual rainfall of 2,253.3 mm (89 in) and during this time, some rainfall occurs on most days.
Climate data for Jiangcheng, elevation 1,121 m (3,678 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
34.4 (93.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
19.0 (66.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.4 (59.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.2 (1.50) |
30.4 (1.20) |
49.9 (1.96) |
98.1 (3.86) |
246.4 (9.70) |
337.3 (13.28) |
486.2 (19.14) |
402.3 (15.84) |
259.7 (10.22) |
159.8 (6.29) |
77.4 (3.05) |
39.1 (1.54) |
2,224.8 (87.58) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.1 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 11.3 | 18.8 | 24.4 | 26.8 | 24.9 | 19.8 | 14.6 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 171.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 81 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 168.8 | 190.1 | 190.7 | 199.5 | 178.0 | 112.6 | 96.3 | 115.7 | 130.0 | 129.3 | 159.5 | 150.1 | 1,820.6 |
Percent possible sunshine | 50 | 59 | 51 | 52 | 43 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 48 | 45 | 42 |
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Weather China |
Administrative divisions
Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County has 5 towns and 2 townships.
- 5 towns
- 2 townships
Ethnic groups
The Jiangcheng County Gazetteer (1989:351–368) lists the following ethnic subgroups, as well as locations.
- Yi
- Dai
- Dry Dai 旱傣: Mankelao 曼克老, Zhongping 中坪, Basan 坝伞
- Water Dai 水傣: Zhengdong township 整董乡
- Flowery-Waist Dai 花腰傣: Shuicheng township 水城乡
- White Dai 白傣: Baliu 坝溜, Lazhu township 拉朱乡 and Tukahe 土卡河, Longtan township 龙塘乡
- Yao: pop. 2,965 (1986)
- Lahu: pop. 1,321 (1986)
- Banhe Lahu Ethnic Township 板河拉祜族乡
- Chashulin 茶树林, Gale Township 嘎勒乡
Hani
Hani subgroups in Jiangcheng County are (Jiangcheng County Gazetteer 1989:351):
Other names for the Hani include:
- Baike 白壳
- Benren 本人
- Aka 阿卡
- Podu 颇都
- Mahei 麻黑
- Woni 窝尼
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