Junlian County
Junlian County (simplified Chinese: 筠连县; traditional Chinese: 筠連縣; pinyin: Jūnlián Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Yibin city. At the end of 2019 it has a population of 450,176 of which 151,322 in the urban area. It is one of the most important coal mining areas of Sichuan.
Administrative divisions
Junlian administers seven towns, two townships and three ethnic townships:
- Junlian town (筠连镇), county seat
- Tengda town (腾达镇)
- Xunsi town (巡司镇)
- Mu'ai town (沐爱镇)
- Zhenzhou town (镇舟镇)
- Haoba town (蒿坝镇)
- Daxueshan town (大雪山镇)
- Leyi township (乐义乡)
- Fengle township (丰乐乡)
- Tuanlin Miao Ethnic Township (团林苗族乡, Hmongb Xangb Bangl Rongd)
- Lianhe Miao Ethnic Township (联合苗族乡, Hmongb Xangb Lax Ngok)
- Gaoping Miao Ethnic Township (高坪苗族乡, Lof Huf Qangx Hmongb Xangb)
Cuisine
Junlian's speciality cuisine includes:
- Sichuan peppercorn chicken (Jiaoma chicken)
- Kuding tea
- Hunshuiba crackers,
- Junlian Noodles: A starch product made from Junlian sweet potato powder as the main raw material.
- Junlian beef
- Junlian black jelly
Climate
| Climate data for Junlian, elevation 458 m (1,503 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) | 20.9 (69.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.8 (94.6) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.2 (104.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
1.5 (34.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.8 (1.21) |
25.0 (0.98) |
45.9 (1.81) |
81.3 (3.20) |
90.5 (3.56) |
175.7 (6.92) |
202.5 (7.97) |
247.2 (9.73) |
159.1 (6.26) |
84.9 (3.34) |
36.6 (1.44) |
28.3 (1.11) |
1,207.8 (47.53) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 17.2 | 13.6 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 19.3 | 17.0 | 15.1 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 201.9 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 33.0 | 54.4 | 94.3 | 126.8 | 119.9 | 90.6 | 158.2 | 179.2 | 57.2 | 44.7 | 43.3 | 33.1 | 1,034.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 38 | 45 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 23 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Wildlife
The Junlian odorous frog, Odorrana junlianensis, is a species of frog that was described as a new species based on specimens from Junlian.
References
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- ^ "宜宾市第七次全国人口普查公报（第一号）" (in Chinese). Government of Yibin. 2021-06-09.
- ^ "筠连县人口数据". Hongheiku.com.
- ^ 中國礦床發現史: 西藏 (in Chinese). 地质出版社. 1996.
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：筠连县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ "走进筠连". Scjlx.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Odorrana junlianensis Huang, Fei, and Ye, 2001". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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