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Wuding County
Wuding County (Chinese: 武定县; pinyin: Wǔdìng Xiàn; Chuxiong Yi script: , IPA: /lo di bu/) is under the administration of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the north-central part of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north. Wuding's county seat is located only 5 km from the seat of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County. It is a centre for titanium production.

History

Wuding was historically more important, being the center of a Zhou, equivalent to a prefecture-level division. The prefecture was established in 1567. In 1953 the administrative seat of the division moved to Chuxiong.

Administrative divisions

Wuding County has 7 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township.

7 towns
3 townships
1 ethnic township

Ethnic groups

Yi

The Wuding County Gazetteer (1990) lists the following Yi subgroups.

  • Nasu 纳苏 / Black Yi 黑彝
  • Naluo 纳罗 / Gan Yi 甘彝
  • Naisu 乃苏 / Red Yi 红彝
  • Miqie 密切 / Micha 密岔
  • Luoluo 罗罗 / White Yi 白彝
  • Sani 撒尼 / Minglang 明郎

Hani

In Wuding County, ethnic Hani are found in the following locations (Wuding County Gazetteer 1990:141).

  • Chayiyang 扯衣咩村, Ande Township 安得乡, Chadian District 插甸区
  • Lower Village 下村 and Azhemi 阿者咪村 of Dacun Township 大村乡
  • Zhong 中村, Xia 下村, Yangliuhe 杨柳河, and Aozi 凹子 of Huaqiao Township 花乔乡
  • Shedian Village 赊甸村, Laotao Township 老滔乡

According to the Chuxiong Prefecture Gazetteer (1993:411), the Luomian 罗缅, a Hani subgroup, are located in Nigagu 尼嘎古.

Languages

Gao (2017) lists the following languages of Wuding County. Gao (2017) classifies Geipo of Wuding County as closely related to Miqie, and is not the same as the Northern Loloish language Gepo.

Group Autonym Language classification Population
Nasu na³³su³³ pʰo³³ Ngwi, Northern 28,000
Aluo a⁵⁵lu³³ pʰu⁵⁵ Ngwi, Northern 13,500
Naisu ne⁵⁵su³³ pʰo⁵⁵ Ngwi, Northern 6,000
Lipo li³³ pʰo²¹ Ngwi, Central 31,000
Miqie mi⁵⁵tɕʰi³¹ pʰo³¹ Ngwi, Central 9,000
Lolo lo³³lo³³ pʰo²¹ Ngwi, Central 8,500
Geipo ke⁵⁵ pʰo³¹ Ngwi, Central 350
Hani xo²¹ȵi²¹ pʰɑ²¹ Ngwi, Southern 800
Ahmao a³⁵hmo³³ kləu³¹ Hmong, Chuanqiandian Dongdianbei 21,000
Hmong mɛŋ⁴⁴ kləu⁵³ Hmong, Chuanqiandian proper 3,000
Tai tai⁵⁵ Tai Hongjin, Yongwu 8,000

Climate

Climate data for Wuding, elevation 1,799 m (5,902 ft), (1991–2016 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.5
(76.1) 		26.1
(79.0) 		29.2
(84.6) 		32.4
(90.3) 		32.8
(91.0) 		31.6
(88.9) 		32.7
(90.9) 		31.3
(88.3) 		31.7
(89.1) 		28.6
(83.5) 		25.7
(78.3) 		22.6
(72.7) 		32.8
(91.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1) 		19.7
(67.5) 		22.8
(73.0) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.2
(79.2) 		25.0
(77.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		19.4
(66.9) 		16.3
(61.3) 		22.8
(73.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.4
(45.3) 		9.8
(49.6) 		13.0
(55.4) 		17.1
(62.8) 		20.0
(68.0) 		21.2
(70.2) 		20.8
(69.4) 		20.2
(68.4) 		18.9
(66.0) 		16.3
(61.3) 		11.6
(52.9) 		7.9
(46.2) 		15.4
(59.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7) 		1.6
(34.9) 		4.5
(40.1) 		8.9
(48.0) 		14.4
(57.9) 		17.4
(63.3) 		17.6
(63.7) 		16.8
(62.2) 		15.4
(59.7) 		12.6
(54.7) 		6.4
(43.5) 		2.0
(35.6) 		9.8
(49.7)
Record low °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		0.7
(33.3) 		5.1
(41.2) 		10.2
(50.4) 		11.8
(53.2) 		10.3
(50.5) 		6.1
(43.0) 		4.4
(39.9) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−6.4
(20.5) 		−7.0
(19.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.9
(0.86) 		11.0
(0.43) 		15.3
(0.60) 		26.7
(1.05) 		82.3
(3.24) 		173.0
(6.81) 		201.3
(7.93) 		154.9
(6.10) 		123.0
(4.84) 		90.9
(3.58) 		28.9
(1.14) 		11.5
(0.45) 		940.7
(37.03)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.2 3.4 4.8 6.7 10.2 15.7 20.4 18.5 14.8 12.3 5.3 3.4 119.7
Average snowy days 0.7 0.3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.3 1.6
Average relative humidity (%) 72 63 60 58 64 77 84 84 82 81 78 77 73
Mean monthly sunshine hours 219.7 221.9 246.2 244.9 218.6 157.3 128.0 145.6 127.0 145.4 183.2 189.4 2,227.2
Percent possible sunshine 66 69 66 64 53 38 31 36 35 41 57 58 51
Source: China Meteorological Administration