Luxi County, Yunnan
Luxi County (simplified Chinese: 泸西县; traditional Chinese: 瀘西縣; pinyin: Lúxī Xiàn) is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. Luxi was the capital of the medieval Yi Ziqi Kingdom.
Luxi County
泸西县 | |
|---|---|
  Luxi Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 24°31′55″N 103°45′58″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Honghe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,674 km2 (646 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 370,000 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 652400 |
| Area code(s) | 0873 |
| Website | http://www1.lxyn.com/iindex.asp |
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Administrative divisions
In the present,Luxi County has 5 towns and 3 townships.
- 5 towns
- Zhongshu (中枢镇)
- Jinma (金马镇)
- Jiucheng (旧城镇)
- Wujiepu (午街铺镇)
- Baishui (白水镇)
- 3 townships
Ethnic groups
There are five ethnic Yi subgroups in Luxi County, namely White Yi 白彝, Sani 撒尼, Black Yi 黑彝, Awu 阿乌, and Dry Yi 干彝, with the Dry Yi living mostly in Xiaobai Shitou 小白石头 and Baishui Wunaibai 白水吾乃白 of Jinma Town 金马镇.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Luxi (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.1 (93.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.8 (21.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
2.2 (36.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.2 (0.64) |
22.3 (0.88) |
26.1 (1.03) |
36.6 (1.44) |
89.8 (3.54) |
153.4 (6.04) |
173.0 (6.81) |
149.9 (5.90) |
96.1 (3.78) |
64.5 (2.54) |
37.3 (1.47) |
13.3 (0.52) |
878.5 (34.59) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 71 | 65 | 64 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 76 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
- 泸西县文联. 2014. 泸西彝族――“东爨乌蛮”的后裔.
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