Binchuan County

Binchuan County (simplified Chinese: 宾川县; traditional Chinese: 賓川縣; pinyin: Bīnchuān Xiàn; Bai: Bil•gel[2]) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west of Yunnan Province, China.

Binchuan County
宾川县 · Bil•gel xiainb
County
Location of Binchuan County (pink) and Dali Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Location of Binchuan County (pink) and Dali Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Binchuan is located in Yunnan
Binchuan
Binchuan
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Binchuan is located in China
Binchuan
Binchuan
Binchuan (China)
Coordinates: 25°49′48″N 100°35′25″E
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureDali
County seatJinniu
Area
 • Total2,627 km2 (1,014 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total341,319
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
671600
Area code0872
Köppen climate classificationCwa
Websitewww.bc.gov.cn

Topography

Mount Jizu is located in Binchuan County. The county is mostly drained by the Dadan River which rises in the south west and is a tributary of the Jinsha River.

Administrative divisions

Binchuan County has 8 towns and 2 ethnic townships.[3]

8 towns
  • Jinniu (金牛镇)
  • Binju (宾居镇)
  • Zhoucheng (州城镇)
  • Daying (大营镇)
  • Zhonghe (鸡足山镇)
  • Lijiao (力角镇)
  • Pingchuan (平川镇)
  • Qiaodian (乔甸镇)
2 ethnic townships
  • Zhongying Lisu and Yi Ethnic Township (钟英傈僳族彝族乡)
  • Lawu Yi Ethnic Township (拉乌彝族乡)

Ethnic groups

There are 251 Lahu in Binchuan County, most of whom reside in the following villages of Zhongying Lisu Ethnic Township (钟英傈僳族乡) (Dali Ethnic Gazetteer 2009:251).

  • Zhimadeng Village (芝麻登村): Mizideng (米子登)
  • Zhaokala Village (赵卡拉村): Yuexia (越下), Baiyangqing (白羊箐), Tanggudi (唐古地)

The Guola (过拉) people consists of 63 individuals in East Caijiawan (东蔡家湾) of Binchuan County (You 2013:134).[4] Their autonym is Nipu (尼濮), and they are most closely related to the Yi of Dayao (大姚) and Yanfeng (盐丰). The Guola of Binchuan had originally migrated from Yanfeng County (盐丰县).

Climate
Climate data for Binchuan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)		 29.4
(84.9)		 33.0
(91.4)		 35.4
(95.7)		 37.6
(99.7)		 37.2
(99.0)		 37.5
(99.5)		 34.5
(94.1)		 35.0
(95.0)		 32.4
(90.3)		 29.4
(84.9)		 27.7
(81.9)		 37.6
(99.7)
Average high °C (°F) 21.1
(70.0)		 23.4
(74.1)		 26.4
(79.5)		 29.1
(84.4)		 30.6
(87.1)		 31.1
(88.0)		 29.5
(85.1)		 29.2
(84.6)		 28.7
(83.7)		 26.9
(80.4)		 23.9
(75.0)		 21.4
(70.5)		 26.8
(80.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.1
(52.0)		 13.7
(56.7)		 17.1
(62.8)		 20.5
(68.9)		 23.5
(74.3)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.0
(75.2)		 23.3
(73.9)		 22.3
(72.1)		 19.7
(67.5)		 14.7
(58.5)		 11.1
(52.0)		 18.8
(65.9)
Average low °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)		 4.8
(40.6)		 8.4
(47.1)		 12.3
(54.1)		 16.7
(62.1)		 19.7
(67.5)		 19.9
(67.8)		 19.2
(66.6)		 17.8
(64.0)		 14.1
(57.4)		 7.4
(45.3)		 2.8
(37.0)		 12.1
(53.8)
Record low °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 3.1
(37.6)		 8.1
(46.6)		 11.3
(52.3)		 14.9
(58.8)		 12.2
(54.0)		 7.4
(45.3)		 5.6
(42.1)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 −6.4
(20.5)		 −6.4
(20.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.6
(0.26)		 3.7
(0.15)		 6.8
(0.27)		 11.1
(0.44)		 39.7
(1.56)		 76.0
(2.99)		 139.8
(5.50)		 121.0
(4.76)		 84.9
(3.34)		 44.8
(1.76)		 10.8
(0.43)		 1.8
(0.07)		 547
(21.53)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.9 1.7 3.0 3.7 6.9 10.7 17.1 16.4 12.2 7.9 2.9 1.2 85.6
Average snowy days 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Average relative humidity (%) 55 49 46 47 53 63 73 76 73 69 66 62 61
Mean monthly sunshine hours 260.6 245.6 258.1 243.7 238.5 201.6 148.0 155.5 174.5 206.2 236.1 254.5 2,622.9
Percent possible sunshine 78 77 69 63 57 49 35 39 48 58 73 78 60
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

References
  1. "大理州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (PDF) (in Chinese). Dali Daily. 2021-06-01.
  2. 白汉词典（现行白文第一版2022） [Bai–Chinese Dictionary] (PDF) (in Chinese). Government of Dali Prefecture. p. 24.
  3. "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  4. You Weiqiong (尤伟琼) (2013). 云南民族识别研究 [Classifying ethnic groups of Yunnan]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House (民族出版社).
  5. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  6. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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