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Zhenkang County
Zhenkang County (simplified Chinese: 镇康县; traditional Chinese: 鎮康縣; pinyin: Zhènkāng Xiàn) is located in western Yunnan province, China, bordering Burma's Shan State to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lincang.
Zhenkang County 镇康县 | |
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Refugees from Myanmar at Nansan Town, Zhenkang County | |
Location of Zhenkang County (pink) and Lincang City (yellow) within Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 23°45′45″N 98°49′31″E / 23.7626°N 98.8253°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Lincang City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,642 km2 (1,020 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 154,217 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 677700 |
| Area code | 0883 |
| Website | www |
Ethnic groups edit
Ethnic Bulang are found in the following villages in Zhenkang County (Zhenkang Ethnic Gazetteer 1994).
Administration divisions edit
- The County government is located in Nansan Town.
Zhenkang County has 3 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township.[5]
- 3 towns
- Fengwei (凤尾镇)
- Mengpeng (勐捧镇)
- Nansan (南伞镇)
- 3 townships
- Mangbing (忙丙乡)
- Mengdui (勐堆乡)
- Muchang (木场乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Junsai Wa Lahu Lisu and De'ang (军赛佤族拉祜族傈僳族德昂族乡)
Climate edit
| Climate data for Zhenkang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.7 (90.9) | 35.3 (95.5) | 36.1 (97.0) | 35.8 (96.4) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 30.2 (86.4) | 27.4 (81.3) | 36.1 (97.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.2 (77.4) | 28.3 (82.9) | 29.8 (85.6) | 29.6 (85.3) | 28.7 (83.7) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.9 (84.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 25.3 (77.5) | 23.0 (73.4) | 27.2 (80.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.6 (58.3) | 18.1 (64.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.7 (74.7) | 22.9 (73.2) | 20.8 (69.4) | 16.8 (62.2) | 13.4 (56.1) | 19.5 (67.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.8 (69.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 19.9 (67.8) | 17.4 (63.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 8.2 (46.8) | 14.7 (58.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) | −0.9 (30.4) | 1.6 (34.9) | 5.4 (41.7) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.9 (60.6) | 15.6 (60.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 11.9 (53.4) | 8.6 (47.5) | 5.4 (41.7) | −0.7 (30.7) | −1.0 (30.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.4 (0.96) | 16.3 (0.64) | 21.2 (0.83) | 61.0 (2.40) | 166.3 (6.55) | 254.9 (10.04) | 375.8 (14.80) | 293.6 (11.56) | 189.5 (7.46) | 152.9 (6.02) | 51.2 (2.02) | 14.1 (0.56) | 1,621.2 (63.84) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 11.4 | 17.2 | 24.3 | 28.0 | 24.5 | 19.8 | 16.9 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 168.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 70 | 63 | 66 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 210.9 | 208.6 | 220.0 | 204.4 | 180.1 | 113.6 | 83.7 | 124.8 | 144.7 | 151.4 | 177.6 | 193.4 | 2,013.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 65 | 59 | 53 | 44 | 28 | 20 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 54 | 59 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
External links edit
- Official county site