Guangnan County
广南县 · Gvangjnanz Yen | |
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Coordinates: 24°03′N 105°04′E / 24.050°N 105.067°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Yunnan |
Autonomous prefecture | Wenshan |
County seat | Liancheng |
Area | |
• Total | 7,983 km2 (3,082 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 771,948 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Postal code | 663300 |
Area code | 0876 |
Website | www |
Guangnan County (simplified Chinese: 广南县; traditional Chinese: 廣南縣; pinyin: Guǎngnán Xiàn; Zhuang: Gvangjnanz Yen) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. The seat of Guangnan, known today as Liancheng (莲城镇), was the heart of the Gouding Kingdom (句町) that lasted approximately 400 years, from 111 BC to 316 AD.[2]
In the present, Guangnan County has 7 towns and 11 townships.[3]
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Guangnan, as with much of southern Yunnan, has a warm humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. The warmest and coolest months are July and January, respectively at 23.2 °C (73.8 °F) and 9.1 °C (48.4 °F); the annual mean is 17.4 °C (63.3 °F). May thru September accounts for nearly 75% of the annual rainfall of 1,016 mm (40 in)
Climate data for Guangnan (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) | 28.4 (83.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.6 (99.7) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
37.6 (99.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
23.3 (74.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
17.4 (63.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
13.5 (56.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.6 (0.81) |
17.0 (0.67) |
31.9 (1.26) |
54.9 (2.16) |
130.7 (5.15) |
182.8 (7.20) |
196.7 (7.74) |
179.6 (7.07) |
92.6 (3.65) |
61.3 (2.41) |
27.8 (1.09) |
20.5 (0.81) |
1,016.4 (40.02) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 138.1 |
Average snowy days | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 80 | 77 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 116.0 | 133.7 | 160.3 | 172.6 | 171.9 | 124.1 | 135.0 | 135.4 | 117.7 | 106.9 | 134.1 | 116.7 | 1,624.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 35 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 42 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 41 | 35 | 37 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |
The following information in this section is from the Guangnan County Gazetteer (广南县志) (2001).
Ethnic Zhuang and Han make up about 80% of the county's population, with each group making up about 40%.
There were 81,223 ethnic Miao individuals comprising 16,086 households as of 1995.
There were 14,707 ethnic Yao individuals comprising 2,673 households as of 1995.
There were 35,879 ethnic Yi individuals comprising 7,001 households as of 1995, making up 5.21% of the county's total population.
There are 157 ethnic Gelao.
There were 1,306 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 314 households as of 1995. Most lived in Zhulin Township, which had 964 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 212 households. Liancheng Township, the county seat, had 161 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 51 households.
There are 497 ethnic Mongols.
Historical villages include: