Jinggu County
景谷县 · ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥐᥣᥲ
Autonomous county
景谷傣族彝族自治县
Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County
Location of Jinggu County (pink) and Pu'er Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province
Location of Jinggu County (pink) and Pu'er Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province
Jinggu is located in Yunnan
Jinggu
Jinggu
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 23°29′49″N 100°42′11″E / 23.497°N 100.703°E / 23.497; 100.703
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityPu'er
County seatWeiyuan
Area
 • Total7,550 km2 (2,920 sq mi)
Elevation
946 m (3,104 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total277,417
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
666400[2]
Area code0879[2]
GB/T 2260 CODE[3]530824
Websitewww.jinggu.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau [1]
2Puer Gov. [2]
3Yunnan Portal [3]

Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County (Chinese: 景谷傣族彝族自治县; pinyin: Jǐnggǔ Dǎizú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn; Tai Nuea: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥐᥣᥲ or ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥝᥨᥝᥰ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County has 6 towns and 4 townships.

6 towns
  • Weiyuan (威远镇)
  • Yongping (永平镇)
  • Zhengxing (正兴镇)
4 townships
  • Bi'an (碧安乡)
  • Yizhi (益智乡)
  • Banpo (半坡乡)
  • Mengban (勐班乡)

Ethnic groups

The Jinggu County Gazetteer (1993:682) lists the following ethnic groups and their locations.

Yi subgroups in Jinggu are:[8]

2014 earthquake

Main article: 2014 Jinggu earthquake

On October 7, 2014 a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Jinggu county at 9:49 p.m. local time. The earthquake was felt in many parts of Yunnan including the provincial capital, Kunming, nearly 300 miles away.[9]

Climate

Climate data for Jinggu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30.4
(86.7) 		32.9
(91.2) 		35.3
(95.5) 		37.1
(98.8) 		39.5
(103.1) 		38.2
(100.8) 		35.3
(95.5) 		35.5
(95.9) 		34.7
(94.5) 		33.3
(91.9) 		31.1
(88.0) 		28.6
(83.5) 		39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.9
(75.0) 		26.7
(80.1) 		29.9
(85.8) 		31.7
(89.1) 		32.0
(89.6) 		31.3
(88.3) 		30.2
(86.4) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.1
(86.2) 		28.1
(82.6) 		25.7
(78.3) 		23.2
(73.8) 		28.6
(83.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8) 		16.2
(61.2) 		19.6
(67.3) 		22.5
(72.5) 		24.5
(76.1) 		25.4
(77.7) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.6
(76.3) 		23.8
(74.8) 		21.8
(71.2) 		17.8
(64.0) 		14.5
(58.1) 		20.8
(69.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9) 		8.9
(48.0) 		12.0
(53.6) 		15.7
(60.3) 		19.2
(66.6) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.6
(70.9) 		20.7
(69.3) 		18.6
(65.5) 		14.0
(57.2) 		10.5
(50.9) 		16.1
(61.0)
Record low °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5) 		2.3
(36.1) 		2.6
(36.7) 		9.6
(49.3) 		12.4
(54.3) 		15.7
(60.3) 		17.8
(64.0) 		16.8
(62.2) 		13.2
(55.8) 		8.7
(47.7) 		5.5
(41.9) 		0.9
(33.6) 		0.9
(33.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 26.5
(1.04) 		14.6
(0.57) 		21.1
(0.83) 		46.2
(1.82) 		105.2
(4.14) 		171.1
(6.74) 		296.7
(11.68) 		247.5
(9.74) 		159.7
(6.29) 		122.9
(4.84) 		45.8
(1.80) 		16.6
(0.65) 		1,273.9
(50.14)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.6 3.3 5.3 8.7 13.8 19.8 24.9 23.0 17.0 15.0 6.2 4.4 146
Average relative humidity (%) 78 67 60 62 68 77 83 83 82 82 82 82 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 198.7 221.2 231.9 225.3 204.4 149.8 128.9 152.3 152.4 150.3 163.5 165.8 2,144.5
Percent possible sunshine 59 69 62 59 50 37 31 38 42 42 50 50 49
Source: China Meteorological Administration[10][11]

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  4. ^ "景谷傣族彝族自治县凤山乡文折村民委员会". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  5. ^ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=108651̩[dead link]
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External links

Township-level divisions of Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County (2018–present)
County-level divisions of Yunnan Province
Other ethnic minority-designated autonomous areas in China
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