Shuangbai County
双柏县
Shuangbai is located in Yunnan
Shuangbai
Shuangbai
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 24°40′48″N 101°38′24″E / 24.68000°N 101.64000°E / 24.68000; 101.64000
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureChuxiong
Area
 • Total4,045 km2 (1,562 sq mi)
Population
 • Total160,000
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
675100
Area code0878
Websitewww.shuangbai.gov.cn

Shuangbai County (simplified Chinese: 双柏县; traditional Chinese: 雙柏縣; pinyin: Shuāngbǎi Xiàn; Chuxiong Yi script: , IPA: /de33 la33 bu33/) is under the administration of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the central part of Yunnan province, China. It is the southernmost county-level division of Chuxiong Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Shuangbai County has 5 towns and 3 townships.[1]

5 towns
  • Tuodian (妥甸镇)
  • Dazhuang (大庄镇)
  • Fabiao (法脿镇)
  • Ejia (鄂嘉镇)
  • Damaidi (大麦地镇)
3 townships

Ethnic groups

Map including Shuangbai (labeled as SHUANG-PAI (SHWANGPO) (Walled) 雙柏) (AMS, 1954)

The Shuangbai County Gazetteer (1996:89-90) lists the following ethnic subgroups. All population statistics, given in parentheses, are as of 1986.

Climate

Climate data for Shuangbai (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7)
24.5
(76.1)
27.3
(81.1)
28.8
(83.8)
31.3
(88.3)
31.0
(87.8)
29.8
(85.6)
28.5
(83.3)
27.7
(81.9)
27.0
(80.6)
22.4
(72.3)
21.8
(71.2)
31.3
(88.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5)
17.4
(63.3)
20.8
(69.4)
23.5
(74.3)
24.4
(75.9)
24.8
(76.6)
23.7
(74.7)
23.6
(74.5)
22.3
(72.1)
19.9
(67.8)
17.2
(63.0)
14.4
(57.9)
20.6
(69.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7)
11.7
(53.1)
15.1
(59.2)
17.7
(63.9)
19.0
(66.2)
20.0
(68.0)
19.5
(67.1)
19.1
(66.4)
17.8
(64.0)
15.5
(59.9)
12.2
(54.0)
9.3
(48.7)
15.5
(59.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)
7.4
(45.3)
10.5
(50.9)
13.0
(55.4)
15.0
(59.0)
16.8
(62.2)
16.8
(62.2)
16.4
(61.5)
15.1
(59.2)
12.9
(55.2)
8.8
(47.8)
5.8
(42.4)
12.0
(53.5)
Record low °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)
−2.8
(27.0)
−3.9
(25.0)
3.7
(38.7)
5.7
(42.3)
10.6
(51.1)
11.8
(53.2)
10.7
(51.3)
6.1
(43.0)
3.7
(38.7)
−1.7
(28.9)
−4.4
(24.1)
−4.4
(24.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.4
(1.08)
15.4
(0.61)
22.5
(0.89)
34.5
(1.36)
81.6
(3.21)
125.2
(4.93)
183.3
(7.22)
193.9
(7.63)
130.2
(5.13)
77.5
(3.05)
33.8
(1.33)
12.8
(0.50)
938.1
(36.94)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.5 4.9 5.9 7.9 11.2 14.1 19.7 20.1 15.3 13.1 7.0 5.9 131.6
Average snowy days 0.5 0.1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.2 1.2
Average relative humidity (%) 68 56 50 53 65 77 84 85 85 85 79 77 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 218.9 225.2 249.7 248.7 218.5 159.4 122.4 134.1 128.4 137.0 182.3 186.8 2,211.4
Percent possible sunshine 65 70 67 65 53 39 29 34 35 39 56 57 51
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

References

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