Dechang County
德昌县 · ꄓꍣꑤ · ꓔꓷ-ꓛ ꓫꓯ
County
Location of Dechang County (pink) and Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) within Sichuan
Location of Dechang County (pink) and Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) within Sichuan
Dechang is located in Sichuan
Dechang
Dechang
Location of the seat in Sichuan
Dechang is located in China
Dechang
Dechang
Dechang (China)
Coordinates: 27°24′11″N 102°10′48″E / 27.403°N 102.180°E / 27.403; 102.180
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureLiangshan
County seatDezhou Subdistrict
Area
 • Total2,284 km2 (882 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total216,533
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.lsdc.gov.cn
Dechang County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese德昌县
Traditional Chinese德昌縣
Yi name
Yiꄓꍣꑤ
Romanisation: dep cha xiep
Lisu name
Lisuꓔꓷ-ꓛ ꓫꓯ
Romanisation: de-qa xai

Dechang County (Chinese: 德昌县; Yi: ꄓꍣꑤ; Lisu: ꓔꓷ-ꓛ ꓫꓯ) is a county of southern Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Dechang County comprises 2 subdistrict, 8 towns, and 2 ethnic townships.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Yi Romanized Yi Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Dezhou Subdistrict 德州街道 Dézhōu Jiēdào ꄓꍏꏦꈜ dep zho jie gga 513424001
Changzhou Subdistrict 昌州街道 Chāngzhōu Jiēdào ꍣꍏꏦꈜ cha zho jie gga 513424002
Towns
Yonglang Town 永郎镇 Yǒngláng Zhèn ꑿꇂꍔ yo lap zhep 513424101
Leyue Town 乐跃镇 Lèyuè Zhèn ꇊꑻꍔ lop yuo zhep 513424102
Mali Town 麻栗镇 Málì Zhèn ꂸꆺꍔ map lip zhep 513424103
Cida Town 茨达镇 Cídá Zhèn ꋍꄊꍔ cyp dap zhep 513424106
Badong Town 巴洞镇 Bādòng Zhèn ꀠꄐꍔ ba dop zhep 513424109
Heilongtan Town 黑龙潭镇 Hēilóngtán Zhèn ꉮꇊꄤꍔ hit lop tap zhep 513424113
Tielu Town 铁炉镇 Tiělú Zhèn ꄠꍣꍔ tiep cha zhep 513424114
Rehe Town 热河镇 Rèhé Zhèn ꏓꉼꍔ rep hop zhep 513424115
Ethnic townships
Nanshan Lisu Ethnic Township 南山傈僳族乡 Nánshān Lìsùzú Xiāng ꇂꎭꆀꌠꋇꑣ lap sha nip su cup xie 513424217
Jinsha Lisu Ethnic Township 金沙傈僳族乡 Jīnshā Lìsùzú Xiāng ꏠꎭꆀꌠꋇꑣ jit sha nip su cup xie 513424218

Climate

Climate data for Dechang, elevation 1,380 m (4,530 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2) 		28.1
(82.6) 		33.4
(92.1) 		34.9
(94.8) 		37.3
(99.1) 		37.1
(98.8) 		35.1
(95.2) 		34.4
(93.9) 		34.5
(94.1) 		30.5
(86.9) 		27.4
(81.3) 		24.0
(75.2) 		37.3
(99.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7) 		21.5
(70.7) 		25.5
(77.9) 		28.4
(83.1) 		29.4
(84.9) 		28.2
(82.8) 		28.2
(82.8) 		28.6
(83.5) 		25.7
(78.3) 		23.4
(74.1) 		21.1
(70.0) 		18.2
(64.8) 		24.7
(76.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4) 		13.3
(55.9) 		17.1
(62.8) 		20.2
(68.4) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.8
(73.0) 		20.5
(68.9) 		17.7
(63.9) 		14.1
(57.4) 		10.9
(51.6) 		17.9
(64.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.0
(41.0) 		6.9
(44.4) 		10.2
(50.4) 		13.5
(56.3) 		16.7
(62.1) 		18.7
(65.7) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.0
(66.2) 		17.2
(63.0) 		14.2
(57.6) 		9.5
(49.1) 		5.9
(42.6) 		13.0
(55.5)
Record low °C (°F) −2.8
(27.0) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		0.6
(33.1) 		5.0
(41.0) 		8.2
(46.8) 		12.1
(53.8) 		13.7
(56.7) 		13.3
(55.9) 		9.8
(49.6) 		7.7
(45.9) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−2.8
(27.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.2
(0.20) 		4.7
(0.19) 		13.0
(0.51) 		23.9
(0.94) 		75.5
(2.97) 		218.7
(8.61) 		232.3
(9.15) 		203.5
(8.01) 		188.7
(7.43) 		87.0
(3.43) 		14.1
(0.56) 		5.6
(0.22) 		1,072.2
(42.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.4 2.7 4.6 7.4 12.4 19.6 20.4 18.0 18.2 12.9 4.3 2.2 125.1
Average snowy days 0.4 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.2 1.1
Average relative humidity (%) 54 47 44 48 57 74 80 79 81 77 69 64 65
Mean monthly sunshine hours 222.2 221.4 255.1 255.8 222.3 144.1 146.9 164.2 111.2 131.9 177.9 192.3 2,245.3
Percent possible sunshine 67 70 68 66 53 35 35 41 31 37 56 60 52
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "凉山州第七次全国人口普查公报（第二号）——县（市）人口情况" (in Chinese). Government of Liangshan Prefecture. 2021-06-02. Archived from the original on 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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