Luxi County
泸西县 | |
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Coordinates: 24°31′55″N 103°45′58″E / 24.532°N 103.766°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Yunnan |
Prefecture | Honghe |
Area | |
• Total | 1,674 km2 (646 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 370,000 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 652400 |
Area code | 0873 |
Website | www |
Luxi County (simplified Chinese: 泸西县; traditional Chinese: 瀘西縣; pinyin: Lúxī Xiàn) is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. Luxi was the capital of the medieval Yi Ziqi Kingdom.
In the present, Luxi County has 5 towns and 3 townships.[1]
There are five ethnic Yi subgroups in Luxi County, namely White Yi 白彝, Sani 撒尼, Black Yi 黑彝, Awu 阿乌, and Dry Yi 干彝, with the Dry Yi living mostly in Xiaobai Shitou 小白石头 and Baishui Wunaibai 白水吾乃白 of Jinma Town 金马镇.[2]
Climate data for Luxi, elevation 1,704 m (5,591 ft), (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) | 24.2 (75.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.1 (93.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
15.5 (60.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −5.8 (21.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
2.2 (36.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.1 (1.03) |
17.9 (0.70) |
24.9 (0.98) |
33.9 (1.33) |
83.8 (3.30) |
161.2 (6.35) |
175.1 (6.89) |
141.5 (5.57) |
84.3 (3.32) |
65.3 (2.57) |
28.4 (1.12) |
16.0 (0.63) |
858.4 (33.79) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 12.1 | 16.0 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 13.2 | 11.4 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 127.5 |
Average snowy days | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 71 | 65 | 64 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 76 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 178.8 | 188.9 | 226.3 | 236.5 | 208.7 | 136.6 | 126.1 | 141.5 | 130.1 | 126.7 | 166.7 | 160.2 | 2,027.1 |
Percent possible sunshine | 53 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 51 | 34 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 51 | 49 | 46 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |