Dayao County

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Dayao County (simplified Chinese: 大姚县; traditional Chinese: 大姚縣; pinyin: Dàyáo Xiàn; Chuxiong Yi script: , IPA：/di³³ ʑi³³ bu³³/) is a county of northwestern Yunnan province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

Dayao County 大姚县
County
Urban skyline of Dayao
Location of Dayao County in Chuxiong Prefecture within Yunnan province
Dayao Location of the county seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 25°43′N 101°19′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture	Chuxiong
Area
• Total	4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi)
Elevation	1,862 m (6,109 ft)
Population
• Total	280,000
• Density	68/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	675400
Area code	0878
Website	dayao.gov.cn

Geography

Dayao County is located in the northwest of Chuxiong Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan. It borders Yongren County and Yuanmou County to the east, Mouding County and Yao'an County to the south, Xiangyun County and Binchuan County to the west and Yongsheng County and Huaping County across the Jinsha River to the north.^[1]

Administrative divisions

Dayao County has 8 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township.^[2]

8 towns

Jinbi (金碧镇) Shiyang (石羊镇) Liuju (六苴镇) Longjie (龙街镇)

Xinjie (新街镇) Zhaojiadian (赵家店镇) Sanchahe (三岔河镇) Guihua (桂花镇)

3 townships

• Tanhua (昙华乡)
• Tiesuo (铁锁乡)
• Santai (三台乡)

1 ethnic township

• Wanbi Dai and Lisu (湾碧傣族傈僳族乡)

Ethnic groups

The Dayao County Gazetteer (1999:780) lists the following Yi subgroups.

• Luoluopu 罗罗濮 dialect (spoken in the northwest hill districts)
  • Luoluopu 罗罗濮
  • Laluobo 腊罗拨
  • Popei 婆胚
• Lipu 俚濮 dialect: (spoken in the Qingling River 蜻蛉河 and Yipao River 一泡江 watersheds)
  • Lipu 俚濮
  • Machipu 骂池濮
  • Gesupu 格苏濮

Climate

Climate data for Dayao, elevation 1,878 m (6,161 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)	24.5 (76.1)	25.3 (77.5)	29.3 (84.7)	31.1 (88.0)	33.7 (92.7)	32.6 (90.7)	31.9 (89.4)	31.2 (88.2)	30.1 (86.2)	28.6 (83.5)	25.9 (78.6)	23.6 (74.5)	33.7 (92.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	17.1 (62.8)	19.2 (66.6)	22.3 (72.1)	25.2 (77.4)	26.6 (79.9)	26.9 (80.4)	25.7 (78.3)	25.6 (78.1)	24.5 (76.1)	22.7 (72.9)	19.9 (67.8)	17.4 (63.3)	22.8 (73.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.4 (48.9)	11.8 (53.2)	15.0 (59.0)	18.0 (64.4)	20.3 (68.5)	21.5 (70.7)	20.7 (69.3)	20.1 (68.2)	18.6 (65.5)	16.2 (61.2)	12.0 (53.6)	9.2 (48.6)	16.1 (60.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.2 (36.0)	4.4 (39.9)	7.8 (46.0)	11.1 (52.0)	14.8 (58.6)	17.6 (63.7)	17.5 (63.5)	16.6 (61.9)	15.0 (59.0)	12.0 (53.6)	6.1 (43.0)	2.5 (36.5)	10.6 (51.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−4.8 (23.4)	−4.5 (23.9)	−3.1 (26.4)	2.5 (36.5)	4.5 (40.1)	9.6 (49.3)	11.6 (52.9)	8.1 (46.6)	5.5 (41.9)	3.5 (38.3)	−1.0 (30.2)	−6.1 (21.0)	−6.1 (21.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	12.5 (0.49)	7.1 (0.28)	10.8 (0.43)	18.1 (0.71)	63.3 (2.49)	132.0 (5.20)	174.0 (6.85)	160.1 (6.30)	106.0 (4.17)	66.5 (2.62)	19.4 (0.76)	5.7 (0.22)	775.5 (30.52)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.9	3.0	3.9	5.5	9.1	13.4	19.8	19.2	15.8	10.9	4.7	2.4	110.6
Average snowy days	0.4	0.1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.2	1
Average relative humidity (%)	56	49	46	48	58	69	79	82	81	77	71	65	65
Mean monthly sunshine hours	243.9	238.7	265.1	257.9	235.8	183.9	133.7	144.4	137.8	173.8	218.8	232.9	2,466.7
Percentage possible sunshine	73	75	71	67	57	45	32	36	38	49	68	72	57
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]