Eryuan County

Eryuan (Chinese: 洱源; pinyin: Ěryuán; Bai: Lod•hol•xi^[2]) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in northwestern Yunnan Province, China. It borders Heqing County to the east, Dali City and Yangbi County to the south, Yunlong County to the west and Jianchuan County to the north.

Eryuan County 洱源县 · Lod•hol•xi
County
Location of Eryuan County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province
Eryuan Location of the seat in Yunnan Show map of Yunnan Eryuan Eryuan (China) Show map of China
Coordinates: 26.1167°N 99.95°E / 26.1167; 99.95
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Autonomous prefecture	Dali
County seat	Cibihu
Area
• Total	2,961 km2 (1,143 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	248,147
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	671200
Area code	0872
Climate	Cwb
Website	www.eryuan.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

Er'yuan County has 6 towns and 3 townships.^[3]

6 towns

Cibihu (茈碧湖镇) Dengchuan (邓川镇) Yousuo (右所镇)

Sanying (三营镇) Fengyu (凤羽镇) Qiaohou (乔后镇)

3 townships

• Niujie (牛街乡)
• Liantie (炼铁乡)
• Xishan (西山乡)

Ethnic groups

There are 208 ethnic Tibetans in Eryuan County, most of whom reside in Zhengjiazhuang 郑家庄, Sanying Town 三营镇 (Dali Ethnic Gazetteer 2009:216). In nearby Dali City, they are found mostly in Tibetan New Village 藏族新村, Xiaohuayuan 小花园, Dali City 大理市.

Climate

Climate data for Eryuan, elevation 2,060 m (6,760 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)	24.2 (75.6)	24.7 (76.5)	28.5 (83.3)	29.6 (85.3)	31.6 (88.9)	31.4 (88.5)	30.6 (87.1)	28.8 (83.8)	29.3 (84.7)	27.0 (80.6)	24.8 (76.6)	23.2 (73.8)	31.6 (88.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	16.1 (61.0)	18.5 (65.3)	20.7 (69.3)	23.1 (73.6)	25.4 (77.7)	26.1 (79.0)	24.8 (76.6)	24.8 (76.6)	24.2 (75.6)	22.0 (71.6)	19.5 (67.1)	16.7 (62.1)	21.8 (71.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	7.4 (45.3)	9.6 (49.3)	12.1 (53.8)	15.3 (59.5)	19.0 (66.2)	21.0 (69.8)	20.1 (68.2)	19.3 (66.7)	18.3 (64.9)	15.1 (59.2)	10.8 (51.4)	7.7 (45.9)	14.6 (58.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−0.5 (31.1)	1.5 (34.7)	4.1 (39.4)	7.9 (46.2)	12.5 (54.5)	16.5 (61.7)	16.7 (62.1)	15.7 (60.3)	14.3 (57.7)	9.9 (49.8)	3.7 (38.7)	0.2 (32.4)	8.5 (47.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−5.7 (21.7)	−5.7 (21.7)	−3.9 (25.0)	0.1 (32.2)	2.6 (36.7)	9.3 (48.7)	11.2 (52.2)	8.5 (47.3)	4.0 (39.2)	1.1 (34.0)	−2.1 (28.2)	−7.6 (18.3)	−7.6 (18.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	10.1 (0.40)	8.7 (0.34)	15.6 (0.61)	17.2 (0.68)	56.5 (2.22)	81.5 (3.21)	166.0 (6.54)	176.9 (6.96)	107.4 (4.23)	56.7 (2.23)	15.7 (0.62)	3.7 (0.15)	716 (28.19)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.4	3.8	6.0	6.3	9.1	13.6	20.2	20.1	17.7	11.3	4.2	2.1	117.8
Average snowy days	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.1	0.9
Average relative humidity (%)	57	53	52	55	60	70	80	83	83	76	69	64	67
Mean monthly sunshine hours	245.7	233.7	250.9	237.9	223.1	172.9	132.1	142.1	146.5	188.4	227.1	245.0	2,445.4
Percentage possible sunshine	74	73	67	62	54	42	32	35	40	53	70	75	56
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]