Luxi County, Yunnan

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.

Luxi County 泸西县
County
Location of Luxi County in Honghe Prefecture within Yunnan province
Luxi Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 24°31′55″N 103°45′58″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.hhlx.gov.cn

Luxi County borders Qiubei County across the Nanpan River to the southeast, Shizong County to the northeast, Luliang County and Shilin County to the northwest, and Mile City to the south.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Luxi County has 5 towns and 3 townships.^[1]

5 towns

Zhongshu (中枢镇) Jinma (金马镇) Jiucheng (旧城镇)

Wujiepu (午街铺镇) Baishui (白水镇)

3 townships

• Xiangyang (向阳乡)
• Santang (三塘乡)
• Yongning (永宁乡)

Ethnic groups

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

Climate data for Luxi, elevation 1,704 m (5,591 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)	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
Percentage possible sunshine	53	59	61	62	51	34	30	35	36	36	51	49	46
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]