Midu County

Midu County (simplified Chinese: 弥渡县; traditional Chinese: 彌渡縣; pinyin: Mídù Xiàn) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. It borders Xiangyun County and Nanhua County to the east, Jingdong County and Nanjian County to the south, Weishan County to the west and Dali City to the north.

Midu County 弥渡县
County
Location of Midu County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan
Midu Location of the seat in Yunnan Show map of Yunnan Midu Midu (China) Show map of China
Coordinates: 25°20′34″N 100°29′35″E
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Autonomous prefecture	Dali
County seat	Micheng
Area
• Total	1,571 km2 (607 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	261,205
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	675600
Area code	0872
Website	www.midu.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

Midu County has 6 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.^[2]

6 towns

Micheng (弥城镇) Hongyan (红岩镇) Xinjie (新街镇)

Yinjie (寅街镇) Juli (苴力镇) Mizhi (密祉镇)

1 township

• Deju Township (德苴乡)

1 ethnic township

• Niujie Yi Ethnic Township (牛街彝族乡)

Map
Hongyan Xinjie Micheng Yinjie Mizhi Juli Deju Niujie

Ethnic groups

The Midu County Gazetteer (1993:721) lists the following ethnic groups.

• Yi people
  • Mocha 墨叉
  • Luowu 罗婺
  • Tuzu 土族
• Hui people
• Bai people
• Lisu people
• Han people

Transportation

• China National Highway 214

Climate

Climate data for Midu, elevation 1,712 m (5,617 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)	23.9 (75.0)	26.3 (79.3)	30.3 (86.5)	32.6 (90.7)	34.0 (93.2)	33.2 (91.8)	32.7 (90.9)	31.7 (89.1)	31.8 (89.2)	29.4 (84.9)	26.1 (79.0)	23.1 (73.6)	34.0 (93.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	18.1 (64.6)	20.1 (68.2)	23.2 (73.8)	25.9 (78.6)	27.2 (81.0)	27.7 (81.9)	26.8 (80.2)	26.8 (80.2)	26.0 (78.8)	23.9 (75.0)	21.0 (69.8)	18.5 (65.3)	23.8 (74.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.9 (49.8)	12.2 (54.0)	15.4 (59.7)	18.6 (65.5)	21.3 (70.3)	22.6 (72.7)	21.8 (71.2)	21.2 (70.2)	20.1 (68.2)	17.6 (63.7)	13.3 (55.9)	10.2 (50.4)	17.0 (62.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.0 (37.4)	4.9 (40.8)	8.0 (46.4)	11.8 (53.2)	16.1 (61.0)	18.8 (65.8)	18.5 (65.3)	17.7 (63.9)	16.3 (61.3)	13.3 (55.9)	7.5 (45.5)	3.8 (38.8)	11.6 (52.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−4.7 (23.5)	−3.4 (25.9)	−1.4 (29.5)	3.0 (37.4)	6.8 (44.2)	12.9 (55.2)	12.7 (54.9)	10.6 (51.1)	7.2 (45.0)	4.9 (40.8)	−0.3 (31.5)	−5.9 (21.4)	−5.9 (21.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	20.0 (0.79)	14.3 (0.56)	19.9 (0.78)	26.6 (1.05)	62.6 (2.46)	106.2 (4.18)	157.4 (6.20)	162.4 (6.39)	110.2 (4.34)	70.5 (2.78)	22.4 (0.88)	8.4 (0.33)	780.9 (30.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.9	4.3	6.5	7.0	9.2	12.1	18.3	18.0	14.4	11.0	4.4	2.5	111.6
Average snowy days	0.2	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0.4
Average relative humidity (%)	59	53	50	51	58	69	78	81	79	76	70	66	66
Mean monthly sunshine hours	254.6	242.8	267.0	259.4	244.1	201.0	154.8	163.3	164.3	189.4	227.5	243.0	2,611.2
Percentage possible sunshine	76	76	71	68	59	49	37	41	45	53	70	74	60
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]