Yongshan County

Yongshan County (Chinese: 永善县; pinyin: Yǒngshàn Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Sichuan Province to the north and northwest across the Jinsha River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong.

Yongshan County 永善县
County
Location of Yongshan County (red) and Zhaotong City (pink) within Yunnan
Yongshan Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 28°13′44″N 103°38′17″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture-level city	Zhaotong
GB/T 2260	530625
Area
• Total	2,883 km2 (1,113 sq mi)
Population
• Total	410,000
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	657300
Area code	0870
Website	www.ynys.gov.cn

Ethnic groups

There are two main Yi ethnic subgroups in Yongshan County, namely Laluo (腊罗) and Niesu (聂苏).^[1]

Administrative divisions

Yongshan County has 8 towns, 5 townships and 2 ethnic townships.^[2]

8 towns

Xiluodu (溪洛渡镇) Huixi (桧溪镇) Huanghua (黄华镇) Maolin (茂林镇)

Daxing (大兴镇) Lianfeng (莲峰镇) Wuji (务基镇) Makou (码口镇)

5 townships

Tuanjie (团结乡) Xisha (细沙乡) Qingsheng (青胜乡)

Shuizhu (水竹乡) Mohan (墨翰乡)

2 ethnic townships

• Manan Miao and Yi (马楠苗族彝族乡)
• Wuzhai Yi and Miao (伍寨彝族苗族乡)

Government

• Government address: Xiluodu Town, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan 657300

Poverty

Yongshan was a state-designated poor county, which means the average income of its people is below 530 yuan a year - that is, less than 30 US cents a day.^[3][4]

Climate

Climate data for Yongshan, elevation 976 m (3,202 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)	19.9 (67.8)	34.3 (93.7)	36.8 (98.2)	35.0 (95.0)	37.2 (99.0)	37.2 (99.0)	37.1 (98.8)	38.4 (101.1)	38.7 (101.7)	32.4 (90.3)	26.5 (79.7)	21.5 (70.7)	38.7 (101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.1 (50.2)	13.3 (55.9)	18.2 (64.8)	23.5 (74.3)	26.4 (79.5)	27.8 (82.0)	30.5 (86.9)	30.3 (86.5)	25.9 (78.6)	20.6 (69.1)	17.1 (62.8)	11.6 (52.9)	21.3 (70.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.9 (44.4)	9.2 (48.6)	13.2 (55.8)	18.0 (64.4)	21.1 (70.0)	23.0 (73.4)	25.1 (77.2)	24.8 (76.6)	21.4 (70.5)	17.1 (62.8)	13.3 (55.9)	8.4 (47.1)	16.8 (62.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.6 (40.3)	6.5 (43.7)	9.9 (49.8)	14.1 (57.4)	17.4 (63.3)	19.7 (67.5)	21.5 (70.7)	21.2 (70.2)	18.4 (65.1)	14.7 (58.5)	10.8 (51.4)	6.2 (43.2)	13.8 (56.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−3.3 (26.1)	−2.1 (28.2)	−0.1 (31.8)	3.7 (38.7)	8.9 (48.0)	13.9 (57.0)	15.3 (59.5)	14.8 (58.6)	11.3 (52.3)	3.3 (37.9)	1.5 (34.7)	−2.8 (27.0)	−3.3 (26.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4.6 (0.18)	6.2 (0.24)	21.6 (0.85)	51.5 (2.03)	72.4 (2.85)	130.5 (5.14)	143.8 (5.66)	148.3 (5.84)	79.7 (3.14)	36.7 (1.44)	10.1 (0.40)	2.7 (0.11)	708.1 (27.88)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.5	4.0	8.3	11.5	13.4	17.1	15.4	14.7	14.2	13.0	5.3	3.0	123.4
Average snowy days	1.5	0.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.4	2.6
Average relative humidity (%)	70	68	67	67	69	77	78	78	80	79	74	71	73
Mean monthly sunshine hours	53.3	69.5	103.0	124.9	116.2	91.8	142.5	147.9	87.6	54.5	69.6	54.6	1,115.4
Percentage possible sunshine	16	22	28	32	28	22	34	37	24	15	22	17	25
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

See also

• Xiluodu Dam