County in Yunnan, China
Xichou County (simplified Chinese: 西畴县; traditional Chinese: 西疇縣; pinyin: Xīchóu Xiàn) is under the administration of the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast of Yunnan province, China.
Administrative divisions
In the present, Xichou County has 2 towns and 7 townships.[2]
- 2 towns
- 7 townships
Ethnic groups
The Xichou County Gazetteer (西畴县志) of 1996[full citation needed] lists the following ethnic subgroups.
- Han
- Zhuang
- Miao
- Yao
- Yi
- Luoluo 倮倮
- Flowery Luo 花倮
- White Luo 白倮
- Black Luo 黑倮
- Chinese Luo 汉倮
- Pula 朴喇
- Mengwu 孟乌
- Mongol
Transport
Climate
| Climate data for Xichou, elevation 1,508 m (4,948 ft), (2003–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
|
24.8
(76.6)
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28.3
(82.9)
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30.7
(87.3)
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32.7
(90.9)
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34.8
(94.6)
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31.4
(88.5)
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30.4
(86.7)
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31.0
(87.8)
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30.8
(87.4)
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28.6
(83.5)
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27.1
(80.8)
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25.4
(77.7)
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34.8
(94.6)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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13.5
(56.3)
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16.7
(62.1)
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20.3
(68.5)
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23.5
(74.3)
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25.5
(77.9)
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25.8
(78.4)
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25.7
(78.3)
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25.7
(78.3)
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24.3
(75.7)
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21.0
(69.8)
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18.7
(65.7)
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14.5
(58.1)
|
21.3
(70.3)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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8.9
(48.0)
|
11.2
(52.2)
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14.4
(57.9)
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17.8
(64.0)
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20.4
(68.7)
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21.4
(70.5)
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21.3
(70.3)
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20.9
(69.6)
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19.6
(67.3)
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16.8
(62.2)
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13.6
(56.5)
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9.7
(49.5)
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16.3
(61.4)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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6.1
(43.0)
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7.9
(46.2)
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10.9
(51.6)
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14.2
(57.6)
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17.0
(62.6)
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18.7
(65.7)
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18.7
(65.7)
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18.0
(64.4)
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16.7
(62.1)
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14.3
(57.7)
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10.4
(50.7)
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6.8
(44.2)
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13.3
(56.0)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−3.1
(26.4)
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−2.0
(28.4)
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−2.3
(27.9)
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4.3
(39.7)
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7.4
(45.3)
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11.5
(52.7)
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12.9
(55.2)
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12.1
(53.8)
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7.8
(46.0)
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3.9
(39.0)
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−1.5
(29.3)
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−5.5
(22.1)
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−5.5
(22.1)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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23.8
(0.94)
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20.5
(0.81)
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45.8
(1.80)
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65.8
(2.59)
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125.7
(4.95)
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205.0
(8.07)
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265.1
(10.44)
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224.5
(8.84)
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118.6
(4.67)
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71.5
(2.81)
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34.7
(1.37)
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25.8
(1.02)
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1,226.8
(48.31)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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11.5
|
11.2
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10.8
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12.7
|
15.6
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20.0
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22.4
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21.7
|
15.0
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13.4
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8.8
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8.4
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171.5
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| Average snowy days
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0.7
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0.2
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0.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.2
|
1.2
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
86
|
84
|
81
|
79
|
80
|
85
|
86
|
86
|
84
|
85
|
84
|
84
|
84
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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103.9
|
118.0
|
152.6
|
171.6
|
168.3
|
128.3
|
127.5
|
135.5
|
130.1
|
101.7
|
125.8
|
112.0
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1,575.3
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| Percent possible sunshine
|
31
|
37
|
41
|
45
|
41
|
32
|
31
|
34
|
36
|
29
|
38
|
34
|
36
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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