Eshan Yi Autonomous County

Autonomous county in Yunnan, China

Eshan

峨山县 • ꊉꀜꑤ

Autonomous county

峨山彝族自治县
ꊉꀜꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ
Eshan Yi Autonomous County

Location of Eshan County (red) and Yuxi Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province

Eshan

Location of the seat in Yunnan

Coordinates: 24°10′21″N 102°24′17″E﻿ / ﻿24.17250°N 102.40472°E﻿ / 24.17250; 102.40472
Country| China
Province| Yunnan
Prefecture-level city| Yuxi
County seat| Shuangjiang Subdistrict
Area

• Total

| 1,114 km2 (430 sq mi)
Population

(2020 census)[1]

• Total

| 143,903
• Density| 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code|

653200

Area code| 0877
Website| www.yxes.gov.cn

Eshan Yi Autonomous County (Chinese: 峨山彝族自治县; pinyin: Éshān Yízú Zìzhìxiàn; Yi: ꊉꎭꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ, wop sha nuo su zyt jie jux dde) is located in Yuxi, in the central part of Yunnan Province, China.

## Administrative divisions

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Eshan Yi Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 3 towns and 3 townships.[2]

2 subdistricts

* Shuangjiang (双江街道)
* Xiaojie (小街街道)

3 towns

* Dianzhong (甸中镇)
* Huanian (化念镇)
* Tadian (塔甸镇)

3 townships

* Chahe (岔河乡)
* Dalongtan (大龙潭乡)
* Fuliangpeng (富良棚乡)

## Ethnic groups

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The Eshan County Gazetteer (2001:110, 132) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.

* Yi: 71,255 people as of 1993
* Nasu 纳苏: (West, Northwest) Fuliangpeng 富良棚, Dalongtan 大龙潭, Dianzhong 甸中, Tadian 塔甸, and Chahe 岔河; parts of Yani 亚尼
* Niesu 聂苏: (East, Southeast, South 南) Jinping 锦屏, Xiaojie 小街, Baoquan 宝泉, Huanian 化念, and Gaoping 高平
* Flowery Waist Niesu 聂苏花腰人: Pengzu 棚租 and Yulaiqiu 雨来救
* Lesu 勒苏: Daxi 大西, Ana 婀娜, and Shiban 石板
* Bai: 130 people as of 1993
* Huanian 化念 (48.5% of population), Shuangjiang 双江, and Xiaojie 小街
* Hani: 8,619 people as of 1993

## Transport

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* China National Highway 213
* Yuxi–Mohan railway (u/c)

## Climate

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Climate data for Eshan, elevation 1,600 m (5,200 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)  | 24.0
(75.2)  | 27.3
(81.1)  | 29.2
(84.6)  | 31.6
(88.9)  | 32.6
(90.7)  | 31.4
(88.5)  | 31.4
(88.5)  | 31.6
(88.9)  | 31.1
(88.0)  | 29.2
(84.6)  | 26.0
(78.8)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 32.6
(90.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 17.8
(64.0)  | 20.3
(68.5)  | 23.8
(74.8)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 27.1
(80.8)  | 27.2
(81.0)  | 26.5
(79.7)  | 26.6
(79.9)  | 25.4
(77.7)  | 23.1
(73.6)  | 20.4
(68.7)  | 17.5
(63.5)  | 23.5
(74.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 9.4
(48.9)  | 11.3
(52.3)  | 14.7
(58.5)  | 18.0
(64.4)  | 20.5
(68.9)  | 21.8
(71.2)  | 21.4
(70.5)  | 20.8
(69.4)  | 19.6
(67.3)  | 17.1
(62.8)  | 13.0
(55.4)  | 9.8
(49.6)  | 16.5
(61.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 3.4
(38.1)  | 4.2
(39.6)  | 7.2
(45.0)  | 10.9
(51.6)  | 15.1
(59.2)  | 17.9
(64.2)  | 18.0
(64.4)  | 17.4
(63.3)  | 16.0
(60.8)  | 13.5
(56.3)  | 8.4
(47.1)  | 4.9
(40.8)  | 11.4
(52.5)
Record low °C (°F)  | −2.5
(27.5)  | −2.0
(28.4)  | −2.6
(27.3)  | 3.1
(37.6)  | 5.5
(41.9)  | 10.9
(51.6)  | 13.0
(55.4)  | 11.2
(52.2)  | 6.6
(43.9)  | 4.8
(40.6)  | −1.6
(29.1)  | −4.5
(23.9)  | −4.5
(23.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 29.1
(1.15)  | 16.8
(0.66)  | 22.9
(0.90)  | 39.3
(1.55)  | 78.5
(3.09)  | 125.3
(4.93)  | 174.5
(6.87)  | 160.8
(6.33)  | 105.0
(4.13)  | 77.9
(3.07)  | 38.9
(1.53)  | 17.5
(0.69)  | 886.5
(34.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.0  | 4.2  | 5.1  | 8.2  | 11.9  | 13.9  | 19.2  | 18.8  | 13.8  | 11.9  | 5.7  | 5.0  | 122.7
Average snowy days  | 0.3  | 0  | 0.1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.4
Average relative humidity (%)  | 77  | 70  | 65  | 65  | 69  | 78  | 83  | 84  | 82  | 83  | 81  | 80  | 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 196.4  | 217.6  | 243.1  | 248.6  | 222.6  | 162.3  | 113.0  | 130.3  | 121.6  | 133.1  | 161.8  | 158.4  | 2,108.8
Percent possible sunshine | 59  | 68  | 65  | 65  | 54  | 40  | 27  | 33  | 33  | 37  | 50  | 48  | 48
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ "玉溪市第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Yuxi. 2021-05-28.[permanent dead link‍]
2. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

## External links

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* Eshan County Official Website

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