Autonomous county in Yunnan, China
Ninglang Yi Autonomous County (simplified Chinese : 宁蒗彝族自治县 ; traditional Chinese : 寧蒗彝族自治縣 ; pinyin : Nínglàng Yízú Zìzhìxiàn Yi : ꆀꆿꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ , nip lat nuo su zyt jie jux dde xiep ) is located in the northwest of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north, east and northeast. It is under the administration of Lijiang City . The county is home to the Mosuo people , who lived under the quasi-independent Chiefdom of Yongning until abolished in 1956. Ninglang Luguhu Airport is located in the county.
Geography
Ninglang County is located in the northwest of Yunnan and borders Yanbian County and Yanyuan County to the east and northeast, Yongsheng County and Huaping County to the south and southeast, Gucheng District to the southwest, Yulong County to the west and Muli County of Sichuan to the north.
Administrative divisions
Ninglang Yi Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 3 towns, 10 townships and 1 ethnic township.[ 2]
2 subdistricts 4 towns 10 townships 1 ethnic township
Climate
Climate data for Ninglang, elevation 2,241 m (7,352 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)
24.6
26.7
27.8
30.0
31.4
30.8
32.5
30.6
29.9
27.0
25.3
23.8
32.5
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
15.5
17.6
20.2
23.2
24.8
25.3
24.7
24.6
23.5
21.6
18.2
15.7
21.2
Daily mean °C (°F)
4.1
6.5
9.8
13.3
17.2
19.4
19.1
18.5
16.9
13.5
8.3
4.5
12.6
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−4.9
−2.9
0.6
4.3
10.3
14.7
15.5
14.7
13.1
8.1
1.4
−3.5
5.9
Record low °C (°F)
−9.7
−9.2
−6.6
−2.5
2.7
8.5
8.9
8.7
2.2
−0.9
−5.7
−8.4
−9.7
Average precipitation mm (inches)
4.7
3.7
9.6
18.5
62.8
160.5
244.5
200.5
138.1
47.8
12.1
1.7
904.5
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
2.0
2.3
3.5
5.4
11.5
17.1
23.0
21.8
18.3
10.1
3.5
1.2
119.7
Average snowy days
0.9
0.4
0.3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.3
0.3
2.2
Average relative humidity (%)
60
55
54
56
62
74
82
83
82
78
74
68
69
Mean monthly sunshine hours
248.5
235.3
249.3
242.9
217.4
163.3
129.3
136.1
131.5
184.6
210.5
239.2
2,387.9
Percentage possible sunshine
75
74
67
63
52
40
31
34
36
52
66
74
55
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 3] [ 4]
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