Ebian Yi Autonomous County

Ebian Yi Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 峨边彝族自治县; traditional Chinese: 峨邊彝族自治縣; pinyin: Ébiān Yízú Zìzhìxiàn; Yi: ꊉꀜꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ wop bie nuo su zyt jie jux dde xiep) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city.

Ebian County
峨边县ꊉꀜꑤ
峨边彝族自治县ꊉꀜꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ
Ebian Yi Autonomous County
Location of the county (red) in Leshan City (yellow) and Sichuan province
Location of the county (red) in Leshan City (yellow) and Sichuan province
Ebian is located in Sichuan
Ebian
Ebian
Location of the seat in Sichuan
Coordinates: 29°13′48″N 103°15′43″E / 29.230°N 103.262°E / 29.230; 103.262
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityLeshan
County seatShaping
Area
 • Total2,395 km2 (925 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total121,554
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.eb.gov.cn

Heizhugou National Forest Park (黑竹沟国家森林公园), known as "China's Bermuda Triangle", is located at this county.[2]

Administrative divisions

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Ebian County administers 7 towns and 6 townships.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Yi Romanized Yi Administrative division code
Towns
Shaping Town 沙坪镇 Shāpíng Zhèn ꎭꀻꍔ sha pip zhep 511132100
Dabao Town 大堡镇 Dàbǎo Zhèn ꄇꁍꍔ dat pup zhep 511132101
Maoping Town 毛坪镇 Máopíng Zhèn ꃀꀵꍔ mop byp zhep 511132102
Wudu Town 五渡镇 Wǔdù Zhèn ꃷꄖꍔ vup du zhep 511132103
Xinlin Town 新林镇 Xīnlín Zhèn ꑝꆀꍔ xit nip zhep 511132104
Heizhugou Town 黑竹沟镇 Hēizhúgōu Zhèn ꉿꍗꇫꍔ hep zhu gox zhep 511132105
Hongqi Town 红旗镇 Hóngqí Zhèn ꉼꐕꍔ hop qyp zhep 511132106
Townships
Yiping Township 宜坪乡 Yípíng Xiāng ꒉꁓꑣ yy pyp xie 511132201
Yanghe Township 杨河乡 Yánghé Xiāng ꑷꉼꑣ yie hop xie 511132206
Xinchang Township 新场乡 Xīnchǎng Xiāng ꌉꍰꑣ sit chep xie 511132208
Pingdeng Township 平等乡 Píngděng Xiāng ꀻꄒꑣ pip de xie 511132209
Jinyan Township 金岩乡 Jīnyán Xiāng ꏶꉞꑣ jyt ngie xie 511132211
Lewu Township 勒乌乡 Lèwū Xiāng ꆻꃹꑣ liet vur xie 511132212

Climate

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Climate data for Ebian, elevation 642 m (2,106 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) 19.6
(67.3)
23.9
(75.0)
31.3
(88.3)
32.9
(91.2)
35.7
(96.3)
36.7
(98.1)
36.8
(98.2)
37.6
(99.7)
35.2
(95.4)
29.9
(85.8)
25.1
(77.2)
23.4
(74.1)
37.6
(99.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.1
(50.2)
12.9
(55.2)
17.6
(63.7)
22.9
(73.2)
26.3
(79.3)
28.4
(83.1)
30.6
(87.1)
30.4
(86.7)
25.9
(78.6)
20.9
(69.6)
16.8
(62.2)
11.6
(52.9)
21.2
(70.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.0
(44.6)
9.2
(48.6)
13.1
(55.6)
17.9
(64.2)
21.2
(70.2)
23.5
(74.3)
25.5
(77.9)
25.2
(77.4)
21.7
(71.1)
17.4
(63.3)
13.3
(55.9)
8.4
(47.1)
17.0
(62.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.6
(40.3)
6.5
(43.7)
9.8
(49.6)
14.1
(57.4)
17.4
(63.3)
20.1
(68.2)
21.9
(71.4)
21.6
(70.9)
18.9
(66.0)
15.1
(59.2)
10.9
(51.6)
6.2
(43.2)
13.9
(57.1)
Record low °C (°F) −3.4
(25.9)
−1.6
(29.1)
−0.5
(31.1)
5.1
(41.2)
9.4
(48.9)
14.3
(57.7)
15.9
(60.6)
15.7
(60.3)
12.7
(54.9)
4.6
(40.3)
0.8
(33.4)
−2.0
(28.4)
−3.4
(25.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.5
(0.14)
8.6
(0.34)
30.9
(1.22)
71.0
(2.80)
92.0
(3.62)
115.7
(4.56)
147.8
(5.82)
175.6
(6.91)
84.7
(3.33)
41.1
(1.62)
15.9
(0.63)
3.6
(0.14)
790.4
(31.13)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.7 7.3 12.1 15.0 16.0 17.9 16.2 15.5 15.8 15.5 7.6 5.5 150.1
Average snowy days 1.0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 1.9
Average relative humidity (%) 75 74 72 72 72 78 80 80 82 83 79 76 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 50.1 54.8 85.7 110.3 112.7 91.6 134.0 141.1 68.6 48.6 58.3 49.5 1,005.3
Percent possible sunshine 15 17 23 28 27 22 32 35 19 14 18 16 22
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "乐山市第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Leshan. 2021-06-03.
  2. ^ People's Daily (April 27, 2016). "Uncovering the mysteries of Heizhugou: China's Bermuda Triangle".
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.