Meigu County

Meigu County (Chinese: 美姑县; pinyin: Měigū Xiàn; Yi: ꂿꈬꑤ) is a part of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the south of Sichuan province. Located in the northeast of Liangshan Prefecture, it has a major concentration of the Nuosu or Yi people. The county is largely mountainous. It is a poor area and much of the land has been deforested in the past 50 years.

Meigu County
美姑县 · ꂿꈬꑤ
Coordinates: 28°19′44″N 103°07′55″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureLiangshan
Area
  Total2,573 km2 (993 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Many bimo (shaman) live in this county, and it is home to the Cultural Centre for Bimo Studies.

  • Postal code for Meigu County: 616450

Size and population

  • Area: 2,574 sq. kilometers
  • Percentage of cultivated land: 4.98%
  • Per capita cultivated land: 733 sq. meters
  • Population: 178,642
  • Number of Households: 44,702
  • Percentage of Yi among the population: 97.6%

Economic data, 2002

  • GDP: 204,940,000 RMB

Gross annual output value from:

  • Agriculture: 88,670,000 RMB
  • Forestry: 17,330,000 RMB
  • Animal husbandry: 98,670,000 RMB
  • Other: 270,000 RMB

Net annual income averaged per farmer: 917 RMB

Points of interest

Climate

Climate data for Meigu (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.2
(77.4)
26.7
(80.1)
33.4
(92.1)
33.5
(92.3)
34.1
(93.4)
33.0
(91.4)
34.1
(93.4)
35.2
(95.4)
35.7
(96.3)
30.6
(87.1)
26.6
(79.9)
23.5
(74.3)
35.7
(96.3)
Average high °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1)
15.0
(59.0)
19.6
(67.3)
23.1
(73.6)
24.3
(75.7)
24.3
(75.7)
26.9
(80.4)
26.3
(79.3)
24.0
(75.2)
18.7
(65.7)
15.6
(60.1)
11.7
(53.1)
20.0
(68.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1)
6.8
(44.2)
10.5
(50.9)
14.3
(57.7)
16.6
(61.9)
18.2
(64.8)
20.3
(68.5)
19.7
(67.5)
17.4
(63.3)
13.1
(55.6)
9.0
(48.2)
4.8
(40.6)
12.8
(55.1)
Average low °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3)
1.9
(35.4)
5.0
(41.0)
8.9
(48.0)
12.0
(53.6)
14.5
(58.1)
16.3
(61.3)
15.7
(60.3)
13.7
(56.7)
10.2
(50.4)
5.5
(41.9)
1.4
(34.5)
8.7
(47.7)
Record low °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4)
−8.2
(17.2)
−2.3
(27.9)
−0.4
(31.3)
4.7
(40.5)
9.3
(48.7)
9.8
(49.6)
8.5
(47.3)
5.4
(41.7)
3.1
(37.6)
−3.4
(25.9)
−5.4
(22.3)
−8.2
(17.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8.0
(0.31)
10.9
(0.43)
21.9
(0.86)
54.4
(2.14)
103.7
(4.08)
159.7
(6.29)
162.4
(6.39)
120.0
(4.72)
98.2
(3.87)
60.7
(2.39)
19.7
(0.78)
6.0
(0.24)
825.6
(32.5)
Average relative humidity (%) 69 59 58 62 69 78 78 78 79 81 76 72 72
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1]

References

  1. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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