Puge County

Summary

Puge County (Chinese: 普格县, Yi: ꁌꐘꑤ) is a county in the south of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

Puge County
普格县 · ꁌꐘꑤ
Location of Puge County (red) within Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Puge County (red) within Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Puge County is located in Sichuan
Puge County
Puge County
Puge County is located in China
Puge County
Puge County
Coordinates (County seat (Puji Town)): 27°22′34″N 102°32′28″E / 27.376°N 102.541°E / 27.376; 102.541
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureLiangshan
County seatPuji
Area
 • Total1,905 km2 (736 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total180,052
 • Density95/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.pgx.gov.cn
Puge County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese普格县
Traditional Chinese普格縣
Yi name
Yiꁌꐘꑤ
Romanisation: pu jjit xiep

Administrative divisions edit

Puge County comprises 8 towns and 5 townships.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Yi Romanized Yi Administrative division code
Towns
Puji Town 普基镇 Pǔjī Zhèn ꁌꐘꍔ pu jjit zhep 513428100
Qiaowo Town 荞窝镇 Qiáowō Zhèn ꐇꊈꍔ quop wo zhep 513428101
Luojishan Town 螺髻山镇 Luójìshān Zhèn ꉢꉳꁧꍔ nga ha bbo zhep 513428102
Wudaoqing Town 五道箐镇 Wǔdàoqìng Zhèn ꃶꄌꏼꍔ vu duo qit zhep 513428103
Huashan Town 花山镇 Huāshān Zhèn ꉵꎭꍔ huot sha zhep 513428104
Ridudisa Town 日都迪萨镇 Rìdūdísà Zhèn 513428105
Xiluo Town 西洛镇 Xīluò Zhèn 513428106
Jiatie Town 夹铁镇 Jiātiě Zhèn ꏦꄚꍔ jie tit zhep 513428107
Townships
Li'an Township 黎安乡 Lí'ān Xiāng ꆀꉢꑣ nip nga xie 513428203
Daping Township 大坪乡 Dàpíng Xiāng ꅔꃀꑣ ndip mop xie 513428206
Tezi Township 特兹乡 Tèzī Xiāng ꄮꌅꑣ te nzy xie 513428213
Waluo Township 瓦洛乡 Wǎluò Xiāng ꃪꇉꑣ vat lo xie 513428218
Dacao Township 大槽乡 Dàcáo Xiāng ꄊꊼꑣ dap cuop xie 513428227

Tourist attractions edit

  • Luojishan Scenic Area (螺髻山风景区) in Luojiashan Town (螺髻山镇). Located in Luojia Mountain (Luojiashan) area, whose highest peak, Peak Yeeeha (也俄额哈; Yěééhā) has the elevation of 4,359 m (14,301 ft).[2]

Climate edit

Climate data for Puge, elevation 1,428 m (4,685 ft), (1991–2016 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)
28.0
(82.4)
32.7
(90.9)
35.4
(95.7)
37.0
(98.6)
35.1
(95.2)
33.1
(91.6)
33.4
(92.1)
32.9
(91.2)
30.2
(86.4)
27.6
(81.7)
25.6
(78.1)
37.0
(98.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.1
(59.2)
18.6
(65.5)
23.4
(74.1)
26.7
(80.1)
27.4
(81.3)
26.2
(79.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.8
(80.2)
24.2
(75.6)
20.9
(69.6)
18.7
(65.7)
15.2
(59.4)
22.5
(72.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)
12.0
(53.6)
16.3
(61.3)
19.8
(67.6)
21.5
(70.7)
21.7
(71.1)
22.3
(72.1)
21.9
(71.4)
19.5
(67.1)
16.3
(61.3)
12.8
(55.0)
9.1
(48.4)
16.8
(62.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2)
6.8
(44.2)
10.6
(51.1)
14.1
(57.4)
16.7
(62.1)
18.3
(64.9)
19.1
(66.4)
18.6
(65.5)
16.6
(61.9)
13.4
(56.1)
9.1
(48.4)
5.1
(41.2)
12.7
(54.9)
Record low °C (°F) −3.9
(25.0)
−3.0
(26.6)
−2.1
(28.2)
4.3
(39.7)
5.6
(42.1)
11.6
(52.9)
13.0
(55.4)
12.2
(54.0)
8.8
(47.8)
4.5
(40.1)
−0.6
(30.9)
−4.6
(23.7)
−4.6
(23.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.1
(0.63)
14.0
(0.55)
22.1
(0.87)
37.0
(1.46)
105.9
(4.17)
243.6
(9.59)
234.0
(9.21)
184.5
(7.26)
183.5
(7.22)
124.6
(4.91)
27.4
(1.08)
9.8
(0.39)
1,202.5
(47.34)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.1 4.4 6.0 8.0 13.2 19.7 18.8 17.6 17.6 15.0 6.5 3.1 134
Average snowy days 2.0 1.3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.8 4.5
Average relative humidity (%) 61 51 47 49 60 78 83 82 83 82 73 69 68
Mean monthly sunshine hours 188.2 191.7 233.9 239.2 206.7 130.3 143.3 156.0 114.4 125.0 165.9 171.9 2,066.5
Percent possible sunshine 57 60 63 62 49 32 34 39 31 36 52 53 47
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "凉山州第七次全国人口普查公报(第二号)——县(市)人口情况" (in Chinese). Government of Liangshan Prefecture. 2021-06-02.
  2. ^ 四川省-凉山州-普格县-螺髻山风景区. 51743.cn. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  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.