Jianshui County (Chinese: 建水县; pinyin: Jiànshuǐ Xiàn; Hani: Jeifsyu) is a city in Honghe prefecture, Yunnan province, China.
It was historic center of the province[citation needed] and remains an important transportation crossroad. Previously, it has been known as Lin'an (Chinese: 临安) or Huili (Chinese: 惠历); today, the name Lin'an Town is retained by Jianshui's county seat.
Jianshui County 建水县 Lin'an (临安) | |
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Coordinates (Jianshui County government): 23°38′09″N 102°49′34″E / 23.6358°N 102.8262°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Yunnan |
Autonomous prefecture | Honghe |
Area | |
• Total | 3,940 km2 (1,520 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 490,000 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Postal code | 654300 |
Area code | 0873 |
Website | www |
To the east lies Kaiyuan, to the west Shiping, to the southeast Gejiu and Yuanyang, to the north Tonghai and Huaning.
Jianshui County has 8 towns and 6 townships.
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Climate data for Jianshui (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 25.7 (78.3) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 19.4 (66.9) | 25.2 (77.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.9 (66.0) | 21.6 (70.9) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 19.3 (66.7) | 15.9 (60.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 19.3 (66.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) | 9.3 (48.7) | 12.8 (55.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 11.0 (51.8) | 8.0 (46.4) | 14.8 (58.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.0 (1.10) | 16.8 (0.66) | 23.5 (0.93) | 48.7 (1.92) | 84.9 (3.34) | 114.5 (4.51) | 156.0 (6.14) | 136.8 (5.39) | 67.3 (2.65) | 57.5 (2.26) | 38.2 (1.50) | 18.7 (0.74) | 790.9 (31.14) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 19.3 | 17.6 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 117.5 |
Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 62 | 56 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 70 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 201.0 | 209.9 | 234.4 | 240.4 | 219.3 | 154.9 | 136.1 | 155.2 | 152.9 | 146.2 | 183.8 | 181.4 | 2,215.5 |
Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 53 | 38 | 33 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 56 | 55 | 51 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration |
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