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Luoping County

Coordinates: 24°53′06″N 104°18′29″E / 24.88500°N 104.30806°E / 24.88500; 104.30806
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Luoping County
罗平县
Location of Luoping County (red) and Qujing City (pink) within Yunnan
Location of Luoping County (red) and Qujing City (pink) within Yunnan
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityQujing
Area
 • Total2,096 km2 (809 sq mi)
Population
 • Total508,345
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
655800
Area code0874
Websitewww.luoping.gov.cn
Luoping (labelled as LO-P'ING 羅平) (1954)

Luoping County (Chinese: 罗平县; pinyin: Luópíng Xiàn) is located in Qujing City, in eastern Yunnan province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the east and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the southeast.

The county of Luoping in eastern Yunnan is noted for its springtime scenery, when its fields of canola (also known as rapeseed) plants are in full bloom, surrounding the area's mountains with a blanket of golden flowers.[citation needed]

Located near where Yunnan meets Guizhou and Guangxi, Luoping is about 240 kilometers east of Kunming. Not unlike the terraced fields of Yuanyang in southern Yunnan, Luoping's canola fields attract many photographers.[citation needed]

The canola flowering lasts until late June. During this high travel season for the county regular buses leave from Kunming's bus stations on an almost hourly basis.[citation needed]

Canola field in Luoping

Administrative divisions

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Luoping County has 3 subdistricts, 4 towns, 3 townships and 3 ethnic townships.[1]

3 subdistricts
4 towns
3 townships
3 ethnic townships

Ethnic groups

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The Luoping County Gazetteer (1995:601) lists the following Yi subgroups and their respective locations.

  • Wopu 窝普 / Large Black Yi 大黑彝
    • Majie town 马街镇: Dayiben 大以本, Jiudaogou 九道沟, Jigu 吉古
    • Agang township 阿岗乡: Satuge 洒土格
  • Nasupu 纳苏普 / Small Black Yi 小黑彝 (pop. 20,000+)
    • Huancheng township 环城乡: Poyi 坡衣
    • Fule town 富乐镇: Lefeng 乐丰
    • Alu township 阿鲁乡: Qile 启乐, Feige 非格
    • Agang township 阿岗乡: Yiyi 以宜
    • Jiuwuji township 旧屋基乡: Anmule 安木勒, Muxing 木星, Fawan 法弯, Laozhai 老寨
    • Majie town 马街镇: Daimo 歹墨, Luji 鲁基
    • Changdi township 长底乡: Deshao 德沙, Bazuo 把佐
  • Gepu 戈仆 / Gan Yi 甘/干彝 (pop. 4,300+)
    • Huancheng township 环城乡: Zhonghe 中和, Budai 补歹
  • Awu 阿武 (pop. 100)
    • Huancheng township 环城乡
  • Luwu 鲁屋 / White Yi 白彝

Buyi is also spoken in Luoping County. Zhou (2013) documents the Buyi dialects of Shangmute 上木特, Xiamute 下木特, Dabulong 大补笼, and Yize 以则 villages, all of which are in Changdi Township 长底乡.[2]

Climate

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Climate data for Luoping, elevation 1,483 m (4,865 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) 25.4
(77.7)
29.6
(85.3)
32.3
(90.1)
34.0
(93.2)
36.0
(96.8)
32.9
(91.2)
31.9
(89.4)
30.7
(87.3)
31.3
(88.3)
29.1
(84.4)
27.2
(81.0)
26.7
(80.1)
36.0
(96.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.9
(53.4)
15.3
(59.5)
20.0
(68.0)
24.4
(75.9)
25.9
(78.6)
25.8
(78.4)
26.0
(78.8)
25.9
(78.6)
24.0
(75.2)
20.3
(68.5)
17.5
(63.5)
12.7
(54.9)
20.8
(69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4)
9.4
(48.9)
13.3
(55.9)
17.7
(63.9)
20.2
(68.4)
21.3
(70.3)
21.5
(70.7)
21.1
(70.0)
19.3
(66.7)
16.1
(61.0)
12.3
(54.1)
7.9
(46.2)
15.6
(60.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.7
(38.7)
5.5
(41.9)
8.6
(47.5)
12.7
(54.9)
15.9
(60.6)
18.2
(64.8)
18.6
(65.5)
18.0
(64.4)
16.3
(61.3)
13.4
(56.1)
8.8
(47.8)
4.8
(40.6)
12.0
(53.7)
Record low °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7)
−2.3
(27.9)
−3.6
(25.5)
−3.0
(26.6)
4.3
(39.7)
11.7
(53.1)
12.7
(54.9)
11.9
(53.4)
7.1
(44.8)
3.1
(37.6)
−2.6
(27.3)
−13.5
(7.7)
−13.5
(7.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35.4
(1.39)
28.4
(1.12)
36.8
(1.45)
46.9
(1.85)
149.4
(5.88)
316.9
(12.48)
326.2
(12.84)
263.6
(10.38)
185.0
(7.28)
115.2
(4.54)
36.3
(1.43)
27.2
(1.07)
1,567.3
(61.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 15.9 12.8 12.3 11.5 15.4 20.0 21.8 21.0 17.2 17.0 11.4 13.6 189.9
Average snowy days 1.9 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.3 3.1
Average relative humidity (%) 86 78 74 71 74 84 86 87 86 88 85 87 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours 101.3 129.3 165.1 194.0 179.6 124.3 138.7 157.2 125.9 101.5 132.2 102.2 1,651.3
Percent possible sunshine 30 40 44 51 43 30 33 39 34 29 41 31 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. ^ Zhou, Guoyan 周国炎 (2013). Zhōngguó xīnán mínzú zájū dìqū yǔyán guānxì yǔduō yǔ héxié yánjiū: Yǐ Diān Qián Guì pílín mínzú zájū dìqū wèi yánjiū gè'àn 中国西南民族杂居地区语言关系与多语和谐研究:以滇黔桂毗邻民族杂居地区为研究个案 (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhongguo shehui kexue chubanshe. ISBN 978-7-5161-1985-3.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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24°53′06″N 104°18′29″E / 24.88500°N 104.30806°E / 24.88500; 104.30806