Yunan County (postal: Watnam; simplified Chinese: 郁南县; traditional Chinese: 鬱南縣; pinyin: Yùnán Xiàn) is a county located in the west of Guangdong Province, China, bordering Guangxi to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yunfu. As of 2020, Yunan County has a population of 532,679.[1]
Yunan
郁南县 | |
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  Yunan Location of the seat in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23°14′05″N 111°32′07″E / 23.2346°N 111.5352°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Yunfu |
| County seat | Ducheng (都城镇) |
| Area | |
• County | 1,966 km2 (759 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• County | 532,679 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 167,230 |
| Time zone | UTC 8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 527100 |
| Area code | 0766 |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
editAs of 2020, Yunan County administers 15 towns and 4 township-level tree farms.[2]
Towns
editYunan County's 15 towns are Ducheng (都城镇), Pingtai (平台镇), Guiwei (桂圩镇), Tongmen (通门镇), Jiancheng (建城镇), Baozhu (宝珠镇), Dafang (大方镇), Qianguan (千官镇), Dawan (大湾镇), Hekou (河口镇), Songgui (宋桂镇), Dongba (东坝镇), Liantan (连滩镇), Lidong (历洞镇), and Nanjiangkou (南江口镇).[2]
Other township-level divisions
editYunan County has 4 tree farms (林场; lín chǎng) which function as township-level divisions: Xijiang Tree Farm (西江林场), Tongmen Tree Farm (通门林场), Dali Tree Farm (大历林场), and Tongle Tree Farm (同乐林场).[2]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Yunan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
27.1 (80.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
1.4 (34.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.7 (2.31) |
46.3 (1.82) |
94.7 (3.73) |
153.6 (6.05) |
242.1 (9.53) |
252.7 (9.95) |
164.7 (6.48) |
192.2 (7.57) |
117.4 (4.62) |
44.1 (1.74) |
44.6 (1.76) |
38.8 (1.53) |
1,449.9 (57.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.4 | 9.9 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 19.1 | 19.9 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 151.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 89.2 | 77.9 | 64.7 | 96.3 | 141.1 | 160.1 | 211.3 | 199.4 | 178.6 | 184.8 | 150.8 | 127.6 | 1,681.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 27 | 24 | 17 | 25 | 34 | 39 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 46 | 39 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 219,596 | — | |
| 1959 | 251,306 | 1.36% | |
| 1969 | 313,723 | 2.24% | |
| 1979 | 367,439 | 1.59% | |
| 1982 | 387,339 | 1.77% | |
| 1990 | 439,497 | 1.59% | |
| 2000 | 475,908 | 0.80% | |
| 2020 | 532,679 | 0.57% | |
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| Source: [1] | |||
As of the end of 2020, Yunan County has a total population of 532,679.[1]
Vital statistics
editIn 2020, Yunan County recorded 5,936 births (11.14 per thousand) and 4,067 deaths (7.63 per thousand), giving the county a rate of natural increase of 3.51‰.[1]
Sex ratio
editAs of 2020, Yunan County is home to 282,705 males and 249,974 females, giving the county a sex ratio of 113.09 males per 100 females.[1]
Urbanization
editAs of 2020, 167,230 of Yunan County's residents lived in urban areas, giving the county an urbanization rate of 31.39%.[1]
Notable people:
- Pang Yu Sheng (龐遇聖): Ming dynasty doctor
- Zhu Jiang ( 朱江 ): politician and staff officer during Second Sino-Japanese war ( 1931-1945 ).
Economy
editThe gross domestic product of Yunan County totals 12.338 billion RMB as of 2020, a 2.9% increase from the previous year.[1] Of this, 3.032 billion RMB (24.57%) came from the county's primary sector, 2.802 billion RMB (22.71%) came from the county's secondary sector, and 6.504 billion RMB (52.72%) came from the county's tertiary sector.[1] As of 2020, the annual per capita disposable income of the county's urban residents totals 27092 RMB, and totals 17,102 RMB for the county's rural residents, reflecting a 5.7% and 7.0% increase from the previous year, respectively.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i 郁南县统计数据 [Yunan County Statistical Data]. www.gdyunan.gov.cn (in Chinese). People's Government of Yunan County. 2021-04-02. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ a b c 2020年统计用区划代码（郁南县） [2020 Statistical Division Codes (Yunan County)]. www.stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.