# Changning County, Yunnan

Changning County (simplified Chinese: 昌宁县; traditional Chinese: 昌寧縣; pinyin: Chāngníng Xiàn; lit. 'good peace', Burmese:ကောင်းငြိမ်း ) is a county located in Baoshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.

## Administrative divisions

Changning County has 9 towns, 1 township and 3 ethnic townships.

### 9 towns

| Tianyuan (田园镇) Mangshui (漭水镇) Kejie (柯街镇) Kasi (卡斯镇) Mengtong (勐统镇) | Wenquan (温泉镇) Datianba (大田坝镇) Jifei (鸡飞镇) Wengdu (翁堵镇) |

### 1 township

* Gengjia (更戛乡)

### 3 ethnic townships

* Wandian Dai (湾甸傣族乡)
* Zhujie Yi (珠街彝族乡)
* Goujie Yi and Miao (耈街彝族苗族乡)

## Ethnic groups

The Changning County Gazetteer (1990:637-646) lists the following ethnic groups.
* Yi: 16,339 persons (1985)
** Lalubo subgroup 腊罗拨: Zhujie District 珠街区
** Tulibo subgroup 土俚拨 (Han exonym: Tuzu 土族): Goujie District 耇街区
* Dai: 5,179 persons (1985)
** Guke 姑柯 (Kasi 卡斯)、Wandian 湾甸、Mengcong 勐统
* Miao: 4,033 persons (1985)
** Zhujie 珠街、Goujie 耇街、Gengga 更嘎、Mengcong 勐统、Kejie 柯街
* Bulang: 1,057 persons (1985); autonyms: Puman 蒲满、Benren 本人
** Guban 谷板、Zhongzhai 中寨 of Xingu Township 新谷乡, Western Kasi District 卡斯区西部
** Shuanglong 双龙、Yingbaizhai 应百寨、Ergou 二沟 of Kasi Township 卡斯乡
** Baicaolin 白草林、Dachushui 大出水 of Ximi Township 西米乡, Gengga District 更嘎区
* Bai: 410 persons (1985)
** Erdaoqiao 二道桥, Lanshan Township 兰山乡, Kasi District 卡斯区
* Hui: 831 persons (1985)
** Mengtingzhai 勐廷寨, Mengting Township 勐廷乡, Dabing District 达丙区
** Kejie 柯街
** Wandian 湾甸

## Climate

Climate data for Changning, elevation 1,667 m (5,469 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) | 22.5 (72.5) | 24.9 (76.8) | 28.3 (82.9) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.2 (88.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 28.6 (83.5) | 24.6 (76.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 31.8 (89.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 23.3 (73.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.5 (72.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) | 9.9 (49.8) | 13.0 (55.4) | 15.7 (60.3) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.6 (69.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 12.4 (54.3) | 8.9 (48.0) | 15.4 (59.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) | 2.2 (36.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.5 (56.3) | 17.8 (64.0) | 18.2 (64.8) | 17.8 (64.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 13.3 (55.9) | 7.2 (45.0) | 2.8 (37.0) | 10.3 (50.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) | −3.6 (25.5) | −1.2 (29.8) | 1.3 (34.3) | 5.3 (41.5) | 13.3 (55.9) | 12.8 (55.0) | 12.9 (55.2) | 6.5 (43.7) | 4.0 (39.2) | −0.3 (31.5) | −4.5 (23.9) | −5.1 (22.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27.2 (1.07) | 23.0 (0.91) | 31.4 (1.24) | 54.4 (2.14) | 106.1 (4.18) | 150.1 (5.91) | 243.1 (9.57) | 251.2 (9.89) | 152.0 (5.98) | 113.7 (4.48) | 33.0 (1.30) | 11.9 (0.47) | 1,197.1 (47.14) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 13.5 | 19.7 | 25.1 | 22.9 | 18.6 | 13.4 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 150.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 224.6 | 218.6 | 242.4 | 228.2 | 213.5 | 141.6 | 101.9 | 138.9 | 147.3 | 169.1 | 197.7 | 205.8 | 2,229.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 67 | 68 | 65 | 59 | 52 | 35 | 25 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 63 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||