# Qiubei County

Qiubei County (Chinese: 丘北县; pinyin: Qiūběi Xiàn) is under the administration of the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in southeast Yunnan province, China.

## Administrative divisions

In the present, Qiubei County has 3 towns, 4 townships and 5 ethnic townships.

### 3 towns

* Jinping (锦屏镇)
* Yuezhe (曰者镇)
* Shuanglongying (双龙营镇)

### 4 townships

| Tianxing (天星乡) Pingzhai (平寨乡) | Guanzhai (官寨乡) Wenliu (温浏乡) |

### 5 ethnic townships

* Badaoshao Yi Ethnic Township (八道哨彝族乡)
* Shupi Yi Ethnic Township (树皮彝族乡)
* Nijiao Yi Ethnic Township (腻脚彝族乡)
* Xindian Yi Ethnic Township (新店彝乡族)
* Shede Yi Ethnic Township (舍得彝族乡)

## Ethnic groups

The Qiubei County Gazetteer 丘北县志 (1999) lists the following ethnic subgroups.
* Han
* Zhuang
* Miao
** Green Miao 青苗 (autonym: Mengshi 蒙史)
** White Miao 白苗 (autonym: Mengdou 蒙斗)
** Flowery Miao 花苗 (autonym: Mengzhua 蒙爪)
* Yao
** Landian Yao 蓝靛瑶
** Daban Yao 大板瑶
** Guoshan Yao 过山瑶
* Yi
** Naisoupo 乃叟泼 (Black Yi 黑彝)
** Guopo 锅泼 or Boren 僰人 (White Yi 白彝)
** Sanipo 撒尼泼 (Sani 撒尼): in Badaoshao 八道哨, Shuanglongying 双龙营, and Yuezhe 曰者 (Wenshan Prefecture Ethnic Gazetteer 2005:352)
** Poulongpo 剖笼泼 (Pula 仆拉)
** Boren 僰人: in Shede 舍得 (in Bainitang 白泥塘), Yuezhe 曰者, Guanzhai 官寨, Shuanglongying 双龙营 (in Liuwanpo 六湾坡); also in Zhetai 者太 and Zhetu 者兔 of Guangnan County (Wenshan Prefecture Ethnic Gazetteer 2005:353); Luozidi 倮子地 and Dazhuqing Xinzhai 大竹箐新寨 of Shupi Township 树皮乡.
* Bai: in Mazhelong 马者龙, Buyi 布宜, Yayize 丫以则 (Upper and Lower 上下), Anuo 阿诺, Longga 龙嘎/戛, Yuezhe 曰者, Jiucheng 旧城; also in the townships of Shuanglongying 双龙营, Badaoshao 八道哨, Jinping 锦屏, Yuezhe 曰者, and Shupi 树皮; Jiayi 稼依镇 of Yanshan County (Wenshan Prefecture Ethnic Gazetteer 2005:172, 353)
* Hui: in Yuezhe 曰者 and Jinping 锦屏; also in Zhulin 珠琳 and Liancheng 莲城 of Guangnan County; Yanshan; Wenshan County

## Transport

* Nearest airport: Wenshan Airport
* Qiubei Tram

## Climate

Climate data for Qiubei, elevation 1,519 m (4,984 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) | 27.5 (81.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 34.1 (93.4) | 34.9 (94.8) | 33.7 (92.7) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.9 (87.6) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.8 (83.8) | 34.9 (94.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.2 (77.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 16.3 (61.3) | 23.1 (73.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 19.4 (66.9) | 21.3 (70.3) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 13.6 (56.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 17.0 (62.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.1 (64.6) | 16.4 (61.5) | 13.7 (56.7) | 9.5 (49.1) | 5.9 (42.6) | 13.0 (55.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) | −2.5 (27.5) | −4.6 (23.7) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.1 (43.0) | 11.8 (53.2) | 12.2 (54.0) | 11.7 (53.1) | 7.3 (45.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | −2.9 (26.8) | −6.0 (21.2) | −6.0 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.0 (1.10) | 19.2 (0.76) | 31.6 (1.24) | 51.3 (2.02) | 135.7 (5.34) | 207.5 (8.17) | 184.7 (7.27) | 188.5 (7.42) | 117.3 (4.62) | 92.5 (3.64) | 35.0 (1.38) | 23.2 (0.91) | 1,114.5 (43.87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.4 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 153.7 |
| Average snowy days | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 149.6 | 160.1 | 191.2 | 211.6 | 203.5 | 152.2 | 143.3 | 144.0 | 135.0 | 121.1 | 155.4 | 138.4 | 1,905.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 48 | 42 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||