# Meigu County

Meigu County (Chinese: 美姑县; Yi: ꂿꈬꑤ) is a part of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the south of Sichuan province. Located in the northeast of Liangshan Prefecture, it has a major concentration of the Nuosu or Yi people. The county is largely mountainous. It is a poor area and much of the land has been deforested in the past 50 years.
Many bimo practitioner live in this county, and it is home to the Cultural Centre for Bimo Studies.

## Administrative divisions

Meigu County comprises 7 towns and 11 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Yi | Romanized Yi | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Bapu Town | 巴普镇 | Bāpǔ Zhèn | ꀠꁌꍔ | ba pu zhep | 513436100 |
| Hongxi Town | 洪溪镇 | Hóngxī Zhèn | ꉘꐯꍔ | hxo jjy zhep | 513436101 |
| Xinqiao Town | 新桥镇 | Xīnqiáo Zhèn | ꑝꐇꍔ | xit quop zhep | 513436102 |
| Niuniuba Town | 牛牛坝镇 | Niúniúbà Zhèn | ꑖꑗꀞꍔ | nyox nyo bat zhep | 513436103 |
| Lama Town | 拉马镇 | Lāmǎ Zhèn | ꆿꂷꍔ | lat ma zhep | 513436104 |
| Houbonaituo Town | 候播乃拖镇 | Hòubōnǎituō Zhèn | ꉘꁨꆻꄧꍔ | hxo bbop liet tuo zhep | 513436105 |
| Hougumo Town | 候古莫镇 | Hòugǔmó Zhèn | ꉻꈫꃀꍔ | ho ggux mop zhep | 513436106 |
| Townships ||||||
| Jueluo Township | 觉洛乡 | Juéluó Xiāng | ꐥꇉꑣ | jjo lo xie | 513436100 |
| Jingyetexi Township | 井叶特西乡 | Jǐngyètèxī Xiāng | ꐱꑴꄮꑭꑣ | njit yip te xy xie | 513436101 |
| Heguluo Township | 合姑洛乡 | Hégūluò Xiāng | ꉷꈠꇉꑣ | huo gguo lo xie | 513436102 |
| Dianbu Township | 典补乡 | Diǎnbǔ Xiāng | ꄄꀱꑣ | diex bur xie | 513436108 |
| Jiukou Township | 九口乡 | Jiǔkǒu Xiāng | ꏬꈌꑣ | jot ke xie | 513436217 |
| Luo'eyigan Township | 洛俄依甘乡 | Luó'éyīgān Xiāng | ꆦꀑꒈꇤꑣ | hlo o yyx ga xie | 513436218 |
| Liuhong Township | 柳洪乡 | Liǔhóng Xiāng | ꑙꉘꑣ | nyut hxo xie | 513436221 |
| Equgu Township | 峨曲古乡 | Éqǔgǔ Xiāng | ꀑꐎꈪꑣ | o qu ggut xie | 513436225 |
| Longmen Township | 龙门乡 | Lóngmén Xiāng | ꇉꂾꑣ | lo mox xie | 513436229 |
| Saku Township | 洒库乡 | Sǎkù Xiāng | ꌐꈐꑣ | sat ku xie | 513436231 |
| Wahou Township | 瓦候乡 | Wǎhòu Xiāng | | | 513436235 |

## Points of interest

* Dafengding Nature Reserve (panda and bird habitat)

## Climate

Climate data for Meigu, elevation 1,944 m (6,378 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) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 33.4 (92.1) | 33.5 (92.3) | 34.1 (93.4) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.1 (93.4) | 35.2 (95.4) | 35.7 (96.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 23.5 (74.3) | 35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 19.9 (67.8) | 23.1 (73.6) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.8 (76.6) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.8 (80.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 11.3 (52.3) | 20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 6.8 (44.2) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 18.5 (65.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 13.2 (55.8) | 9.3 (48.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | 12.9 (55.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) | 1.8 (35.2) | 5.1 (41.2) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.1 (53.8) | 14.8 (58.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 10.2 (50.4) | 5.7 (42.3) | 1.3 (34.3) | 8.8 (47.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) | −8.2 (17.2) | −2.3 (27.9) | −0.4 (31.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 9.3 (48.7) | 9.8 (49.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | 3.1 (37.6) | −3.4 (25.9) | −5.4 (22.3) | −8.2 (17.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.0 (0.35) | 5.7 (0.22) | 25.7 (1.01) | 55.5 (2.19) | 96.3 (3.79) | 171.8 (6.76) | 161.4 (6.35) | 121.6 (4.79) | 103.8 (4.09) | 59.0 (2.32) | 15.9 (0.63) | 3.9 (0.15) | 829.6 (32.65) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 13.0 | 15.6 | 20.4 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 142.6 |
| Average snowy days | 6.6 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 18.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 60 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 144.1 | 171.6 | 205.3 | 196.8 | 178.2 | 121.6 | 158.2 | 160.7 | 117.3 | 106.3 | 138.9 | 126.7 | 1,825.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 54 | 55 | 51 | 42 | 29 | 37 | 40 | 32 | 30 | 44 | 40 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||