# Dechang County

Dechang County (Chinese: 德昌县; Yi: ꄓꍣꑤ; Lisu: ꓔꓷ-ꓛ ꓫꓯ) is a county of southern Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

## Administrative divisions

Dechang County comprises 2 subdistrict, 8 towns, and 2 ethnic townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Yi | Romanized Yi | Administrative division code |
| Subdistricts ||||||
| Dezhou Subdistrict | 德州街道 | Dézhōu Jiēdào | ꄓꍏꏦꈜ | dep zho jie gga | 513424001 |
| Changzhou Subdistrict | 昌州街道 | Chāngzhōu Jiēdào | ꍣꍏꏦꈜ | cha zho jie gga | 513424002 |
| Towns ||||||
| Yonglang Town | 永郎镇 | Yǒngláng Zhèn | ꑿꇂꍔ | yo lap zhep | 513424101 |
| Leyue Town | 乐跃镇 | Lèyuè Zhèn | ꇊꑻꍔ | lop yuo zhep | 513424102 |
| Mali Town | 麻栗镇 | Málì Zhèn | ꂸꆺꍔ | map lip zhep | 513424103 |
| Cida Town | 茨达镇 | Cídá Zhèn | ꋍꄊꍔ | cyp dap zhep | 513424106 |
| Badong Town | 巴洞镇 | Bādòng Zhèn | ꀠꄐꍔ | ba dop zhep | 513424109 |
| Heilongtan Town | 黑龙潭镇 | Hēilóngtán Zhèn | ꉮꇊꄤꍔ | hit lop tap zhep | 513424113 |
| Tielu Town | 铁炉镇 | Tiělú Zhèn | ꄠꍣꍔ | tiep cha zhep | 513424114 |
| Rehe Town | 热河镇 | Rèhé Zhèn | ꏓꉼꍔ | rep hop zhep | 513424115 |
| Ethnic townships ||||||
| Nanshan Lisu Ethnic Township | 南山傈僳族乡 | Nánshān Lìsùzú Xiāng | ꇂꎭꆀꌠꋇꑣ | lap sha nip su cup xie | 513424217 |
| Jinsha Lisu Ethnic Township | 金沙傈僳族乡 | Jīnshā Lìsùzú Xiāng | ꏠꎭꆀꌠꋇꑣ | jit sha nip su cup xie | 513424218 |

## Climate

Climate data for Dechang, elevation 1,380 m (4,530 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) | 28.1 (82.6) | 33.4 (92.1) | 34.9 (94.8) | 37.3 (99.1) | 37.1 (98.8) | 35.1 (95.2) | 34.4 (93.9) | 34.6 (94.3) | 30.5 (86.9) | 27.4 (81.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 37.3 (99.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 29.4 (84.9) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.6 (83.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 18.2 (64.8) | 24.7 (76.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) | 13.3 (55.9) | 17.1 (62.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.8 (73.0) | 20.5 (68.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 14.1 (57.4) | 10.9 (51.6) | 17.9 (64.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) | 6.9 (44.4) | 10.2 (50.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.0 (66.2) | 17.2 (63.0) | 14.2 (57.6) | 9.5 (49.1) | 5.9 (42.6) | 13.0 (55.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) | −0.6 (30.9) | 0.6 (33.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | 8.2 (46.8) | 12.1 (53.8) | 13.7 (56.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 9.8 (49.6) | 7.7 (45.9) | −0.3 (31.5) | −2.2 (28.0) | −2.8 (27.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.2 (0.20) | 4.7 (0.19) | 13.0 (0.51) | 23.9 (0.94) | 75.5 (2.97) | 218.7 (8.61) | 232.3 (9.15) | 203.5 (8.01) | 188.7 (7.43) | 87.0 (3.43) | 14.1 (0.56) | 5.6 (0.22) | 1,072.2 (42.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 12.4 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 125.1 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 47 | 44 | 48 | 57 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 77 | 69 | 64 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222.2 | 221.4 | 255.1 | 255.8 | 222.3 | 144.1 | 146.9 | 164.2 | 111.2 | 131.9 | 177.9 | 192.3 | 2,245.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 67 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 53 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 31 | 37 | 56 | 60 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||