# Wuding County

Wuding County (Chinese: 武定县; pinyin: Wǔdìng Xiàn; Chuxiong Yi script: , IPA: /lo$^{33}$ di$^{33}$ bu$^{33}$/) is under the administration of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the north-central part of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north. Wuding's county seat is located only 5 km from the seat of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County. It is a centre for titanium production.

## History

Wuding was historically more important, being the center of a Zhou, equivalent to a prefecture-level division. The prefecture was established in 1567. In 1953 the administrative seat of the division moved to Chuxiong.

## Administrative divisions

Wuding County has 7 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township.

### 7 towns

| Shishan (狮山镇) Gaoqiao (高桥镇) Maojie (猫街镇) Chadian (插甸镇) | Bailu (白路镇) Wande (万德镇) Jiyi (己衣镇) |

### 3 townships

* Tianxin (田心乡)
* Fawo (发窝乡)
* Huanzhou (环州乡)

### 1 ethnic township

* Dongpo Dai (东坡傣族乡)

## Ethnic groups
### Yi

The Wuding County Gazetteer (1990) lists the following Yi subgroups.
* Nasu 纳苏 / Black Yi 黑彝
* Naluo 纳罗 / Gan Yi 甘彝
* Naisu 乃苏 / Red Yi 红彝
* Miqie 密切 / Micha 密岔
* Luoluo 罗罗 / White Yi 白彝
* Sani 撒尼 / Minglang 明郎

### Hani

In Wuding County, ethnic Hani are found in the following locations (Wuding County Gazetteer 1990:141).
* Chayiyang 扯衣咩村, Ande Township 安得乡, Chadian District 插甸区
* Lower Village 下村 and Azhemi 阿者咪村 of Dacun Township 大村乡
* Zhong 中村, Xia 下村, Yangliuhe 杨柳河, and Aozi 凹子 of Huaqiao Township 花乔乡
* Shedian Village 赊甸村, Laotao Township 老滔乡
According to the Chuxiong Prefecture Gazetteer (1993:411), the Luomian 罗缅, a Hani subgroup, are located in Nigagu 尼嘎古.

## Languages

Gao (2017) lists the following languages of Wuding County. Gao (2017) classifies Geipo of Wuding County as closely related to Miqie, and is not the same as the Northern Loloish language Gepo.
| Group | Autonym | Language classification | Population |
| Nasu | na³³su³³ pʰo³³ | Ngwi, Northern | 28,000 |
| Aluo | a⁵⁵lu³³ pʰu⁵⁵ | Ngwi, Northern | 13,500 |
| Naisu | ne⁵⁵su³³ pʰo⁵⁵ | Ngwi, Northern | 6,000 |
| Lipo | li³³ pʰo²¹ | Ngwi, Central | 31,000 |
| Miqie | mi⁵⁵tɕʰi³¹ pʰo³¹ | Ngwi, Central | 9,000 |
| Lolo | lo³³lo³³ pʰo²¹ | Ngwi, Central | 8,500 |
| Geipo | ke⁵⁵ pʰo³¹ | Ngwi, Central | 350 |
| Hani | xo²¹ȵi²¹ pʰɑ²¹ | Ngwi, Southern | 800 |
| Ahmao | a³⁵hmo³³ kləu³¹ | Hmong, Chuanqiandian Dongdianbei | 21,000 |
| Hmong | mɛŋ⁴⁴ kləu⁵³ | Hmong, Chuanqiandian proper | 3,000 |
| Tai | tai⁵⁵ | Tai Hongjin, Yongwu | 8,000 |

## Climate

Climate data for Wuding, elevation 1,799 m (5,902 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) | 24.5 (76.1) | 26.1 (79.0) | 29.2 (84.6) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.8 (91.0) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.7 (89.1) | 28.6 (83.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 22.6 (72.7) | 32.8 (91.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 22.8 (73.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 19.4 (66.9) | 16.3 (61.3) | 22.8 (73.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) | 9.8 (49.6) | 13.0 (55.4) | 17.1 (62.8) | 20.0 (68.0) | 21.2 (70.2) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 18.9 (66.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 11.6 (52.9) | 7.9 (46.2) | 15.4 (59.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) | 1.6 (34.9) | 4.5 (40.1) | 8.9 (48.0) | 14.4 (57.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.6 (63.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 15.4 (59.7) | 12.6 (54.7) | 6.4 (43.5) | 2.0 (35.6) | 9.8 (49.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) | −5.0 (23.0) | −3.5 (25.7) | 0.7 (33.3) | 5.1 (41.2) | 10.2 (50.4) | 11.8 (53.2) | 10.3 (50.5) | 6.1 (43.0) | 4.4 (39.9) | −2.2 (28.0) | −6.4 (20.5) | −7.0 (19.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.9 (0.86) | 11.0 (0.43) | 15.3 (0.60) | 26.7 (1.05) | 82.3 (3.24) | 173.0 (6.81) | 201.3 (7.93) | 154.9 (6.10) | 123.0 (4.84) | 90.9 (3.58) | 28.9 (1.14) | 11.5 (0.45) | 940.7 (37.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 15.7 | 20.4 | 18.5 | 14.8 | 12.3 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 119.7 |
| Average snowy days | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 64 | 77 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219.7 | 221.9 | 246.2 | 244.9 | 218.6 | 157.3 | 128.0 | 145.6 | 127.0 | 145.4 | 183.2 | 189.4 | 2,227.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 53 | 38 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 57 | 58 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||