# Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County

Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 寻甸回族彝族自治县; traditional Chinese: 尋甸回族彝族自治縣; pinyin: Xúndiàn Huízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn; Xiao'erjing: ثٌدِیًا خُوِذُو یِذُو ذِجِشِیًا‎) is an autonomous county in the northeast-central part of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the provincial capital.

## Geography

Xundian lies northeast of the center of Yunnan. The Niulan River (牛栏江) flows through its territory.

## Administrative divisions

Xundian is divided into 3 subdistrict, 9 towns and 4 townships:
Rende Subdistrict (仁德街道), Tangzi Subdistrict (塘子街道), Jinsuo Subdistrict (金所街道), Yangjie Town (羊街镇), Kedu Town Town (柯渡镇), Tangdian Town (倘甸镇), Gongshan Town (功山镇), Hekou Town (河口镇), Qixing Town (七星镇), Xianfeng Town (先锋镇), Jijie Town (鸡街镇), Fenghe Town (凤合镇), Liushao Township (六哨乡), Lianhe Township (联合乡), Jinyuan Township (金源乡), and Diansha Township (甸沙乡).

## Ethnic groups

Yi ethnic subgroups in Xundian County are Black Yi 黑彝, White Yi 白彝, and Dry Yi 干彝 (Xundian County Gazetteer 1999:118). Black Yi and White Yi are widespread, while Dry Yi is restricted to Gongshan Town 功山镇 and Hekou Township 河口乡.
Other ethnic groups in Xundian are Miao (Big Flowery Miao 大花苗 subgroup), Hui, and Han (Xundian County Gazetteer 1999).

## Climate

Climate data for Xundian, elevation 1,866 m (6,122 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.0 (86.0) | 32.0 (89.6) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.2 (91.8) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.6 (88.9) | 28.1 (82.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.4 (77.7) | 34.0 (93.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 25.0 (77.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.6 (78.1) | 23.7 (74.7) | 21.0 (69.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 22.0 (71.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.1 (57.4) | 17.3 (63.1) | 19.3 (66.7) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.4 (68.7) | 19.9 (67.8) | 18.2 (64.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 8.4 (47.1) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) | 4.3 (39.7) | 7.6 (45.7) | 10.9 (51.6) | 14.2 (57.6) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.2 (63.0) | 16.5 (61.7) | 14.9 (58.8) | 12.0 (53.6) | 6.8 (44.2) | 3.4 (38.1) | 10.6 (51.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.9 (16.0) | −3.8 (25.2) | −4.0 (24.8) | 1.7 (35.1) | 4.5 (40.1) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.8 (53.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 5.3 (41.5) | 3.9 (39.0) | −2.7 (27.1) | −6.2 (20.8) | −8.9 (16.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.4 (0.88) | 14.6 (0.57) | 17.6 (0.69) | 26.7 (1.05) | 90.6 (3.57) | 184.8 (7.28) | 214.9 (8.46) | 181.5 (7.15) | 137.3 (5.41) | 87.3 (3.44) | 29.1 (1.15) | 12.0 (0.47) | 1,018.8 (40.12) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 12.0 | 17.4 | 20.1 | 18.3 | 16.1 | 13.6 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 131 |
| Average snowy days | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 59 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 197.0 | 203.2 | 241.4 | 238.9 | 202.3 | 133.1 | 118.1 | 135.3 | 114.6 | 120.2 | 168.1 | 174.4 | 2,046.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 59 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 49 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 52 | 53 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Industrial Parks

* Xundian Special Industrial Park

## Gallery

* Hekou Township (河口乡) in Xundian County
* Field in Hekou Township, Xundian County
* House in Xundian County