Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County

Ning'er County 宁洱县
Autonomous county
宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县 Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County
Cityscape of county town Wenchang Palace Monument to the National Unity Oath Huilong Temple Longtan Park
Location of Ning'er County (red) and Pu'er City (pink) within Yunnan
Ning'er Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 23°02′53″N 101°02′46″E
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture-level city	Pu'er
GB/T 2260 CODE[1]	530821
County seat	Ning'er
Area
• Total	3,670 km^2 (1,420 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Total	162,711
• Density	44/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code	665100[3]
Area code	0879[3]
Website	www.ne.gov.cn
^1Yunnan Statistics Bureau [1] ^2Puer Gov. [2] ^3Yunnan Portal [3]

Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County
Traditional Chinese	寧洱哈尼族彝族自治縣
Simplified Chinese	宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Níng'ěr Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn

The Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City in the southwest of Yunnan Province, China.

Name

Ning'er (labelled as NING-ERH (PUERH) 甯洱) (1956)

The county was formerly named Pu'er. When Simao changed its name to Pu'er in 2007, the county's name was changed to Ning'er for clarity.^[4]

Administrative divisions

In the present, Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County has 6 towns and 3 townships.

6 towns

Ning'er (宁洱镇) Mohei (磨黑镇) Dehua (德化镇)

Tongxin (同心镇) Mengxian (勐先镇) Meizi (梅子镇)

3 townships

• De'an (德安乡)
• Puyi (普义乡)
• Liming (黎明乡)

Demography

The population of the county has a large proportion of native Hani and Yi people in a predominantly Han Chinese population. As of 2003 the county records a population of approximately 190,000 people.

Ethnic Bai (population: 5,139) are found in Kesa 克洒, Heping village 和平村, Mengxian township 勐先乡 (Pu'er County Gazetteer 1993:120).^[5]

The Datou 达头 people number 254 persons and are found in Ning'er County and Simao City. They consider themselves to be ethnic Yi, and also speak a Yi language (You 2013:133).^[6]

Climate

Climate data for Ning'er, elevation 1,337 m (4,386 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	21.0 (69.8)	23.3 (73.9)	26.3 (79.3)	28.1 (82.6)	28.3 (82.9)	27.9 (82.2)	27.1 (80.8)	27.4 (81.3)	26.9 (80.4)	25.1 (77.2)	23.0 (73.4)	20.6 (69.1)	25.4 (77.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	12.7 (54.9)	14.4 (57.9)	17.6 (63.7)	20.1 (68.2)	21.8 (71.2)	22.7 (72.9)	22.3 (72.1)	22.2 (72.0)	21.3 (70.3)	19.3 (66.7)	16.0 (60.8)	13.1 (55.6)	18.6 (65.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	7.3 (45.1)	7.8 (46.0)	10.8 (51.4)	14.0 (57.2)	17.1 (62.8)	19.5 (67.1)	19.7 (67.5)	19.5 (67.1)	18.5 (65.3)	16.3 (61.3)	12.1 (53.8)	8.9 (48.0)	14.3 (57.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	28.1 (1.11)	17.0 (0.67)	29.4 (1.16)	54.7 (2.15)	145.5 (5.73)	215.7 (8.49)	292.1 (11.50)	283.7 (11.17)	173.2 (6.82)	133.2 (5.24)	51.4 (2.02)	21.5 (0.85)	1,445.5 (56.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4.9	3.3	5.1	9.7	15.3	21.6	25.8	24.3	19.6	15.2	6.5	4.9	156.2
Average relative humidity (%)	77	69	63	66	74	82	86	85	84	84	82	81	78
Mean monthly sunshine hours	214.7	230.4	250.2	247.6	217.5	151.6	114.9	135.8	137.4	143.9	172.5	176.0	2,192.5
Percent possible sunshine	64	71	67	65	53	38	28	34	38	40	53	53	50
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

Transport

• China National Highway 213

References

1. "中华人民共和国国家统计局 >> 行政区划代码". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
2. "2404954人！普洱市发布第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). The Paper. 2021-06-04.
3. "Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province". Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
4. "Tea, City Share Pu'er Name", CRI English, Beijing: China Radio International, 8 April 2007, archived from the original on November 17, 2006.
5. http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=142503̩ ^{[dead link‍]}
6. You Weiqiong (尤伟琼) (2013). 云南民族识别研究 [Classifying ethnic groups of Yunnan]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House (民族出版社).
7. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
8. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

External links

• Ning'er County Official Website