Junlian County 筠连县 • Ghab Langs | |
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  Junlian Location of the seat in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates:28°09′50″N104°30′40″E / 28.164°N 104.511°E /28.164; 104.511 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yibin |
| County seat | Junlian Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,254 km2 (484 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation [1] (Daxueshan (大雪山)) | 1,777.2 m (5,831 ft) |
| Lowest elevation [1] (Mutan River Valley) | 368.5 m (1,209 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 332,805 |
| • Density | 265.4/km2 (687.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Junlian County (simplified Chinese:筠连县;traditional Chinese:筠連縣;pinyin:Jūnlián Xiàn) is a county ofSichuan Province, China. It is under the administration ofYibin city. At the end of 2019 it has a population of 450,176 of which 151,322 in the urban area.[3] It is one of the most important coal mining areas of Sichuan.[4]
Junlian administers seven towns, two townships and three ethnic townships:[5]
Junlian's speciality cuisine includes:[6]
| Climate data for Junlian, elevation 458 m (1,503 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 34.8 (94.6) | 34.8 (94.6) | 38.9 (102.0) | 37.8 (100.0) | 39.0 (102.2) | 40.2 (104.4) | 39.2 (102.6) | 31.7 (89.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) | 13.6 (56.5) | 19.5 (67.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 29.4 (84.9) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.7 (90.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 11.5 (52.7) | 22.2 (72.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 9.3 (48.7) | 14.2 (57.6) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 13.4 (56.1) | 8.3 (46.9) | 17.4 (63.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) | 6.8 (44.2) | 10.9 (51.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 20.7 (69.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 19.5 (67.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 6.5 (43.7) | 14.5 (58.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | −0.4 (31.3) | 1.5 (34.7) | 5.6 (42.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 15.1 (59.2) | 16.1 (61.0) | 17.3 (63.1) | 13.1 (55.6) | 5.8 (42.4) | 1.5 (34.7) | −2.3 (27.9) | −2.3 (27.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 30.8 (1.21) | 25.0 (0.98) | 45.9 (1.81) | 81.3 (3.20) | 90.5 (3.56) | 175.7 (6.92) | 202.5 (7.97) | 247.2 (9.73) | 159.1 (6.26) | 84.9 (3.34) | 36.6 (1.44) | 28.3 (1.11) | 1,207.8 (47.53) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 17.2 | 13.6 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 19.3 | 17.0 | 15.1 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 201.9 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 84 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 82 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 33.0 | 54.4 | 94.3 | 126.8 | 119.9 | 90.6 | 158.2 | 179.2 | 57.2 | 44.7 | 43.3 | 33.1 | 1,034.7 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 38 | 45 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 23 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
The Junlian odorous frog,Odorrana junlianensis, is a species of frog that wasdescribed as a new species based on specimens from Junlian.[9]
