Lincang 临沧市 | |
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 Downtown skyline  West City Gate Park  Mengwang Stupa  Northwest Stupa  Zhangga Zisun Temple  Yulong Lake | |
 Location of Lincang City jurisdiction in Yunnan | |
  Lincang Location in China | |
| Coordinates (Lincang municipal government):23°53′02″N100°05′20″E / 23.884°N 100.089°E /23.884; 100.089 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Admin HQ | Linxiang |
| Area | |
• Total | 23,620.72 km2 (9,120.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,517 m (4,977 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,429,505 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| GDP[1] | |
| • Total | CN¥ 100 billion US$ 14.8 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 44,723 US$ 6,596 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 677XXX |
| Area code | 0883 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-YN-09 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 云S |
| Website | www |
Lincang (simplified Chinese:临沧;traditional Chinese:臨滄;pinyin:Líncāng) is aprefecture-level city located in the southwest ofYunnan province, People's Republic of China.
Lincang was previously called Baihuai during theShang dynasty.
On December 26, 2003, the state council approved the cancellation of Lincang District and set up prefecture-level Lincang city.
Lincang covers latitude 23° 05′－25° 02′ N and longitude 98° 40′－100° 33′ E, thus straddling theTropic of Cancer in the southern part of its administrative area, or prefecture. It is situated on the middle to lower reaches of theMekong, known as the Lancang in China, and theSalween, or the Nu. Bordering prefectures arePu'er to the southeast, andBaoshan andDali to the northwest. It also bordersBurma'sShan State. Elevations within the prefecture range from 450 to 3,504 metres (1,476 to 11,496 ft).
Located at an altitude of above 1,450 m (4,760 ft) and within 30arc minutes to the north of the Tropic of Cancer, Lincang has a mildsubtropical highland climate (KöppenCwb), bordering on ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCwa), with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. Highs peak in May before the core of the rainy season and reach a minimum in December; however, the warmest and coolest months are June and January respectively. June through September accounts for nearly 70% of the annual rainfall of 1,126 mm (44.3 in) and during this time, some rainfall occurs on most days, pushingrelative humidity above 80% and there is a marked reduction in sunshine. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in July to 75% in January, the city receives 2,227 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Lincang, elevation 1,502 m (4,928 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.9 (78.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 30.5 (86.9) | 32.4 (90.3) | 34.2 (93.6) | 34.4 (93.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 31.7 (89.1) | 30.9 (87.6) | 29.6 (85.3) | 27.2 (81.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 34.4 (93.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) | 22.6 (72.7) | 25.4 (77.7) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 24.7 (76.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 20.4 (68.7) | 24.8 (76.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) | 14.1 (57.4) | 17.2 (63.0) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.2 (70.2) | 22.2 (72.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 18.9 (66.0) | 15.1 (59.2) | 12.1 (53.8) | 18.1 (64.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) | 7.4 (45.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 13.4 (56.1) | 16.5 (61.7) | 19.1 (66.4) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 10.3 (50.5) | 6.6 (43.9) | 13.4 (56.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | 1.5 (34.7) | 0.9 (33.6) | 6.9 (44.4) | 10.2 (50.4) | 13.4 (56.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 13.7 (56.7) | 10.9 (51.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | 1.8 (35.2) | −1.0 (30.2) | −1.3 (29.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 22.4 (0.88) | 14.3 (0.56) | 20.5 (0.81) | 42.6 (1.68) | 100.9 (3.97) | 155.7 (6.13) | 255.6 (10.06) | 215.1 (8.47) | 141.7 (5.58) | 108.2 (4.26) | 37.3 (1.47) | 11.4 (0.45) | 1,125.7 (44.32) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 15.9 | 21.7 | 25.9 | 23.2 | 19.2 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 152.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 63 | 56 | 52 | 57 | 67 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 70 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 250.5 | 233.2 | 241.7 | 223.3 | 189.6 | 126.3 | 100.5 | 132.0 | 132.7 | 155.4 | 209.6 | 232.3 | 2,227.1 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 75 | 72 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 31 | 24 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 64 | 70 | 52 |
| Source 1:China Meteorological Administration[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[5] | |||||||||||||
| Map | |||||
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| Linxiang District | 临翔区 | Línxiáng Qū | 323,708 | 2,652 | 122 |
| Fengqing County | 凤庆县 | Fèngqìng Xiàn | 458,330 | 3,451 | 133 |
| Yun County | 云县 | Yún Xiàn | 449,460 | 3,760 | 120 |
| Yongde County | 永德县 | Yǒngdé Xiàn | 369,702 | 3,296 | 112 |
| Zhenkang County | 镇康县 | Zhènkāng Xiàn | 176,356 | 2,642 | 67 |
| Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County | 双江拉祜族佤族布朗族傣族自治县 | Shuāngjiāng Lāhùzú Wǎzú Bùlǎngzú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn | 176,549 | 2,292 | 77 |
| Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County | 耿马傣族佤族自治县 | Gěngmǎ Dǎizú Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn | 296,302 | 3,837 | 77 |
| Cangyuan Va Autonomous County | 沧源佤族自治县 | Cāngyuán Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn | 179,098 | 2,539 | 71 |
Among the resident population, theHan population is 1,523,670, accounting for 62.72% of the total population; theethnic minorities population is 905,835, accounting for 37.28% of the total population.
| National name | Han | Yi | Wa | Dai | Lahu | Bulang | Bai | Hui | Lisu | Miao | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1523662 | 355768 | 235165 | 114312 | 85818 | 40434 | 30904 | 10081 | 9237 | 8856 | 15260 |
| Proportion of total population (%) | 62.72 | 14.64 | 9.68 | 4.71 | 3.53 | 1.66 | 1.27 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.63 |
| Proportion of minority population (%) | --- | 39.28 | 25.96 | 12.62 | 9.47 | 4.46 | 3.41 | 1.11 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.68 |
Mineral resources mined and extracted in the Lincang area includecoal (including wastecoal ash),germanium anduranium.[7] Lincang is also home to the world's oldest cultivated tea tree, especiallypu'er tea, some 3,200 years old, in the village of Jinxiu (锦绣), Xiaowan town, ofFengqing County.[8][9]
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