Mabian County 马边县 •ꂶꀜꑤ | |
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| 马边彝族自治县 •ꂶꀜꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ Mabian Yi Autonomous County | |
Location of Mabian County (red) and Leshan (yellow) in Sichuan province | |
| Coordinates:28°49′04″N103°26′56″E / 28.81778°N 103.44889°E /28.81778; 103.44889 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Leshan |
| County seat | Minjian [zh] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,293 km2 (885 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 4,042 m (13,261 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 188,251 |
| • Density | 82.10/km2 (212.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Mabian Yi Autonomous County (simplified Chinese:马边彝族自治县;traditional Chinese:馬邊彝族自治縣;pinyin:Mǎbiān Yízú Zìzhìxiàn;Yi:ꂶꀜꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ max bie nuo su zyt jie jux dde xiep) is a county ofSichuan Province, China. It is under the administration ofLeshan city. In 2020 it had a population of 188,251. The population is 50.7%Yi minority people.[2] Mabian is known throughout China for its green tea. Other local agricultural products areGastrodia andbamboo shoots.[3]
Mabian's Dafengding National Nature Reserve is home togiant pandas.[2] Other touristic sites include traditional Yi villages.[3]
Mabian has jurisdiction over 12 towns and 3 townships:[4]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Yi | Romanized Yi | Administrative division code | |
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| Towns | ||||||
| Minjian Town | 民建镇 | Mínjiàn Zhèn | ꂱꏧꍔ | mip jiep zhep | 511133100 | |
| Rongding Town | 荣丁镇 | Róngdīng Zhèn | ꑿꅑꍔ | yo ndit zhep | 511133101 | |
| Xiaxi Town | 下溪镇 | Xiàxī Zhèn | ꑠꐔꍔ | xip qy zhep | 511133102 | |
| Suba Town | 苏坝镇 | Sūbà Zhèn | ꌞꀡꍔ | sut bap zhep | 511133103 | |
| Yanfeng Town | 烟峰镇 | Yānfēng Zhèn | ꑷꉘꍔ | yie hxo zhep | 511133104 | |
| Laodong Town | 劳动镇 | Láodòng Zhèn | ꇊꄐꍔ | lop dop zhep | 511133105 | |
| Qiaoba Town | 荍坝镇 | Qiáobà Zhèn | ꐇꀡꍔ | quop bap zhep | 511133106 | |
| Jianshe Town | 建设镇 | Jiànshè Zhèn | ꏧꎹꍔ | jiep shep zhep | 511133107 | |
| Minzhu Town | 民主镇 | Mínzhǔ Zhèn | ꂱꍗꍔ | mip zhu zhep | 511133108 | |
| Meilin Town | 梅林镇 | Méilín Zhèn | ꃂꆀꍔ | me nip zhep | 511133109 | |
| Xuekoushan Town | 雪口山镇 | Xuěkǒushān Zhèn | ꌤꃛꎭꍔ | syt fup sha zhep | 511133110 | |
| Sanhekou Town | 三河口镇 | Sānhékǒu Zhèn | ꌐꃛꈑꍔ | sat fup kup zhep | 511133111 | |
| Townships | ||||||
| Dazhubao Township | 大竹堡乡 | Dàzhúbǎo Xiāng | ꄊꎺꁍꑣ | dap shut pup xie | 511133211 | |
| Gaozhuoying Township | 高卓营乡 | Gāozhuóyíng Xiāng | ꇰꍗꑴꑣ | ge zhu yip xie | 511133223 | |
| Yonghong Township | 永红乡 | Yǒnghóng Xiāng | ꑿꉼꑣ | yo hop xie | 511133226 | |
| Climate data for Mabian, elevation 564 m (1,850 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 32.7 (90.9) | 34.1 (93.4) | 36.5 (97.7) | 37.1 (98.8) | 38.1 (100.6) | 38.5 (101.3) | 36.5 (97.7) | 37.1 (98.8) | 38.1 (100.6) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 23.7 (74.7) | 27.0 (80.6) | 28.8 (83.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.9 (87.6) | 26.5 (79.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 12.2 (54.0) | 21.8 (71.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) | 9.7 (49.5) | 13.5 (56.3) | 18.1 (64.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 23.7 (74.7) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 22.0 (71.6) | 17.7 (63.9) | 13.8 (56.8) | 9.0 (48.2) | 17.3 (63.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 19.3 (66.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.5 (52.7) | 6.8 (44.2) | 14.3 (57.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) | −0.3 (31.5) | 1.0 (33.8) | 4.8 (40.6) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.9 (57.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.0 (59.0) | 11.5 (52.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | 2.2 (36.0) | −1.2 (29.8) | −3.0 (26.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 5.9 (0.23) | 9.5 (0.37) | 32.6 (1.28) | 64.0 (2.52) | 97.8 (3.85) | 132.7 (5.22) | 230.8 (9.09) | 250.7 (9.87) | 113.5 (4.47) | 49.9 (1.96) | 19.4 (0.76) | 5.2 (0.20) | 1,012 (39.82) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.0 | 9.1 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.8 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.5 | 10.5 | 6.2 | 172.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 79 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 44.8 | 45.4 | 74.9 | 100.3 | 100.7 | 83.4 | 128.6 | 135.1 | 66.7 | 43.4 | 51.7 | 44.3 | 919.3 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 14 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 30 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 20 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||