Guangnan County
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Guangnan County 广南县 |
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.png) Location of Guangnan County (pink) within Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) and Yunnan |
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 Guangnan County
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| Coordinates: 24°03′N 105°04′E / 24.050°N 105.067°ECoordinates: 24°03′N 105°04′E / 24.050°N 105.067°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Wenshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,983 km2 (3,082 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 740,000 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 663300 |
| Area code(s) | 0876 |
| Website | http://www.yngn.gov.cn/ |
Guangnan County (simplified Chinese: 广南县; traditional Chinese: 廣南縣; pinyin: Guǎngnán Xiàn) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. The seat of Guangnan, known today as Liancheng (莲城镇), was the heart of the Gouding Kingdom (句町) that lasted approximately 400 years, from 111 BC to 316 AD.
The following information in this section is from the Guangnan County Almanac (广南县志) (2001).
Ethnic Zhuang and Han make up about 80% of the county's population, with each group making up about 40%.
There were 81,223 ethnic Miao individuals comprising 16,086 households as of 1995.
There were 14,707 ethnic Yao individuals comprising 2,673 households as of 1995.
There were 35,879 ethnic Yi individuals comprising 7,001 households as of 1995, making up 5.21% of the county's total population.
There are 157 ethnic Gelao.
There were 1,306 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 314 households as of 1995. Most lived in Zhulin Township, which had 964 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 212 households. Liancheng Township, the county seat, had 161 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 51 households.
There are 497 ethnic Mongols.
Guangnan, as with much of southern Yunnan, has a warm humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. The warmest and coolest months are July and January, respectively at 22.5 °C (72.5 °F) and 8.6 °C (47.5 °F); the annual mean is 16.69 °C (62.0 °F). May thru September accounts for nearly 75% of the annual rainfall of 1,042 mm (41 in)
Historical villages include:
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