County in Sichuan, China
Ethnic townships in South Sichuan: Yibin and Luzhou. Light green -Yi. Blue - miao.
Junlian County (simplified Chinese : 筠连县 ; traditional Chinese : 筠連縣 ; pinyin : Jūnlián Xiàn ) is a county of Sichuan Province , China. It is under the administration of Yibin 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]
Administrative divisions
Junlian administers seven towns, two townships and three ethnic townships:[ 5]
Junlian town (筠连镇), county seat
Tengda town (腾达镇)
Xunsi town (巡司镇)
Mu'ai town (沐爱镇)
Zhenzhou town (镇舟镇)
Haoba town (蒿坝镇)
Daxueshan town (大雪山镇)
Leyi township (乐义乡)
Fengle township (丰乐乡)
Tuanlin Miao Ethnic Township (团林苗族乡, Hmongb Xangb Bangl Rongd)
Lianhe Miao Ethnic Township (联合苗族乡, Hmongb Xangb Lax Ngok)
Gaoping Miao Ethnic Township (高坪苗族乡, Lof Huf Qangx Hmongb Xangb)
Cuisine
Junlian's speciality cuisine includes:[ 6]
Sichuan peppercorn chicken (Jiaoma chicken)
Kuding tea
Hunshuiba crackers,
Junlian Noodles: A starch product made from Junlian sweet potato powder as the main raw material.
Junlian beef
Junlian black jelly
Climate
Climate data for Junlian, elevation 458 m (1,503 ft), (2011–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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)
33.0 (91.4)
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)
Average precipitation 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
Average relative humidity (%)
84
80
76
75
75
81
81
80
87
88
86
86
82
Mean monthly sunshine 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
Percent possible sunshine
10
17
25
33
28
22
38
45
16
13
14
10
23
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 7] [ 8]
Wildlife
The Junlian odorous frog, Odorrana junlianensis , is a species of frog that was described as a new species based on specimens from Junlian.[ 9]
References