Jiulong County | |
Native Name: | Chinese: 九龙县 · Tibetan: {{bo-textonly|བརྒྱད་ཟིལ་རྫོང་། · Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꐳꇊꑤ |
Other Name: | Gyaisi, Gyézil, Njilop |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Pushpin Map: | Sichuan#China |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Sichuan |
Pushpin Label: | Jiulong |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Seat: | Gor |
Seat Type: | County seat |
Settlement Type: | County |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Sichuan |
Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Garzê |
Area Total Km2: | 6770 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Total: | 53738 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 29.0003°N 101.5073°W |
Coor Pinpoint: | Jiulong County government |
Order: | st |
S: | 九龙县 |
T: | 九龍縣 |
P: | Jiǔlóng Xiàn |
Tib: | / |
Wylie: | brgyad zil rdzong / brgyad zur rdzong |
Zwpy: | Gyaisi Zong / Gyaisur Zong |
Lang1: | Yi |
Lang1 Content: | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꐳꇊꑤ Romanisation: nji lop xiep |
Gyaisi County, also Jiulong County ; is a county located in southeastern Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, China. It has a population of 52000, mainly Tibetans, Hans, and Yis.
Gyaisi County contains 9 towns, 4 townships, and 3 ethnic townships:
Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie | Yi | Romanized Yi | Administrative division code | |
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Towns | ||||||||
Gor Town (Ga'er) | Chinese: 呷尔镇 | 513324100 | ||||||
Yandai Town (Yaindain) | Chinese: 烟袋镇 | 513324101 | ||||||
Sayag Town (Sanya) | Chinese: 三垭镇 | 513324102 | ||||||
Qêwalung Town (Xuewalong) | Chinese: 雪洼龙镇 | 513324103 | ||||||
Mukyü Town (Wanba) | Chinese: 湾坝镇 | 513324104 | ||||||
Tanggo Town (Tanggu) | Chinese: 汤古镇 | 513324105 | ||||||
Ulagqoin Town (Wulaxi) | Chinese: 乌拉溪镇 | 513324106 | ||||||
Kardo Town (Kuiduo) | Chinese: 魁多镇 | 513324107 | ||||||
Laqu Town (Naiqu) | Chinese: 乃渠镇 | 513324108 | ||||||
Townships | ||||||||
Sangngagrong Township (Sanyanlong) | Chinese: 三岩龙乡 | 513324202 | ||||||
Sangtoin Township (Shangtuan) | Chinese: 上团乡 | 513324203 | ||||||
Baworong Township (Ba'obrong, Bawolung) | Chinese: 八窝龙乡 | 513324204 | ||||||
Hurba Township (Hongba) | Chinese: 洪坝乡 | 513324216 | ||||||
Ethnic townships | ||||||||
Zylur Yi Ethnic Township (Zi'er) | Chinese: 子耳彝族乡 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꊪꇓꆈꌠꑣ | 513324209 | |||||
Xuoji Yi Ethnic Township (Xiaojin) | Chinese: 小金彝族乡 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꑦꏢꆈꌠꑣ | 513324212 | |||||
Dolop Yi Ethnic Township (Duoluo) | Chinese: 朵洛彝族乡 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꄏꇊꆈꌠꑣ | 513324213 | |||||
Due to its elevation, Jiulong County has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with strong monsoonal influences; winters are frosty and summers warm with frequent rain. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 1.6°C in December and January to 15.3°C in July, while the annual mean is 9.1°C. Over 75% of the annual precipitation of 922.5mm occurs from June through September. With monthly average percentage of sunny days ranging from 32% in July to 58% in January, the county seat receives 1,983 hours of bright sunshine annually. Diurnal temperature variation is large, averaging annually.