Huili County (Huili Chengguanzhen)
Huili (Yi: ꑌꄷꑤ or ꉼꆹꑤ nyi ddix xiep or hop li xiep) is a county-level city of far southern Sichuan province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
The county-level city was severely affected by the 2008 Panzhihua earthquake.
Huili is situated in southern Sichuan and is the southernmost division of the Liangshan Prefecture, bordering Sichuan's Panzhihua City and Yunnan. The county-level city seat has an elevation of about 1800 m, although elevations range from 839 m along the Jinsha River to 3920 m at Mount Beimu (贝母山).
Due to its southerly location in Sichuan and high elevation, Huili has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with mild, very sunny and dry winters, and very warm, rainy summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 7.3 °C in January to 21.1 °C in June, and the annual mean is 15.23 °C. Over 60% of the 1162 mm annual precipitation occurs from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 34% in July to 72% in February, the county-level city seat receives 2,348 hours of bright sunshine annually.
The county-level city was severely affected by the 2008 Panzhihua earthquake.
Huili is situated in southern Sichuan and is the southernmost division of the Liangshan Prefecture, bordering Sichuan's Panzhihua City and Yunnan. The county-level city seat has an elevation of about 1800 m, although elevations range from 839 m along the Jinsha River to 3920 m at Mount Beimu (贝母山).
Due to its southerly location in Sichuan and high elevation, Huili has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with mild, very sunny and dry winters, and very warm, rainy summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 7.3 °C in January to 21.1 °C in June, and the annual mean is 15.23 °C. Over 60% of the 1162 mm annual precipitation occurs from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 34% in July to 72% in February, the county-level city seat receives 2,348 hours of bright sunshine annually.
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ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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CNY | Renminbi | ¥ or 元 | 2 |
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ZH | Chinese language |
UG | Uighur language |
ZA | Zhuang language |