Midu County (simplified Chinese: 弥渡县; traditional Chinese: 彌渡縣; pinyin: Mídù Xiàn) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. It borders Xiangyun County and Nanhua County to the east, Jingdong County and Nanjian County to the south, Weishan County to the west and Dali City to the north.
Administrative divisions
Midu County has 6 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[2]
- 6 towns
- 1 township
- Deju Township (德苴乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Niujie Yi Ethnic Township (牛街彝族乡)
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Hongyan
Xinjie
Micheng
Yinjie
Mizhi
Juli
Deju
Niujie
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Ethnic groups
The Midu County Gazetteer (1993:721) lists the following ethnic groups.
- Yi people
- Mocha 墨叉
- Luowu 罗婺
- Tuzu 土族
- Hui people
- Bai people
- Lisu people
- Han people
Transportation
Climate
| Climate data for Midu, elevation 1,712 m (5,617 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.9 (75.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.0 (0.79) |
14.3 (0.56) |
19.9 (0.78) |
26.6 (1.05) |
62.6 (2.46) |
106.2 (4.18) |
157.4 (6.20) |
162.4 (6.39) |
110.2 (4.34) |
70.5 (2.78) |
22.4 (0.88) |
8.4 (0.33) |
780.9 (30.74) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.9 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 12.1 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 14.4 | 11.0 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 111.6 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 58 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 70 | 66 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 254.6 | 242.8 | 267.0 | 259.4 | 244.1 | 201.0 | 154.8 | 163.3 | 164.3 | 189.4 | 227.5 | 243.0 | 2,611.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 76 | 76 | 71 | 68 | 59 | 49 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 70 | 74 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] all-time Nov high[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ “大理州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报” (PDF) (in Chinese). Dali Daily. 2021-06-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ “国家统计局” (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People’s Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ “Experience Template” 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ “Sina Visitor System” #天气# #冷空气# #大回暖# 今天下午云南西部天气暖到破纪录，大理保山德宏三市州有6个气象站打破11月最高气温纪录，其中保山、龙陵和盈江为连续第二年刷新11月最高纪录，腾冲则是突破了尘封72年的11月最高气温纪录，此外还有瑞丽弥渡也刷新11月最高纪录，盈江31.5度为今天我国最高温。不过明天覆盖整个云南的强降雨就将来袭，滇西将从暖到破纪录急转为11月罕见的持续暴雨天气，气温也随之大幅下降。 (in Simplified Chinese). 中国气象爱好者 on Weibo. Retrieved 1 November 2025.