Huili Explained

Huili
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:0834
Settlement Type:County-level city
Pushpin Map:Sichuan#China
Pushpin Label:Huili
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sichuan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sichuan
Subdivision Type2:Autonomous prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Liangshan
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Gucheng Subdistrict
Area Total Km2:4527
Population Total:390531
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:26.6333°N 117°W
Elevation M:1802
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
S:会理市
T:會理市
P:Huìlǐ Shì
Order:st
Lang1:Yi
Lang1 Content:Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꑌꄷꏃ or Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꉼꆹꏃ
Romanisation: nyi ddix shyp or hop li shyp

Huili (; Yi: Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꑌꄷꏃ or Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꉼꆹꏃ nyi ddix shyp or hop li shyp) is a county-level city of far southern Sichuan province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

Formerly Huili County (Chinese: 会理县, Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꑌꄷꑤ), it was upgraded to a county-level city in May 2022.

Huili was severely affected by the 2008 Panzhihua earthquake.[2]

Administrative divisions

Huili comprises 7 subdistricts, 11 towns, 6 townships and 2 ethnic townships.

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinYiRomanized YiAdministrative division code
Subdistricts
Chengbei SubdistrictChinese: 城北街道Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꍰꀙꏦꈜ513402001
Chengnan SubdistrictChinese: 城南街道Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꀙꇨꏦꈜ513402002
Gucheng SubdistrictChinese: 古城街道Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꀊꆨꇓꈓꏦꈜ513402003
Towns
Luchang TownChinese: 鹿厂镇Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꇑꍣꍔ513402101
Lixi TownChinese: 黎溪镇Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꆀꑭꍔ513402102
Tong'an TownChinese: 通安镇Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꄫꉢꍔ513402103
Taiping TownChinese: 太平镇Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꄠꀻꍔ513402104
Yimen TownChinese: 益门镇Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꒊꂿꍔ513402105
Lüshui TownChinese: 绿水镇Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꇑꎴꍔ513402106
Yundian TownChinese: 云甸镇Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꑴꄆꍔ513402107
Xinfa TownChinese: 新发镇Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꑭꃔꍔ513402108
Guanhe TownChinese: 关河镇Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꇨꉼꍔ513402109
Zhangguan TownChinese: 彰冠镇Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꍈꇨꍔ513402110
Mugu TownChinese: 木古镇Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꃆꇴꍔ513402111
Liuhua TownChinese: 六华镇Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꇑꉸꍔ513402112
Xiaoheiqing TownChinese: 小黑箐镇Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꑦꉿꏿꍔ513402113
Townships
Neidong TownshipChinese: 内东乡Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꇊꄏꑣ513402201
Shubao TownshipChinese: 树堡乡Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꎽꀦꑣ513402202
Caoyuan TownshipChinese: 槽元乡Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꊼꑼꑣ513402204
Ethnic township
Xin'an Dai Ethnic TownshipChinese: 新安傣族乡Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꑭꉢꄅꊥꑣ513402203

Geography and climate

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 1800m (5,900feet), although elevations range from 839m (2,753feet) along the Jinsha River to 3920m (12,860feet) at Mount Beimu (Chinese: 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 1162mm 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 凉山州第七次全国人口普查公报(第二号)——县(市)人口情况 . Government of Liangshan Prefecture . zh . 2021-06-02 .
  2. Web site: China: Earthquake in Sichuan and Yunnan . International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies . 2 September 2008 . 30 June 2011.