Leibo County

Leibo County 雷波县
County
Leibo Location of the county seat in Sichuan
Coordinates: 28°16′N 103°34′E / 28.267°N 103.567°E / 28.267; 103.567Coordinates: 28°16′N 103°34′E / 28.267°N 103.567°E / 28.267; 103.567
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Sichuan
Autonomous prefecture	Liangshan
County seat	Jincheng (锦城镇)
Area
• Total	2,932.46 km2 (1,132.23 sq mi)
Elevation	1,175 m (3,855 ft)
Population
• Total	223,000
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	616550

Leibo County is a mountainous county of southern Sichuan province, People's Republic of China, along the border with Yunnan. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, and has a population of 223,000, 91% of whom are agricultural, residing in an area of 2,932.46 square kilometres (1,132.23 sq mi); the Yi are the largest ethnic group, forming 45% of the population.^[1] Ayi Jihu, a singer signed to British company Shlepp Records, is from Leibo County.^[2]

Geography and climate

Leibo County ranges in latitude from 27° 49' to 28° 36' N and in longitude from 103° 10' to 103° 52' E, and lies on the northern bank of the Jinsha River in the Hengduan Mountains in the eastern portion of Liangshan Prefecture. It borders Yongshan County (Yunnan) to the southeast across the river, the cities of Yibin and Leshan to the north, Meigu County to the west, and Zhaojue and Jinyang counties to the southwest. Elevations range from 325 metres (1,066 ft) along the banks of the Jinsha, also the lowest point in the prefecture, to 4,076.5 m (13,374 ft) at Mount Shizi (Chinese: 狮子山; pinyin: Shīzi Shān; literally: "lion mountain"),^[1] and generally increase from east to west.

Due to its low latitude and elevation above 1,150 m (3,770 ft), Leibo has a monsoon-influenced subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with very warm, rainy summers and cool, damp winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 1.9 °C (35.4 °F) in January to 21.1 °C (70.0 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). Rainfall is extremely common year-round, occurring on 207−208 days of the year, but over half of the annual total occurs from June to August. The frost-free period averages 270 days, and there are 1,225 hours of sunshine annually.^[1]

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