Dechang County
德昌县 · ꄓꍣꑤ · ꓔꓷ-ꓛ ꓫꓯ
Location of Dechang County (pink) and Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) within Sichuan
Location of Dechang County (pink) and Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) within Sichuan
Dechang is located in Sichuan
Dechang
Dechang
Location of the seat in Sichuan
Dechang is located in China
Dechang
Dechang
Dechang (China)
Coordinates: 27°24′11″N 102°10′48″E / 27.403°N 102.180°E / 27.403; 102.180
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureLiangshan
County seatDezhou Subdistrict
Area
 • Total
2,284 km2 (882 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
216,533
 • Density94.80/km2 (245.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.lsdc.gov.cn
Dechang County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese德昌县
Traditional Chinese德昌縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDéchāng Xiàn
Yi name
Yiꄓꍣꑤ
Romanisation: dep cha xiep
Lisu name
Lisuꓔꓷ-ꓛ ꓫꓯ
Romanisation: de-qa xai

Dechang County (Chinese: 德昌县; Yi: ꄓꍣꑤ; Lisu: ꓔꓷ-ꓛ ꓫꓯ) is a county of southern Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

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Dechang County comprises 2 subdistrict, 8 towns, and 2 ethnic townships.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Yi Romanized Yi Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Dezhou Subdistrict 德州街道 Dézhōu Jiēdào ꄓꍏꏦꈜ dep zho jie gga 513424001
Changzhou Subdistrict 昌州街道 Chāngzhōu Jiēdào ꍣꍏꏦꈜ cha zho jie gga 513424002
Towns
Yonglang Town 永郎镇 Yǒngláng Zhèn ꑿꇂꍔ yo lap zhep 513424101
Leyue Town 乐跃镇 Lèyuè Zhèn ꇊꑻꍔ lop yuo zhep 513424102
Mali Town 麻栗镇 Málì Zhèn ꂸꆺꍔ map lip zhep 513424103
Cida Town 茨达镇 Cídá Zhèn ꋍꄊꍔ cyp dap zhep 513424106
Badong Town 巴洞镇 Bādòng Zhèn ꀠꄐꍔ ba dop zhep 513424109
Heilongtan Town 黑龙潭镇 Hēilóngtán Zhèn ꉮꇊꄤꍔ hit lop tap zhep 513424113
Tielu Town 铁炉镇 Tiělú Zhèn ꄠꍣꍔ tiep cha zhep 513424114
Rehe Town 热河镇 Rèhé Zhèn ꏓꉼꍔ rep hop zhep 513424115
Ethnic townships
Nanshan Lisu Ethnic Township 南山傈僳族乡 Nánshān Lìsùzú Xiāng ꇂꎭꆀꌠꋇꑣ lap sha nip su cup xie 513424217
Jinsha Lisu Ethnic Township 金沙傈僳族乡 Jīnshā Lìsùzú Xiāng ꏠꎭꆀꌠꋇꑣ jit sha nip su cup xie 513424218

Climate

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Climate data for Dechang, elevation 1,380 m (4,530 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2)
28.1
(82.6)
33.4
(92.1)
34.9
(94.8)
37.3
(99.1)
37.1
(98.8)
35.1
(95.2)
34.4
(93.9)
34.8
(94.6)
32.8
(91.0)
27.4
(81.3)
24.0
(75.2)
37.3
(99.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)
21.5
(70.7)
25.5
(77.9)
28.4
(83.1)
29.4
(84.9)
28.2
(82.8)
28.2
(82.8)
28.6
(83.5)
25.7
(78.3)
23.4
(74.1)
21.1
(70.0)
18.2
(64.8)
24.7
(76.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4)
13.3
(55.9)
17.1
(62.8)
20.2
(68.4)
22.3
(72.1)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
22.8
(73.0)
20.5
(68.9)
17.7
(63.9)
14.1
(57.4)
10.9
(51.6)
17.9
(64.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.0
(41.0)
6.9
(44.4)
10.2
(50.4)
13.5
(56.3)
16.7
(62.1)
18.7
(65.7)
19.5
(67.1)
19.0
(66.2)
17.2
(63.0)
14.2
(57.6)
9.5
(49.1)
5.9
(42.6)
13.0
(55.5)
Record low °C (°F) −2.8
(27.0)
−0.6
(30.9)
0.6
(33.1)
5.0
(41.0)
8.2
(46.8)
12.1
(53.8)
13.7
(56.7)
13.3
(55.9)
9.8
(49.6)
7.7
(45.9)
−0.3
(31.5)
−2.2
(28.0)
−2.8
(27.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.2
(0.20)
4.7
(0.19)
13.0
(0.51)
23.9
(0.94)
75.5
(2.97)
218.7
(8.61)
232.3
(9.15)
203.5
(8.01)
188.7
(7.43)
87.0
(3.43)
14.1
(0.56)
5.6
(0.22)
1,072.2
(42.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.4 2.7 4.6 7.4 12.4 19.6 20.4 18.0 18.2 12.9 4.3 2.2 125.1
Average snowy days 0.4 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.2 1.1
Average relative humidity (%) 54 47 44 48 57 74 80 79 81 77 69 64 65
Mean monthly sunshine hours 222.2 221.4 255.1 255.8 222.3 144.1 146.9 164.2 111.2 131.9 177.9 192.3 2,245.3
Percentage possible sunshine 67 70 68 66 53 35 35 41 31 37 56 60 52
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]All-time October high[4]

References

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  1. ^ "凉山州第七次全国人口普查公报(第二号)——县(市)人口情况" (in Chinese). Government of Liangshan Prefecture. 2021-06-02. Archived from the original on 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Sina Visitor System" 【离谱的气温】今天南方高温继续发展,福建江西浙江站点包揽高温榜前十,上榜门槛提升到了38.2℃,福建建宁39.3℃排名第一。浙江上海安徽四川云南有28站气温打破10月最高气温纪录。杭州福州南昌长沙南京武汉上海共7个省会直辖市,创最晚高温日纪录。杭州南昌武汉上海刷新1951年以来全年高温日数最多纪录。南昌未来7天高温不断,今年高温日数将达到80天,就算兑现5天,高温日数也将达到78天,将创造新的省会首府直辖市全年高温日数纪录——2022年福州74天,已经觉得不可思议,2024年重庆77天,感觉是神迹。结果转眼今年又要见证新纪录诞生。而且福州未来再加5天,也将达到75天,创造当地全年高温日数新纪录。并且南方未来多个城市的高温,也将继续改写最晚高温日纪录。武汉长沙福州报出12日还有高温,杭州和南昌在13日还有高温。而且看最低气温,南昌和杭州报7日晨28℃,也是10月罕见,可能破纪录。总之,异常强的副热带高压,让南方热得一点不像10月,依然像盛夏的7-8月。而北方地区,在冷空气和阴雨影响,气温明显偏低,并创立秋后新低。白天最高气温的偏低程度尤其明显。华北等地,8-9日的白天,冷得也不像10月,更像11月。总之,未来气温就是主打一个离谱,南方热到怀疑人生,北方冷得有些发蒙。 (in Simplified Chinese). weatherman_信欣 on Weibo. Retrieved 6 October 2025.