Ethnic townships in Sentral Sichuan Yaan and Garze

Gyézil County (), also Jiulong County (); is a

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located in southeastern

Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, often shortened to Ganzi Prefecture, is an autonomous prefecture in the western arm of Sichuan province, China, bordering Yunnan to the south, the Tibet Autonomous Region to the west, and Gansu to the nor ...

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province,

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. With a population of 52 thousand, mainly

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, Hans, and Yis, it contains one

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and 17

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Geography and climate

Due to its elevation, Jiulong County has a

subtropical highland climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...

(

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''Cwb''), with strong

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...

al influences; winters are frosty and summers warm with frequent rain. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in December and January to in July, while the annual mean is . Over 75% of the annual precipitation of occurs from June through September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 32% in July to 58% in January, the county seat receives 1,983 hours of bright sunshine annually.

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is large, averaging annually.

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County-level divisions of Sichuan Populated places in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture {{Sichuan-geo-stub