Township-level divisions 6 towns
44 townships Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 4,527 km² Area code 0834 | County seat Chengguan (城关镇) Elevation 1,802 m Province Sichuan | |
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Country People's Republic of China Autonomous prefecture Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture | ||
Huili County (simplified Chinese: 会理县; traditional Chinese: 會理縣; pinyin: Huìlǐ Xiàn) is a county of southern Sichuan province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
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Map of Huili, Liangshan, Sichuan, China
The county was severely affected by the 2008 Panzhihua earthquake.
Geography and climate
Huili County is situated in southern Sichuan and is the southernmost division of the Liangshan Prefecture, bordering Sichuan's Panzhihua City and Yunnan. The county seat has an elevation of about 1,800 m (5,900 ft), although elevations range from 839 m (2,753 ft) along the Jinsha River to 3,920 m (12,860 ft) at Mount Beimu (贝母山).
Due to its southerly location in Sichuan and high elevation, Huili County has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwa), with mild, very sunny and dry winters, and very warm, rainy summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 7.1 °C (44.8 °F) in January to 21.1 °C (70.0 °F) in June, and the annual mean is 15.07 °C (59.1 °F). Over 60% of the 1,150 mm (45 in) annual precipitation occurs from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 34% in July to 72% in February, the county seat receives 2,348 hours of bright sunshine annually.