Mile City History
Mile has been known since at least 116 BC in written history. In 1290 it was established as a prefecture and in 1770 as a county.[ 1]
It is the birthplace of Ming dynasty politician Yang Shengwu (杨绳武 ), Qing dynasty merchant Wang Chi (zh:王炽 ) and Republic era general Zhang Chong and mathematician Xiong Qinglai .[ 5]
In 2014, Mile County was upgraded as a county level city.[ 4]
Administrative divisions
At present, Mile City has 10 towns and 2 townships.[ 6]
10 towns 2 townships Ethnic groups
The Mile County Gazetteer 弥勒县志 (1987:689-699) reports the following Yi subgroups.
Axi 阿细 (Xishan Yi)[ 7] Azhe 阿哲: in Wushan 五山, Xunjian 巡检, and Jianbian 江边 districtsAwu 阿乌: 8,710 persons as of 1984Black Yi 黑彝: in Wushan 五山, Xishan 西山, and Dongshan 东山 districts
Large Black Yi 大黑彝 subgroup (autonym: Nasubo 纳苏波)
Small Black Yi 小黑彝 subgroup
Sani 撒尼 (autonym: Sanibo 撒尼波)White Yi 白彝
Nasubo 纳苏波 subgroup: in Dongshan 东山 and Xinshao 新哨 districtsWhite Yi 白彝 subgroup: in Xier District 西二区
Gebo 葛波 (exonym: Guzu 古族)The local Yi people have a ceremony to worship their fire god once a year.[ 8]
Climate
Climate data for Mile City, elevation 1,416 m (4,646 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
27.0
29.6
32.2
35.0
35.8
34.1
33.5
32.4
33.2
30.5
28.5
26.0
35.8
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
18.1
20.9
25.0
27.9
28.5
27.9
27.4
27.5
26.5
23.7
21.1
17.7
24.3
Daily mean °C (°F)
10.3
12.5
16.4
20.0
22.2
22.9
22.6
22.2
20.9
18.2
14.2
10.7
17.8
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
4.7
6.0
9.5
13.3
17.1
19.3
19.3
18.7
17.2
14.6
9.4
5.8
12.9
Record low °C (°F)
−2.9
−2.8
−3.9
4.4
4.8
12.7
13.8
12.4
8.7
4.7
−1.9
−4.6
−4.6
Average precipitation mm (inches)
26.2
15.4
22.2
34.3
95.3
173.2
187.4
137.3
92.2
73.6
32.3
16.0
905.4
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
5.4
4.7
5.2
7.2
12.2
15.5
18.7
17.7
13.1
12.2
5.8
4.5
122.2
Average snowy days
0.7
0.3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
1.1
Average relative humidity (%)
73
65
60
59
65
76
81
81
78
78
76
76
72
Mean monthly sunshine hours
166.8
178.1
207.7
214.0
196.5
141.2
131.2
146.9
131.7
126.5
160.8
148.5
1,949.9
Percentage possible sunshine
50
56
56
56
48
35
32
37
36
36
49
45
45
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 9] [ 10]
