Huili (; Yi: or nyi ddix shyp or hop li shyp) is a county-level city of far southern Sichuan province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
Formerly Huili County (, ), it was upgraded to a county-level city in May 2022.
Administrative divisions Huili comprises 7 subdistricts, 11 towns, 6 townships and 2 ethnic townships.
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Yi Romanized Yi Administrative division codeSubdistricts Chengbei Subdistrict 513402001 Chengnan Subdistrict 513402002 Gucheng Subdistrict 513402003Towns Luchang Town 513402101 Lixi Town 513402102 Tong'an Town 513402103 Taiping Town 513402104 Yimen Town 513402105 Lüshui Town 513402106 Yundian Town 513402107 Xinfa Town 513402108 Guanhe Town 513402109 Zhangguan Town 513402110 Mugu Town 513402111 Liuhua Town 513402112 Xiaoheiqing Town 513402113Townships Neidong Township 513402201 Shubao Township 513402202 Caoyuan Township 513402204Ethnic township Xin'an Dai Ethnic Township 513402203
Geography and climate Huili is situated in southern Sichuan and is the southernmost division of the Liangshan Prefecture, bordering Sichuan's Panzhihua City and Yunnan. The county-level city seat has an elevation of about , although elevations range from along the Jinsha River to at Mount Beimu (). Huili was severely affected by the 2008 Panzhihua earthquake.
Due to its southerly location in Sichuan and high elevation, Huili has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with mild, very sunny and dry winters, and very warm, rainy summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in June, and the annual mean is . Over 60% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 34% in July to 72% in February, the county-level city seat receives 2,348 hours of bright sunshine annually.
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