Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an

autonomous county Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are Counties of China, county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. Autonomous counties tend to have a large number of ethnic minority citizens compared to ordinary counties (if not ...

under the jurisdiction of

Pu'er City Pu'er is a prefecture-level city in southern Yunnan Province, China. Pu'er City governs 9 counties, 1 district, 103 townships (towns), and a total population of 2.65 million. The urban administrative center of Pu'er is Simao District, which is ...

, in southern

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, China, bordering

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to the south and

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to the southeast. It is one of the two counties in the province to border more than one country, the other being

Mengla County Mengla County (; Tai Lue: , ''Mueang La''; , ; ) is a county under the jurisdiction of the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in far southern Yunnan province, China. ''Meng'' is a variation of ''Mueang''. Name "Mongla", "Mengla" and "Meun ...

which borders Laos and

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. By road, its seat, the town of Menglie (), is from

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and from

Simao District Simao District (; formerly known as Cuiyun District) is a district under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China. It is the seat of Pu'er Prefecture. Formerly both Simao and the surrounding region of Pu'er prefecture played a major ...

, the municipal seat of Pu'er.

Geography and climate

Jiangcheng is located in the south of Pu'er City in southern Yunnan. It borders

Jinghong Jinghong (; ; , , ; , ; , ; also formerly romanised as ''Chiang Hung'', ''Chengrung'', ''Cheng Hung'', Jeng Hung, ''Jinghung'', ''Keng Hung'', ''Kiang Hung'' and ''Muangjinghung'') is a city in and the seat of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefec ...

and

to the southwest,

Lüchun County Lüchun County () is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lai Châu Province to the south. Geography Lüchun is located in southwestern Honghe Prefecture in southeastern ...

to the east,

Mojiang County Mojiang Hani Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in the south of Yunnan Province, China. It borders Zhenyuan County and Xinping County to the north, Yuanjiang County, Honghe County and ...

and

Ning'er County The Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City in the south of Yunnan Province, China. It is in the center of Pu'er City and borders Mojiang County across the Babian River to the east and no ...

to the north, and

to the west. It also borders

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and

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) to the southeast and

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to the south. Jiangcheng has latitude range of 22°20'−22°36' N and longitude range of 101°14'−102°19' E. Its seat, the town of Menglie (), has an elevation of . Located at an altitude of above , Jiangcheng, as with much of southern Yunnan, has a warm

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''Cwa''), with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. Highs peak in April and May before the core of the rainy season and reach a minimum in December; however, the warmest and coolest months are June and December, respectively at and ; the annual mean is . June thru September accounts for nearly 70% of the annual rainfall of and during this time, some rainfall occurs on most days.

Administrative divisions

Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County has 5 towns and 2 townships. ;5 towns ;2 townships * Guoqing () * Jiahe ()

Ethnic groups

The ''Jiangcheng County Gazetteer'' (1989:351–368) lists the following ethnic subgroups, as well as locations. * Yi **

Luoluo The Yi or Nuosu people ( Nuosu: , ; see also § Names and subgroups) are an ethnic group in southern China. Numbering nine million people, they are the seventh largest of the 55 ethnic minority groups recognized by the Chinese government. T ...

倮倮 (Gaisu 改苏 branch) ** Xiangtang 香堂 (Lalu 腊鲁 branch) ** Alu 阿鲁 (Lalu 腊鲁 branch) **Laowu 老乌/ Lawu 拉乌: (Awu 阿武 branch) ** Azong 阿宗 (allonym for an Yi subgroup) **

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蒙化 * Dai **Dry Dai 旱傣: Mankelao 曼克老, Zhongping 中坪, Basan 坝伞 **Water Dai 水傣: Zhengdong township 整董乡 **Flowery-Waist Dai 花腰傣: Shuicheng township 水城乡 **White Dai 白傣: Baliu 坝溜, Lazhu township 拉朱乡 and Tukahe 土卡河, Longtan township 龙塘乡 * Yao: pop. 2,965 (1986) * Lahu: pop. 1,321 (1986) **Banhe Lahu Ethnic Township 板河拉祜族乡 **Chashulin 茶树林, Gale Township 嘎勒乡

Hani

Hani subgroups in Jiangcheng County are (''Jiangcheng County Gazetteer'' 1989:351): *''Hani'' **'' Biyue'' 碧约 branch **''

Kaduo Kaduo (Khatu; ) is a Southern Loloish language spoken in Mojiang, Jiangcheng, Ning'er, Zhenyuan, and Xinping counties of Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximate ...

'' 卡多 branch **'' Kabie'' 卡别 branch *''Enu'' branch 哦怒 ** Ximoluo 西摩洛 *'' Haoni'' branch 豪尼 ** Baihong 白宏 ** Bukong 布孔 (also called Mahei 麻黑) ** Budu 布都 (also called Asuo 阿梭, Duota 堕塔, Duota Asuo 堕塔阿梭) ** Asuo 阿梭 ** Duota 多塔 *'' Hani'' branch 哈尼 ** Qidi 期弟 ** Lami 腊米 Other names for the Hani include: *Baike 白壳 *Benren 本人 * Aka 阿卡 *Podu 颇都 *Mahei 麻黑 *Woni 窝尼

References

External links

Jiangcheng County Official Site
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