Maguan County (, ) is located in
Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in southeastern Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, and is the easternmost prefecture-level division of the province. It borders Baise, Guangxi, to the east, Vie ...
,
Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
province, China, bordering Vietnam's
Lào Cai
Lào Cai () is a city in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Lào Cai Province. The city borders Bảo Thắng District, Bát Xát District, Sa Pa and the city of Hekou Yao Autonomous County, in Yunnan province of southwe ...
and
Ha Giang provinces to the south.
Geography
Maguan County is located in the southwest of Wenshan Prefecture, in southeastern Yunnan. It borders
Malipo County to the east,
Hekou County and
Pingbian County to the west,
Wenshan City to the north and
Xichou County to the northeast. It also borders
Vietnam
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:
Xín Mần District and
Hoàng Su Phì District
Huang (; zh, t= 黃, s= 黄, c=, p=, first=t) is a Chinese surname. While ''Huáng'' is the pinyin romanization of the word, it may also be romanized as Hwang, Wong, Waan, Wan, Waon, Hwong, Vong, Hung, Hong, Bong, Eng, Ng, Uy, Wee, Oi, Oei, ...
of
Hà Giang Province
Hà Giang (, ) was formerly a Provinces of Vietnam, province in the Northeast (Vietnam), Northeast region of Vietnam. It was located in the far north of the country, and contains Vietnam's northernmost point. It shared a 270 km long China-Vi ...
to the southeast and
Si Ma Cai District and
Mường Khương District
Mường Khương is a huyện, rural district of Lào Cai province in the Northeast (Vietnam), Northeast region of Vietnam. ''Mường'' is as variation of ''Mueang#Etymology, Mueang''. As of 2003, the district had a population of 48,242. The di ...
of
Lào Cai Province to the southwest.
Administrative divisions
In the present, Maguan County has 9 towns and 4 townships.
;9 towns
;4 townships
Ethnic groups
The ''Maguan County Gazetteer'' () (1996) lists the following ethnic subgroups.
*Han
*Zhuang
*Buyi
*Dai
*Miao
*Yao
*Yi (Lolo)
**Pu 仆 (autonyms: Toulapa 托拉葩 and Alapa 阿拉葩), related to the
Phù Lá in Vietnam
**Luo 倮 (autonyms: Luomo 罗摩 and Lemo 勒摩)
*Mongol
*
Laji (拉基)
Transport
*Nearest airport:
Wenshan Airport
Climate
References
External links
Maguan County Official Website
County-level divisions of Wenshan Prefecture
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