Menglang (; tdd, ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥘᥣᥛᥰ) is a town in and the

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Lancang Lahu Autonomous County Lancang Lahu Autonomous County (; Lahu: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southwestern Yunnan province, China. Lancang is the same as Lan Xang, and refers to the Mekong River (known in Chinese as the Lancang) on i ...

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, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 87,703 and an area of . Menglang is the administrative, cultural, economic and transportation center of the Lancang Lahu Autonomous County.

Etymology

"Menglang" is a place name of Dai language. "Meng" means place and "Lang" means wash. Two words together, meaning a washed place.

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into four communities and eleven villages: *Fofang Community () *Dashuijing Community () *Wenquan Community () *Qiankuang Community () *Tangsheng () *Mengbin () *Nandian () *Fuben () *Dalinwo () *Xiagudi () *Luoba () *Dapingzhang () *Kanmashan () *Baomaidi () *Bulao ()

History

After the Management System Reform in the

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(1368–1644), it came under the jurisdiction of Menglian Zhangguansi (). In the

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(1644–1911), it became the jurisdiction of Mengbin Tusi (). In 1940, it belonged to the 1st District of Lancang County. That same year, the 1st District of Lancang County was revoked and it belonged to Donglang Township (). Menglang was upgraded to a town in August 1962. In 1988, Tangsheng Township () was merged into the town. In January 2006, the villages of Mashan (), Bulao () and Baomaidi () and Donglang Hani Ethnic Township () were merged into Menglang.

Geography

It is surrounded by

Laba Township Laba Township () is a township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 15,000 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the township is divided into six villages: *Talanong () *Ma ...

and

Zhutang Township Zhutang may refer to the following places in mainland China or Taiwan: * Zhutang, Jiangyin (祝塘镇), town in Jiangyin Jiangyin (, Jiangyin dialect: ) is a county-level city on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, and is administered by Wuxi ...

on the northwest, Nuozhadu Town on the southeast, Donghui Town on the southwest, and Nanling Township on the northeast. The town is in the subtropical climate zone, with an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , a frost-free period of 240 to 280 days and annual average sunshine hours in 2118.9 hours. The terrain of the town is high in the northeast and low in the southwest. The highest point in the town is Mount Mangjing (), which, at above sea level. The Nanlang River () flows through the town.

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and pig-breeding.

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, vegetable, and

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are the economic plants of this region.

Demographics

As of 2017, the

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estimates the town's population now to be 87,703.

Transportation

The National Highway G214 passes across the town northwest to southeast. The town is the starting point of Provincial Highway S309.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Menglang Towns of Pu'er City Divisions of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County