Mujia Township (; ) is a township in
Lancang Lahu Autonomous County,
Yunnan
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, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 16,113 and an area of .
Etymology
"Mujia" is a
Tai Nuea language
Tai Nuea or Tai Nüa (; ; , ), also called Dehong Tai (; , ) and Chinese Shan, is one of the languages spoken by the Dai people in China, especially in the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in the southwest of Yunnan Province. It is ...
name, which means "place like a spoon", written in
Tai Le script
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as ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥐᥣᥐᥱ. The original pronunciation is "Mengga", but now evolved to "Mujia". Another said, "Mujia" is a
Wa language
Wa (Va) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Wa people of Myanmar and China. There are three distinct varieties, sometimes considered separate languages; their names in ''Ethnologue'' are Parauk, the majority and standard form; Vo ( Zhen ...
name, which means "place with many of wild
ginger
Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is an herbaceous perennial that grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of l ...
", and written in Wa language as "ndaex glag".
Administrative division
As of 2016, the township is divided into six villages:
* Bangli ()
* Mengnuo ()
* Haboma ()
* Laba ()
* Nanliu ()
* Fujiao ()
Geography
The township is situated at northwestern
Lancang Lahu Autonomous County. The township shares a border with
Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township to the west,
Shangyun Town and
Fubang Township to the east,
Ankang Wa Ethnic Township to the north, and
Zhutang Township to the south.
There are four major streams in the township, namely the Nanjia Stream (), Napi Stream (), Nanla Stream (), and Waluoma Stream (). They are tributaries of the Black River ().
The highest point in the township is Hanima Mountain (), which, at above sea level.
Economy
The economy of the township is largest based on agriculture, including farming and pig-breeding. The main crops of the region are grain, followed by corn and wheat. Commercial crops include tea and beans.
Demographics
As of 2017, the
National Bureau of Statistics of China
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estimates the township's population now to be 16,113.
Transportation
The National Highway G214 passes across the township.
References
Citations
General bibliography
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Divisions of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County
Townships of Pu'er City