Pingbian Miao Autonomous County (;

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located in

Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture ( zh, s=红河哈尼族彝族自治州, t=紅河哈尼族彝族自治州, p=Hónghé Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìzhōu; Hani language, Hani: ; Yi script, Yi: ꉼꉸꉳꆃꁈꆃꁈꊨꏦꍓ) is an auto ...

in the southeast of

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province, China. Its seat is located only from the border with Lào Cai Province,

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Geography

Pingbian County is located in the southeast of Honghe Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan and borders

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and

Maguan County Maguan County (, ) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lào Cai and Ha Giang provinces to the south. Geography Maguan County is located in the southwest of Wenshan Prefecture, ...

to the east,

Hekou Yao Autonomous County The Hekou Yao Autonomous County () is an autonomous county in the southern part of the Yunnan province of China. It is part of the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture and borders the northern Vietnamese city of Lào Cai. Geography Hekou Count ...

to the south,

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to the north and

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to the west.

Administrative divisions

Pingbian Miao Autonomous County has 4 towns and 3 townships. ;4 towns ;3 townships * Baiyun () * Xinhua () * Wantang ()

Climate

Pingbian County has a mild

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''Cwb'') influenced by its elevation, with short, mild, dry winters and warm, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . The greatest rainfall tends to occur during the summer; spring is the sunniest season.

Transportation

The narrow-gauge Kunming–Hai Phong Railway crosses Pingbian County. This railway's famous

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is located north of the county's Wantang Township ().

References

External links

Pingbian County Official Website
{{authority control County-level divisions of Honghe Prefecture Miao autonomous counties