Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County
Autonomous county in Yunnan, China
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Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县; traditional Chinese: 孟連傣族拉祜族佤族自治縣; pinyin: Mènglián Dǎizú Lāhùzú Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn; Awa: gaeng līam) is an autonomous county in the southwest of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Ximeng County to the north, Lancang County to the north, northeast, and east, and Burma's Shan State to the south and west. It is the westernmost county-level division of Pu'er City.
Menglian County
孟连县 · gaeng līam | |
|---|---|
| 孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县 Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County | |
Location of Menglian County (red) and Pu'er City (pink) within Yunnan province | |
  Menglian Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 22°19′44″N 99°35′02″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Pu'er |
| GB/T 2260 CODE[1] | 530827 |
| County seat | Nayun |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,957 km2 (756 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 144,693 |
| • Density | 73.94/km2 (191.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 665800[3] |
| Area code | 0879[3] |
| Website | www |
| 1Yunnan Statistics Bureau 2Puer Gov. 3Yunnan Portal | |
Administrative divisions
Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County comprises five towns and two townships.
- Towns
- Nayun (娜允镇)
- Mengma (勐马镇)
- Mangxin (芒信镇)
- Fuyan (富岩镇)
- Townships
- Jingxin (景信乡)
- Gongxin (公信乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Menglian, elevation 945 m (3,100 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
36.0 (96.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.1 (0.75) |
9.3 (0.37) |
18.7 (0.74) |
40.3 (1.59) |
138.4 (5.45) |
201.5 (7.93) |
293.0 (11.54) |
278.5 (10.96) |
175.2 (6.90) |
121.6 (4.79) |
45.4 (1.79) |
18.8 (0.74) |
1,359.8 (53.55) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 8.7 | 17.7 | 23.6 | 26.7 | 25.2 | 20.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 156.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 214.1 | 234.2 | 251.3 | 240.3 | 211.3 | 152.0 | 112.9 | 137.3 | 158.7 | 169.1 | 174.9 | 183.0 | 2,239.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 63 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 52 | 38 | 27 | 35 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 55 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
