Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township
雪林佤族乡 | |
|---|---|
  Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township Location in Yunnan. | |
| Coordinates: 23°01′31″N 99°33′30″E / 23.02528°N 99.55833°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Pu'er City |
| Autonomous county | Lancang Lahu Autonomous County |
| Area | |
• Total | 247.11 km2 (95.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 12,738 |
| • Density | 51.548/km2 (133.51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 665605 |
| Area code | 0879 |
Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township (simplified Chinese: 雪林佤族乡; traditional Chinese: 雪林佤族鄉; pinyin: Xuělín Wǎzú Xiāng) is an ethnic township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 12,738 and an area of 247.11-square-kilometre (95.41 sq mi).
As of 2016, the township is divided into seven villages:
- Xuelin (雪林村)
- Mangdeng (芒登村)
- Xiaomangling (小芒令村)
- Nanpan (南盼村)
- Zuodu (左都村)
- Damangling (大芒令村)
- Yongguang (永广村)
Geography
The Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township is a border township lies at the northwestern Lancang Lahu Autonomous County. The township shares a border with Mongmao Township of Myanmar to the west, Mujia Township to the east, Cangyuan Va Autonomous County to the north, and Ximeng Va Autonomous County to the south.[1]
The Gelang River (格浪河) and Gelang Longdai River (格浪龙代河) flow through the township.[1]