Yiwu, Mengla County

Town in Yunnan, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yiwu (Chinese: 易武; pinyin: Yìwǔ) is a town in Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Laos's Phôngsali to the east.

CountryPeople's Republic of China
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
666306
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Yiwu
易武镇
Town
Yiwu is located in Yunnan
Yiwu
Yiwu
Location in Yunnan
Coordinates: 21°58′42″N 101°28′16″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureXishuangbanna
CountyMengla
Area
[citation needed]
 • Total
878.2 km2 (339.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)[citation needed]
 • Total
13,471
 • Density15.34/km2 (39.73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
666306
Area code0691
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Yiwu was established as a township in 1988. It merged Manla Township (曼腊彝族瑶族乡) on 30 September 2004,[1] and was re-organized as a town in January 2015.[2][3]

The dirt highway, one of the two streets in the village, running north–south through Xinzhai village, Yiwu. The only road apart from the highway runs to the border.(November 2004)
The township sign of Xinzhai village, Yiwu, in Dai and Chinese scripts. (November 2004)

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