Lancang Lahu Autonomous County Explained

Lancang County
Settlement Type:Autonomous county
Official Name:
Lancang Autonomous County
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Yunnan
Pushpin Label:Lancang
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Yunnan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Yunnan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Pu'er
Subdivision Type3:GB/T 2260 CODE[1]
Subdivision Name3:530828
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Menglang
Area Total Km2:8807
Population As Of:2020 census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:441455
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:22.556°N 99.932°W
Elevation M:1054
Elevation Max M:2516
Elevation Min M:578
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:665600[3]
Area Code:0879
Footnotes:1Yunnan Statistics Bureau http://www.stats.yn.gov.cn/
2Puer Gov. http://www.puershi.gov.cn/
3Yunnan Portal http://www.yn.gov.cn/

Lancang Lahu Autonomous County (; Lahu: Laq Cha Lad Hof Ceol Ziq Ziq Sheq) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southwestern Yunnan province, China. Lancang is the same as Lan Xang, and refers to the Mekong River (known in Chinese as the Lancang) on its eastern borders and adopted by modern Laos, a Tai word meaning Million Elephants.

History

In 1988, the county was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake. It was followed by a second damaging event shortly after. The two events killed a total of 939 people.[4] [5]

Administrative divisions

Lancang Lahu Autonomous County comprises five towns, nine townships and six ethnic townships.

Towns
Townships
Ethnic townships

Ethnic groups

A large portion of the population are of Lahu ethnicity, and Lahu language is one of the official languages in the county.

The Akha language, whose speakers are officially classified as Hani people, is also spoken in Lancang County.[6] Ethnic Hani townships include Fazhan 发展河哈尼族乡 and Jiujing 酒井哈尼族乡 townships. Menglang 勐朗镇 and Huimin 惠民镇 were formerly ethnic Hani townships, but are now towns (Chinese: 镇).

The Bisu language is spoken in the townships of Zhutang 竹塘乡 (in Dazhai 大寨, Laomian 老面 village;[7] see Laomian language), Laba 拉巴乡, Donglang 东朗乡, and Fubang 富邦乡.

Yi people also live in Lancang County, and are found in Qianliu Ethnic Yi Township 谦六彝族乡.

The Aciga 阿茨戛 people of Lancang County numbered about 50 individuals as of 1960, and are located in Yakou Township 雅口乡 and Nanxian Township 南现乡 (You 2013:134).[8] Their original language has become extinct, and the Aciga now speak Chinese and Yi. The Aciga are currently classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Yi.

Two dialects of the Wa language are spoken in Lancang County.[9]

Wa townships include Xuelin 雪林佤族乡, Ankang 安康佤族乡, and Wendong 文东佤族乡 ethnic Wa townships.

Bulang people are located in:[10]

Geography and climate

Lancang County is located in southwestern Yunnan below the Tropic of Cancer, spanning latitude 22°01'−23°16' N and longitude 99°29'−100°35' E and an area of 8807km2, making it the second-largest county in the province in terms of area. It has an international border with Burma's Shan State totaling 80.563km (50.06miles) in length. It is heavily mountainous and situated among the Hengduan Mountains, with the elevation ranging from 2516m (8,255feet) at Mount Malihei (Chinese: 麻栗黑山) in Xincheng Township (Chinese: 新城乡) to 578m (1,896feet) in Yakou Township (Chinese: 雅口乡).[23]

Lancang County contains elements of both a tropical wet and dry climate and a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Aw and Cwa, respectively), and is generally humid. Summer is long and there is virtually no "winter" as such; instead, there is a dry season (December thru April) and wet season (May thru October). A drier heat prevails from February thru early May before the onset of the monsoon from the Indian Ocean. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 13.6°C in January to 23.6°C in June, while the annual mean is 19.73°C. Rainfall totals about 1586mm annually, with nearly 70% of it occurring from June to September, when relative humidity averages above 85%. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in July to 70% in February, the county receives 2,116 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Transportation

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 2404954人！普洱市发布第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报 . . zh . 2021-06-04 .
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  4. News: Kristof. Nicholas D.. Nov 9, 1988. Toll Reported in China Earthquake Reaches 938. The New York Times.
  5. Ramirez. Marizen. Peek-Asa. Corinne. 2005. Epidemiology of Traumatic Injuries from Earthquakes. Epidemiologic Reviews. 21. 1. 47–55. 10.1093/epirev/mxi005. free.
  6. Book: Zhao, Yucong 赵余聪 . Láncāng hānízú . 2009 . Yunnan minzu chubanshe . . zh . zh:澜沧哈尼族 . Lancang Hani.
  7. Web site: Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn Zhútáng Xiāng Lǎotànshān Lǎomiǎnzhài . zh:澜沧拉祜族自治县竹塘乡老炭山老缅寨 . Laomianzhai, Laotanshan, Zhutang Township, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180816042518/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vindex.aspx?departmentid=111581 . 16 August 2018 . 15 August 2018 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
  8. Book: You, Weiqiong 尤伟琼 . Yúnnán mínzú shìbié yánjiū . 2013 . Minzu chubanshe . Beijing . zh:云南民族识别研究 . Classifying Ethnic Groups of Yunnan.
  9. Book: Zhou, Zhizhi 周植志 . Wǎ yǔ fāngyán yán jiū . Yan . Qixiang 颜其香 . Chen . Guoqing 陈国庆 . 2004 . Minzu chubanshe . Beijing . zh:佤语方言硏究 . A Study of Wa Dialects.
  10. Book: Tao, Yuming 陶玉明 . Zhōngguó Bùlǎng zú . 2012 . Ningxia renmin chubanshe . Yinchuan . zh:中国布朗族 . The Bulang People of China.
  11. Web site: Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn Huìmín Zhèn Mángjǐng Cūn . zh:澜沧拉祜族自治县惠民镇芒景村 . Mangjing Village, Huimin Town, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052434/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=106179 . 22 December 2017 . 15 August 2018 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
  12. Web site: Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn Huìmín Zhèn Mángjǐng Cūn Mánghóng . zh:澜沧拉祜族自治县惠民镇芒景村芒洪 . Manghong, Mangjing Village, Huimin Town, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052504/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vindex.aspx?departmentid=106184 . 22 December 2017 . 15 August 2018 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
  13. Web site: Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn Huìmín Zhèn Mángjǐng Cūn Wēngjī . zh:澜沧拉祜族自治县惠民镇芒景村翁基 . Wengji, Mangjing Village, Huimin Town, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052453/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=106181 . 22 December 2017 . 15 August 2018 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
  14. Web site: Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn Huìmín Zhèn Mángjǐng Cūn Wēngwa . zh:澜沧拉祜族自治县惠民镇芒景村翁哇 . Wengwa, Mangjing Village, Huimin Town, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052430/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=106180 . 22 December 2017 . 15 August 2018 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
  15. Web site: Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn Qiānliù Yízú Xiāng Dǎgǎng Dǎgǎng . zh:澜沧拉祜族自治县谦六彝族乡打岗打岗 . Dagang, Dagang, Qianliu Yi Ethnic Township, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180816041028/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=137047 . 16 August 2018 . 15 August 2018 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
  16. Web site: Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn Qiānliù Yízú Xiāng Dǎgǎng Dǎgǔn . zh:澜沧拉祜族自治县谦六彝族乡打岗打滚 . Dagun, Dagang, Qianliu Yi Ethnic Township, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180815201047/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=137049 . 15 August 2018 . 15 August 2018 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
  17. Web site: Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn Qiānliù Yízú Xiāng Dǎgǎng Mǎchǎng . zh:澜沧拉祜族自治县谦六彝族乡打岗马厂 . Machang, Dagang, Qianliu Yi Ethnic Township, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180816044025/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=267029 . 16 August 2018 . 15 August 2018 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
  18. Web site: Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn Wéndōng Wǎzú Xiāng Shuǐtáng Cūn . zh:澜沧拉祜族自治县文东佤族乡水塘村 . Shuitang Village, Wendong Wa Ethnic Township, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180815200917/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=154174 . 15 August 2018 . 15 August 2018 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
  19. Web site: Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn Wéndōng Wǎzú Xiāng Shuǐtáng Cūn Jiùkǔ Zǔ . zh:澜沧拉祜族自治县文东佤族乡水塘村旧苦组 . Jiuku, Shuitang Village, Wendong Wa Ethnic Township, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180815201043/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=154176 . 15 August 2018 . 15 August 2018 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
  20. Web site: Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn Wéndōng Wǎzú Xiāng Pàsài Cūn . zh:澜沧拉祜族自治县文东佤族乡帕赛村 . Pasai Village, Wendong Wa Ethnic Township, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180816041007/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=154191 . 16 August 2018 . 15 August 2018 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
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  22. Web site: Sīmáo Qū Sīmáogǎng Zhèn Dàchēshù Cūn Wěihuì . zh:思茅区思茅港镇大车树村委会 . Dachshu Village Committee, Simaogang Town, Simao District . 15 August 2018 . ynszxc.gov.cn . zh.
  23. Web site: Láncāng: Qìxiàng shùjù: . zh:澜沧 : 气象数据 : . Lancang: Meteorological Data: . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180815202731/http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101290904.shtml . 15 August 2018 . 15 August 2018 . Zhōngguó tiānqì wǎng . zh . zh:中国天气网 . China Weather Network.
  24. News: 2017-05-26 . Láncāng Jǐngmài Jīchǎng tōngháng yùnyíng yúnnán zài tiān "kōngzhōng zǒuláng" . zh:澜沧景迈机场通航运营 云南再添 “空中走廊” . zh . Lancang Jingmai Airport General Aviation Operation, Yunnan Adds "Air Corridor" . Mínháng zīyuán wǎng . dead . 15 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170701084116/http://news.carnoc.com/list/404/404515.html . 1 July 2017 . zh:民航资源网 . Civil Aviation Resource Network.

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