Manlai Explained

Manlai Town
Native Name:曼来镇
Native Name Lang:zh
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:China Yunnan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Yunnan.
Coordinates:23.663°N 101.8853°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Yunnan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Yuxi
Subdivision Type3:Autonomous county
Subdivision Name3:Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County
Area Total Km2:395.14
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:31580
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:China Standard
Utc Offset1:+08:00
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:653300
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0877

Manlai is a town in Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 31,580 and an area of 395.14km2.

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into one community and eleven villages:

History

In 2011, Dong'e Town, Yangchajie Township and Hongguang Farm merged to form Manlai Town.

Geography

The town is situated at the northwestern Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County. It borders Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County in the north, Ganzhuang Subdistrict in the east, Lijiang Subdistrict in the south, and Mojiang Hani Autonomous County in the west.

The subdistrict experiences a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with an average annual temperature of, total annual rainfall of 1400mm.

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and nearby mineral resources. Economic crops are mainly sugarcane, tobacco, mango, and longan. The region abounds with plaster stone, iron and gold.

Transportation

The National Highway G213 passes across the town northeast to southwest.

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