Mengban Township | |
Native Name: | 勐班乡 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | China Yunnan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yunnan. |
Coordinates: | 23.1092°N 100.3564°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Pu'er City |
Subdivision Type3: | Autonomous county |
Subdivision Name3: | Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County |
Area Total Km2: | 490.36 |
Elevation M: | 1150 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 24,400 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +08:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 666404 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 0879 |
Mengban Township is a township in Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 24,400 and an area of 490.36km2.
As of 2016, the town is divided into eight villages:
The township is situated at southwestern Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County. The township shares a border with Banpo Township and Qianliu Yi Ethnic Township to the west, Yongping Town to the north, and Bi'an Township to the east and south.
The township is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of, total annual rainfall of 1302mm, a frost-free period of 350 days and annual average sunshine hours in 2065 hours.[1]
The Lama Stream and Mogan Stream, both are tributaries of Lancang River, flow through the township.[1]
The main industries in and around the township are forestry and farming. Economic crops are mainly tea, sugarcane, and flax. The region also has an abundance of copper and zinc.
As of 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the township's population now to be 24,400.[1]