| Nongdao | |
| Native Name: | 弄岛镇 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | China Yunnan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yunnan. |
| Coordinates: | 23.8778°N 97.6603°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture |
| Subdivision Type3: | County-level city |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ruili |
| Established Title2: | Designated (town) |
| Established Date2: | 1934 |
| Area Total Km2: | 99 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 14,146 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +08:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 678603 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 0692 |
Nongdao (;) is a town in Ruili, Yunnan, China. As of the 2016 statistics it had a population of 14,146 and an area of 142.89km2.
The name of "Nongdao" means moss pond in Dai language.
As of 2016, the town is divided into four villages:
In 1932, the Yunnan government set up the Ruili Administrative Bureau, the government office was in the town.[1] Two years later, Nongdao was designated as a town. At the end of 1948, the Ruili Incident broke out, the Jingpo people burned down the government office.[2] After the establishment of the Communist State in 1949, it came under the jurisdiction of the 3rd District of Ruili County. During the Cultural Revolution, it was renamed "Weidong People's Commune" and then "Nongdao People's Commune" . Nongdao became a district in 1984 and a township in 1986.[3] In February 1993, the Nongdao Economic Development Zone was founded in the town. In May 2000, it was upgraded to a town. In 2005, the economic development zone merged into the town. In 2013, Ruili government moved the Ruili Border Economic Cooperation Zone to Nongdao.
Nongdao is located at the confluence of Namwan River and Shweli River.
The town is located in the southwestern Ruili and borders Myanmar in the northwest, southwest and southeast, with a border of 42.8km (26.6miles).
The highest point in the town is Sanda Mountain which stands above sea level. The lowest point is Rongbangwang, which, at above sea level.
The town's economy is based on nearby border trade and agricultural resources. The main crops are rice, sugarcane and tobacco.
The Ruili Border Economic Cooperation Zone is located in the town.
The Sino-Myanmar pipelines enters China from the town.[4]
In 2016, the local population was 14,146, including 2,167 Han (15.3%), 10,920 Dai (77.2%) and 1,018 Jingpo (7.2%).
The Site of Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company (Lowing Factory) and Mang'ai Temple are popular attractions in the town.
The Longling–Ruili Expressway passes across the town.[5]