Yiwu, Mengla County Explained

Yiwu
Postal Code:666306
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:China Yunnan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Yunnan
Coordinates:21.9784°N 101.471°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Yunnan
Subdivision Type2:Autonomous prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Xishuangbanna
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Mengla
Area Code:0691
Area Total Km2:878.2
Population As Of:2007
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:13471
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Yiwu is a town in Mengla County, Xishuangbanna prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Laos's Phôngsali to the east.

Yiwu was established as a township in 1988. It merged Manla Township (Chinese: 曼腊彝族瑶族乡) on 30 September 2004,[1] and was re-organized as a town in January 2015.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/yn/19332.html. zh:勐腊县历史沿革. xzqh.org. 17 December 2015. 23 July 2018. zh.
  2. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/yn/19323.html. zh:易武镇. xzqh.org. 17 December 2015. 23 July 2018. zh.
  3. Web site: http://www.yn.gov.cn/yn_zwlanmu/qy/wj/yz/201606/t20160617_25605.html. zh:云南省人民政府关于同意勐腊县易武乡撤乡设镇的批复. Yunnan Government. 22 January 2015. 23 July 2018. zh.