Menghai Overview ,Yunnan Adventure Travel

Menghai Overview

Geographcial lacation:

Menghai county is located in west of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, with its west and south bordering Myanmar, and with national boundary of 146.556 kilometers, crossing between east longitude of 99 ° 56-100 ° 41, north latitude of 21 ° 28-22 °. It has an area of 5511 square kilometers and a population of more than 300 thousand people..

Introduction:

Menghai County (勐海县; pinyin: Měnghǎi Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. Meng is as variation of Mueang。Menghai County is located in southern district of Hengduan Mountains, and the tail part of the Nujiang River mountain range stretching south.

Administructive division:

Menghai county has 6 towns and 5 townships ,Menghai Town勐海镇、Daluo Town 打洛镇、Mengzhe Town勐遮镇、Menghun Town勐混镇、Mengman Town勐满镇、Kea Town勐阿镇、Kesong Township勐宋乡、Mengwang Township勐往乡、Gelang and Hani Township格朗和哈尼族乡、Bulangshan Bulang Township布朗山布朗族乡、Xiding Hani Towhship西定哈尼族布朗族乡。

Ethnic group:

In and around Menghai County, ethnic Hani subgroups include:[3]

Jiuwei 鸠为 (Dai exonym: Buli 布里; large population): villages include Nanzhong 南中寨 of Mengjing 勐景,[4] Longnapa 笼那帕寨 of Damenglong 大勐笼, and Baiya 拜牙村 Menggun 勐滚, Menghai County 勐海县

Jizuo 吉坐 (small population): villages include Mengbozhai 勐波寨[5] of Menghan 勐罕村

Muda 木达 (also locally known as the Nanlin 南林)

Coordinates: 21°58′N 100°28′E

Country China

Province Yunnan

Prefecture Xishuangbanna

GB/T 2260 CODE[1] 532822

Area

• Total 5,511 km2 (2,128 sq mi)

Population

• Total 292,383

• Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)

Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Postal code 666200

Area code(s) 0691

Website http://www.mhfgj.gov.cn/

1Yunnan Statistics Bureau

2Xishuangbanna Gov.

3Yunnan Portal

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