Mouding County Overview ,Yunnan Adventure Travel

Mouding County Overview

Geographical Location

Mouding county (牟定县) is located in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.It is situated in the north-central part of Yunnan province.The county is 57.6 kilometers from north to south, and 53.6 kilometers from west to east at most. Within the territory of Mouding County,the highest elevation is 2879 meters, and the lowest elevation is 1140 meters,while the average elevation is 1758 meters in the county town of Gonghe.

Introduction

Mouding county’s total land area is 1464 square kilometers. Mouding County has beautiful landscape, honest folk and abundant water and grass. The terrain of the northwest is high, southeast low. Mountain areas account for 90 percent of Mouding County's total territory. Mouding Embankment is the biggest embankment within this county, which has 80 square kilometers. It belongs to subtropical monsoon climate, which has abundant sunshine and mild climate. The rainfall averages about 872 mm annually, and annual average temperature is 15.8℃.（1959s-2000s）

Administrative Division

Mouding county’s jurisdiction is over 4 town, 3 townships: Gonghe Town(共和镇), Xinqiao Town(新桥镇), Jiangpo Town(江坡镇), Fengtun Town(凤屯镇), Panmiao Township(蟠猫乡), Xvjie Township(戌街乡), Anle Township(安乐乡).

Ethnic Groups

By 2012, Mouding county has the distribution of ethnic Yi, Bai, Dai, Zhuang, Miao, Hui, Lisu, Lahu, Wa, Naxi, Yao, Zang, Jingpo, Bulang, Buyi, Achang, Hani, Xibo, Pumi, Menggu, Nu, Jinuo, Deang, Shui, Man, Dulong and so on.

Mouding County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture

Mouding County
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture	Chuxiong
Area
• Total	1,646 km² (636 sq mi)
Population
• Total	250,000
• Density	150/km² (390/sq mi)
Postal code	675500
Area code(s)	0878
Website	http://www.mdx.gov.cn/

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