Ximeng Overview ,Yunnan Adventure Travel

Ximeng Overview

Geographical Location

Ximeng Wa Autonomous County(西盟佤族自治县) was established in March 5, 1965, it is inhabited by the Wa border counties of Yunnan Province, Pu'er City (formerly Simao, was renamed in 2007) administer the county, located in the southwestern border province, adjacent to the west and Myanmar. It is 625 kilometers away from the provincial capital Kunming, Pu'er City 225 kilometers; the border line is 89.33 kilometers.

Introduction

Ximeng Va Autonomous County (西盟佤族自治县) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Wa/Va people is the main inhabitants here. Wa language is common here.The Ximeng (西盟) county seat is small and one runs out of things to do there quickly, especially when there is no festival. However, getting out of town and exploring the countryside provides plenty of interesting diversions.

Administrative Division

Ximeng Va Autonomous County consists of 2 towns and 5 townships: Mengsuo Town(勐梭镇), Mengka Town (勐卡镇), Wenggake Township (翁嘎科乡), Lisuo Lahu Township(力所拉祜族乡), Yuesong Township(岳宋乡), Xinchang Township(新厂乡), Zhongke Township(中课乡).

Ethnic Groups

The minority population of Ximeng County is 8.39 million in 2010, of which, the Wa population is 68.87 percent of the total population, as well as other ethnic Yi彝, Bai白, Dai傣, Zhuang壮, Miao苗, Hui回, Lisu傈僳, Lahu拉祜, Wa佤, Naxi纳西, Yao瑶, Tibetan藏, Jingpo景颇, Blang布朗, Buyi布依, Achang阿昌, Hani哈尼, Pumi普米, Nu怒, Jino基诺, De'ang德昂, Dulong独龙 etc.

Ximeng Womous County in Pu’er Prefecture

Ximeng County
Autonomous county
Chinese transcription(s)
• Characters	西盟佤族自治县
• Pinyin	Xīméng wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn
Location of Ximeng County (pink) and Pu'er Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Ximeng County Location within Yunnan, China
Coordinates: 22°45′N 99°29′E
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture	Pu'er
GB/T 2260 CODE	530829
Area
• Total	1,391 km² (537 sq mi)
Elevation	1,214 m (3,983 ft)
Population
• Total	81,596
• Density	59/km² (150/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code	665700
Area code(s)	0879
Website	http://www.ximeng.gov.cn/

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