Menghai County
Menghai County (Chinese: 勐海县; pinyin: Měnghǎi Xiàn; Tai Lu: ᨾᩮᩨ᩠ᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ Meng Haai Lao: ເມືອງຮາຍ) is a county under the jurisdiction of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in the far south of Yunnan, China, bordering Burma's Shan State to the southwest. Meng is as variation of Mueang.
Menghai County
勐海县 ເມືອງຮາຍ | |
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.png.webp) Location of Menghai County (pink) and Xishuangbanna Prefecture (yellow) and Yunnan province | |
  Menghai Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 21°58′N 100°28′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous 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 | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 666200[2] |
| Area code(s) | 0691[2] |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Website | www |
| 1Yunnan Statistics Bureau 2Xishuangbanna Gov. 3Yunnan Portal | |
Ethnic groups
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.
- 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)
Administrative divisions
Menghai County has 6 towns 2 townships and 3 ethic townships.
- 6 towns
- Menghai (勐海镇)
- Daluo (打洛镇)
- Menghun (勐混镇)
- Mengzhe (勐遮镇)
- Mengman (勐满镇)
- Meng'a (勐阿镇)
- 2 townships
- Mengsong (勐宋乡)
- Wangxiang (勐往乡)
- 3 ethic townships
- Hani Gelanghe (格朗和哈尼族乡)
- Bulang Bulangshan (布朗山布朗族乡)
- Hani /Bulang Xiding (西定哈尼族布朗族乡)
Transport
- Nearest airport is Xishuangbanna Gasa
- China National Highway 214
- Asian Highway Network AH3 (alternative route) with a border crossing into Myanmar at Daluo. The town on the Myanmar side of the border is Mong La where the road continues to Kengtung
Tea
Climate
| Climate data for Menghai (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.6 (0.42) |
15.0 (0.59) |
23.4 (0.92) |
49.8 (1.96) |
155.3 (6.11) |
195.7 (7.70) |
260.9 (10.27) |
248.8 (9.80) |
161.2 (6.35) |
116.9 (4.60) |
63.7 (2.51) |
17.2 (0.68) |
1,318.5 (51.91) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 70 | 65 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 79 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-01-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province". Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- "哈尼族社会历史调查". 中国少数民族社会历史调查资料丛刊》. Beijing: Beijing Minorities Press (民族出版社). 2009. p. 102–120.
- http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=226405
- http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=228695
Further reading
- Jacobs, Andrew. EMBARGO: In once-booming tea region, a bitter reality. International Herald Tribune. (2009-01-09)
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