Banpo Township () is a township in Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 11,213 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into nine villages: * Banpo () * Mansan () * Anhai () * Bandu () * Banka () * Jiangjia () * Mangdai () * Mangwen () * Bansai ()

Geography

It lies at the southwestern of Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, bordering

Lancang Lahu Autonomous County Lancang Lahu Autonomous County (; Lahu: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southwestern Yunnan province, China. Lancang is the same as Lan Xang, and refers to the Mekong River (known in Chinese as the Lancang) on i ...

and Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County to the west, Yongping to the northeast, and

Mengban Township Mengban Township () is a township in Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 24,400 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into eight villages: *Mengban ...

to the south. The Waili Stream () flows through the northern Banpo Township. The Lancang River is the western border between Banpo Township and Lancang Lahu Autonomous County and Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County.

Economy

The region's economy is based on agriculture,

animal husbandry Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starti ...

, and mineral resources. Tobacco, tea, natural rubber, and walnut are the economic plants of this region. The region has an abundance of copper, iron, lead and zinc.

Demographics

As of 2020, the

National Bureau of Statistics of China The National Bureau of Statistics (), abbreviated as NBS, is an deputy-cabinet level agency directly under the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for collection, investigation, research and publication of stati ...

estimates the township's population now to be 11,213.

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