(; historically also Yongchang, Burmese:ပေါက်ရှန်) is a

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China' ...

in Western

Yunnan Province Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...

, People's Republic of China. Baoshan is the second-biggest metropolitan area in western Yunnan after

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Geography and climate

Baoshan is located between the border of

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and the Lancang river (

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); specifically it borders the Burmese states of Kachin to the northwest and Shan to the south. The Nujiang (

Salween River , ''Mae Nam Salawin'' ( , name_etymology = , image = Sweet_View_of_Salween_River_in_Tang_Yan_Township,_Shan_State,_Myanmar.jpg , image_size = , image_caption = Salween River in Shan State, Myanmar , map ...

) flows through the entire length of the prefecture, north to south. Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Baoshan has a mild

subtropical highland climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...

(

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''Cwb''), with short, mild, dry winters and warm, rainy summers. Frost may occur in winter but the days still generally warm up to around , with a January average of . The warmest month is June, which averages . Nearly three quarters of the annual rainfall occurs from June to October.

Demography

The prefecture has about 2.5 million inhabitants.

Administrative divisions

The city-prefecture of Baoshan has jurisdiction over five subdivisions—a district, one county-level city and three counties: Tengyue, the other major populated area in the county, successfully lobbied for and achieved city status in 2015-16 and is currently in the process of separating itself and the surrounding Tengchong area from Baoshan administratively.

Ethnic groups

Bulang

According to the ''Baoshan Ethnic Gazetteer'' (2006:337), ethnic Bulang are distributed in the following villages within Baoshan City. *

Shidian County Shidian County () is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoshan, in the west of Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The ...

**Mulaoyuan (): Mulaoyuan (), Hazhai (), Dadi (), Longtang () **Bailang Township (): Jici (), Dazhong (), Jianshan () **Yaoguan Township (): Duopo () **Jiufang Township (): Yakou () * Changning County **Gengga Township (): Baicaolin (), Dachushui () **Kasi Township () ***Xingu Village (): Guban (), Zhongzhai () ***Kasi Village (): Shuanglong (), Yingbaizhai (), Ergoudi ()

De'ang

The Yaojing (), a subgroup of the De'ang, are located in Baizhai (), Laxian (), and Dagoubian () of Mangyan Village () and Shiti Village () in Lujiang Township (),

Longyang District Longyang District () is a district of the city of Baoshan, Yunnan province, China. Administrative divisions Longyang District has 6 subdistricts, 5 towns, 6 townships and 4 ethnic townships. ;6 subdistricts ;5 towns ;6 townships ;4 ethnic to ...

(''Baoshan Ethnic Gazetteer'' 2006:490-491).

Transport

Baoshan lies on the main road from

Ruili Ruili (; tdd, ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥛᥣᥝᥰ; shn, မိူင်းမၢဝ်း; th, เมืองมาว; my, ရွှေလီ) is a county-level city of Dehong Prefecture, in the west of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. It ...

on the Burmese border to

Kunming Kunming (; ), also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China. It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The headquar ...

. The Baoshan−Kunming section is completed highway, and the Baoshan-Ruili part was completed in 2016, finalizing the highway net crossing Yunnan east-to-west. It is the first finished highway between China and Myanmar.

Baoshan Yunrui Airport Baoshan Yunrui Airport (, ) is an airport in Baoshan, Yunnan, China. The runway is . Airlines and destinations