Bi'an Township () is a township in

Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County (; ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China. It borders Ning'er County to the east, Simao District and Ning'er County across Weiyuan and Xiaohei Rivers to the south ...

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 23,279 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into sixteen villages: *Mengzhu () *Qiande () *Guangming () *Dazhai () *Mangjing () *Guoda () *Xiben () *Manhe () *Bianjiang () *Pingzhang () *Wenming () *Hetou () *Shangzhai () *Yaofang () *Yunzhong () *Huangcaoling ()

History

The township formerly known as "Biling Township" (). After the establishment of the Communist State, in 1950, Anle Township () was merged into and it was renamed "Bi'an Township" ().

Geography

The township is situated at southwestern

. It is surrounded by Yongping Town on the north, Mengban Township and

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 ...

on the west,

Yizhi Township Yizhi Township () is a township in Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 14,182 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into nine villages: *Zhonghe () * ...

on the east, and

Simao District Simao District (; formerly known as Cuiyun District) is a district under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China. It is the seat of Pu'er Prefecture. Formerly both Simao and the surrounding region of Pu'er prefecture played a major ...

on the south. There are three rivers in the township, namely the Weiyuan River (), Xiaohei River (), and

Lancang River The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth-longest river and the third-longest in Asia with an estimated length of and a drainage area of , discharging of wat ...

Economy

The township's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources. Tobacco, tea, and walnut are the economic plants of this region. The region abounds with iron and copper.

Demographics

As of 2020, the

National Bureau of Statistics of China The National Bureau of Statistics () is a deputy-ministerial level agency directly under the State Council of China. Established in August 1952, the bureau is responsible for collection, investigation, research and publication of statistics c ...

estimates the township's population now to be 23,279.

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