Donghui () is a town in

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 ...

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, 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 ...

, China. As of the 2018 census it had a population of 13,487 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into six villages: *Donggang () *Ayong () *Banli () *Huinong () *Nanweng () *Gaixin ()

History

In the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

(1644–1911), it came under the jurisdiction of Mengbin Tusi (). During the

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, it belonged to Donglang Township (). In 1949, the Donghui District () was set up. It was renamed Hongwei Commune () in 1969 and was changed to Donghui Commune () in 1972. It was incorporated as a township in 1988. On December 28, 2012, it was upgraded to a town.

Geography

It lies at the southwestern of

, bordering

Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County () is an autonomous county in the southwest of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Ximeng County to the north, Lancang County to the north, northeast, and east, and Burma's Shan State to the south and we ...

to the west,

Nuofu Township Nuofu Township () is a township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 17,556 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the township is divided into nine villages: *Nuofu () *Gede ...

to the south,

Laba Township Laba Township () is a township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 15,000 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the township is divided into six villages: *Talanong () *Ma ...

to the north, and Menglang Town to the east. The Dongjiao River (), Nanhong River () and Nange River () flow through the town.

Economy

The region's economy is based on agriculture and pig-breeding. Significant crops include grains,

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s, and

buckwheat Buckwheat (''Fagopyrum esculentum''), or common buckwheat, is a flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae cultivated for its grain-like seeds and as a cover crop. The name "buckwheat" is used for several other species, such as '' Fago ...

Demographics

As of 2018, 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 town's population now to be 13,487.

Transportation

The Provincial Highway S309 passes across the town northeast to southwest.

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Donghui Towns of Pu'er City Divisions of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County