Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an

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under the jurisdiction of

Pu'er City Pu'er is a prefecture-level city in southern Yunnan Province, China. The urban administrative center of Pu'er is Simao District, which is also the former name of the prefecture-level city itself. A major downturn in the price of tea in 2007 cause ...

, in southern

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, China, bordering Laos and Vietnam to the south, making it the only county in the province to border more than one country. By road, its seat, the town of

Menglie Menglie () is a town in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 32,032 and an area of . It is the political, economic and cultural center of Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Et ...

(), is from

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and from

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 ...

, the municipal seat of Pu'er.

Geography and climate

Jiangcheng has latitude range of 22°20'−22°36' N and longitude range of 101°14'−102°19' E. Its seat, the town of

(), has an elevation of . Located at an altitude of above , Jiangcheng, as with much of southern Yunnan, has a warm

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''Cwa''), with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. Highs peak in April and May before the core of the rainy season and reach a minimum in December; however, the warmest and coolest months are June and December, respectively at and ; the annual mean is . June thru September accounts for nearly 70% of the annual rainfall of and during this time, some rainfall occurs on most days.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County has 5 towns and 2 townships. ;5 towns ;2 townships * Guoqing () *

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Ethnic groups

The ''Jiangcheng County Gazetteer'' (1989:351-368) lists the following ethnic subgroups, as well as locations. * Yi ** Luoluo 倮倮 (Gaisu 改苏 branch) ** Xiangtang 香堂 (Lalu 腊鲁 branch) ** Alu 阿鲁 (Lalu 腊鲁 branch) **Laowu 老乌/

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拉乌: (Awu 阿武 branch) ** Azong 阿宗 (allonym for an Yi subgroup) **

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蒙化 * Dai **Dry Dai 旱傣: Mankelao 曼克老, Zhongping 中坪, Basan 坝伞 **Water Dai 水傣: Zhengdong township 整董乡 **Flowery-Waist Dai 花腰傣: Shuicheng township 水城乡 **White Dai 白傣: Baliu 坝溜, Lazhu township 拉朱乡 and Tukahe 土卡河, Longtan township 龙塘乡 * Yao: pop. 2,965 (1986) * Lahu: pop. 1,321 (1986) **Banhe Lahu Ethnic Township 板河拉祜族乡 **Chashulin 茶树林, Gale Township 嘎勒乡

Hani

Hani subgroups in Jiangcheng County are (''Jiangcheng County Gazetteer'' 1989:351): *''Hani'' **'' Biyue'' 碧约 branch **'' Kaduo'' 卡多 branch **'' Kabie'' 卡别 branch *''Enu'' branch 哦怒 ** Ximoluo 西摩洛 *'' Haoni'' branch 豪尼 ** Baihong 白宏 **

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布孔 (also called Mahei 麻黑) ** Budu 布都 (also called

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阿梭, Duota 堕塔, Duota Asuo 堕塔阿梭) **

阿梭 ** Duota 多塔 *'' Hani'' branch 哈尼 ** Qidi 期弟 ** Lami 腊米 Other names for the Hani include: *Baike 白壳 *Benren 本人 *

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阿卡 *Podu 颇都 *Mahei 麻黑 *Woni 窝尼

References

External links

Jiangcheng County Official Site
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