Laba Township () is a township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County,

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, 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 () *Mangdong () *Xiaolaba () *Nanpan () *Yintong () *Nanlie ()

History

After the founding of the Communist State in 1949, Ximeng District () was set up. It was renamed "Laba District" () in 1953. During the Great Leap Forward, its name was changed to "Laba Commune" () in 1958 and then Xiangdong Commune () in 1969. It was incorporated as a township in 1988.

Geography

The township is located in southwestern Lancang Lahu Autonomous County. It borders

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in the north,

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and

Menglian 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 ...

in the west, Donghui Town in the south, and Menglang Town in the east. There are mainly three rivers in the township, namely the Nanluo River (), Nannong River () and Nanpan River ().

Economy

The township's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources. The region abounds with

manganese Manganese is a chemical element with the symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is a hard, brittle, silvery metal, often found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese is a transition metal with a multifaceted array of industrial alloy use ...

lead Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cu ...

zinc Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodi ...

, and copper. The main crops of the region are grain, followed by corn and wheat. Economic crops are mainly tea and fruit.

Demographics

As of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the township's population now to be 15,000.

Transportation

The Provincial Highway S320 winds through the township.

References

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