Longchuan County (; th, เมืองวัน) is a

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

located in Dehong Prefecture,

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 ...

province,

southwestern China Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China. Geography Southwest China is a rugged and mountainous region, transitioning between the Tibetan Plateau to the west and the Chinese coastal hills (东南丘陵) and ...

Administration

The county seat is in Zhangfeng Town (). Three other

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have been upgraded to town (镇, ''zhen'') status: Longba (陇把), Chengzi (城子), Jinghan (景罕) Nowadays, Longchuan County has 4 towns, 7 townships and 1 ethnic township. ;4 towns ;4 townships ;1 ethnic township * Husa Achang ()

Culture

Many citizens of Dehong Prefecture belong to the Jingpo-nation ethnic group, an official minority in the People's Republic of China. They are one and the same as the people of

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, the adjacent part of

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, and ethno-linguistic ties are strong.

Climate

References

External links

Longchuan County Official Website
County-level divisions of Dehong Prefecture {{Yunnan-geo-stub