Mili Township () is a township in

Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is a county of south-central Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. The county seat is the town of Lijiang (), while the county itself is under the administration of Yuxi City. It deri ...

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 2017 census it had a population of 13,719 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2016, the township is divided into one community and five villages: * Mili Community () * Haluo () * Daheipu () * Daxin () * Wana () * Gancha ()

History

It was formerly known as "Chongshan Township" () before 1949.

Geography

The township sits at the southwestern

. It shares a border with

Mojiang Hani Autonomous County Mojiang Hani Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in the south of Yunnan Province, China. Administrative divisions In the present, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County has 12 towns, 2 townships and ...

to the west, Yangjie Township to the east, Yinyuan Town to the south, and Manlai Town to the north. The highest point in the township is Mount Laolinliangzi () which stands above sea level. The lowest point is Manshatian (), which, at above sea level. There are three major rivers and streams in the township, namely the Wana River (), Nanzhang Stream (), Xiaomiao Stream (), and Yangma River (). The township is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , and a frost-free period of 300 days.

Economy

The region's economy is based on agriculture and

animal husbandry Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starti ...

. The main crops are rice, wheat, corn, and vegetable. Commercial crops include tobacco, sugarcane, rape, pear,

persimmon The persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus ''Diospyros''. The most widely cultivated of these is the Oriental persimmon, ''Diospyros kaki'' ''Diospyros'' is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-pers ...

, and

walnut A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe of any tree of the genus ''Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, '' Juglans regia''. Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true ...

. The region abounds with iron,

nickel Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal. Pure nickel is chemically reactive but large pieces are slow to ...

, and serpentine.

Tourist attractions

The Wana Hot Spring () is a popular attraction in the township.

Transportation

The National Highway G213 passes across the township north to south.

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mili Township Divisions of Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County