Minle () is a town in

Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County (; ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China. It borders Ning'er County to the east, Simao District and Ning'er County across Weiyuan and Xiaohei Rivers to the south ...

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 26,423 and an area of . The town is known for

Baijiu ''Baijiu'' (), or ''shaojiu'' (), is a colorless Chinese liquor typically coming in between 35% and 60% alcohol by volume (ABV). Each type of baijiu uses its own type of ''qū'' for fermentation to create a distinct and characteristic flavo ...

white tea White tea may refer to one of several styles of tea which generally feature young or minimally processed leaves of the ''Camellia sinensis'' plant. Currently there is no generally accepted definition of white tea and very little international ...

and ''

Bletilla striata ''Bletilla striata'', known as hyacinth orchid or Chinese ground orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae, native to Japan, Korea, Myanmar (Burma), and China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hub ...

''.

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into nine villages: * Baixiang () * Minle () * Mangzhuan () * Wengkong () * Dacun () * Dahebian () * Gahu () * Taozishu () * Xingmin ()

Geography

The town is situated at northwestern

. The town shares a border with Yongping Town and

Lincang Lincang ( zh, s=临沧 , t=臨滄 , p=Líncāng) is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. History Lincang was previously called Baihuai during the Shang dynasty. On December 26, 2003, ...

to the southwest,

Jinggu Town Jinggu () is a town in Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2004 census it had a population of 16,991 and an area of . It is known as "Home of Tea" (). Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into nine vil ...

and Weiyuan Town to the southeast, and

Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southern Yunnan Province, China. It borders Xinping County to the east, Mojiang County and Ning'er County to the southeast, ...

to the north, and Town to the south. The highest point is Niujian Mountain (), elevation . The lowest point is Xiyaozi (), which, at above sea level. The Minle River () flows through the town.

Economy

The town's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources. The region mainly produce corn, rice, and potato. The region abounds with copper. Economic crops are mainly sugarcane, ''

'', tobacco,

, coffee, and

natural rubber Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Types of polyisoprene ...

production is also valuable to the local economy.

Demographics

As of 2020, the

National Bureau of Statistics of China The National Bureau of Statistics () is a deputy-ministerial level agency directly under the State Council of China. Established in August 1952, the bureau is responsible for collection, investigation, research and publication of statistics c ...

estimates the town's population now to be 26,423.

Transportation

The County Road J32 winds through the town.

References

Bibliography

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