Mujia Township (; tdd, ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥐᥣᥐᥱ) is a township in

Lancang Lahu Autonomous County Lancang Lahu Autonomous County (; Lahu: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southwestern Yunnan province, China. Lancang is the same as Lan Xang, and refers to the Mekong River (known in Chinese as the Lancang) on i ...

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 16,113 and an area of .

Etymology

"Mujia" is a

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name, which means "place like a spoon", written in

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as ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥐᥣᥐᥱ. The original pronunciation is "Mengga", but now evolved to "Mujia". Another said, "Mujia" is a

Wa language Wa (Va) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Wa people of Myanmar and China. There are three distinct varieties, sometimes considered separate languages; their names in ''Ethnologue'' are Parauk, the majority and standard form; Vo (Zhenka ...

name, which means "place with many of wild

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", and written in Wa language as "ndaex glag".

Administrative division

As of 2016, the township is divided into six villages: * Bangli () * Mengnuo () * Haboma () * Laba () * Nanliu () * Fujiao ()

Geography

The township is situated at northwestern

. The township shares a border with Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township to the west, Shangyun Town and

Fubang Township Fubang Township () is a township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 21,000 and an area of . Etymology The name "Fubang" () comes from the first word of the village name "Fuyong" () and "B ...

to the east, Ankang Wa Ethnic Township to the north, and

Zhutang Township Zhutang may refer to the following places in mainland China or Taiwan: * Zhutang, Jiangyin (祝塘镇), town in Jiangyin Jiangyin (, Jiangyin dialect: ) is a county-level city on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, and is administered by Wuxi ...

to the south. There are four major streams in the township, namely the Nanjia Stream (), Napi Stream (), Nanla Stream (), and Waluoma Stream (). They are tributaries of the Black River (). The highest point in the township is Hanima Mountain (), which, at above sea level.

Economy

The economy of the township is largest based on agriculture, including farming and pig-breeding. The main crops of the region are grain, followed by corn and wheat. Commercial crops include tea and beans.

Demographics

As of 2017, the

National Bureau of Statistics of China The National Bureau of Statistics (), abbreviated as NBS, is an deputy-cabinet level agency directly under the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for collection, investigation, research and publication of stati ...

estimates the township's population now to be 16,113.

Transportation

The National Highway G214 passes across the township.

References

Citations

General bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mujia Township Divisions of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County Townships of Pu'er City