Pingbian Miao Autonomous County () is a

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located in

Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (; Hani: ; Yi: ꉼꉸꉳꆃꁈꆃꁈꊨꏦꍓ) is an autonomous prefecture in Southeast-Central Yunnan Province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lào Cai and Lai Châu provinces to the south. Its name ...

in the southeast of

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Administrative divisions

Pingbian Miao Autonomous County has 4 towns and 3 townships. ;4 towns ;3 townships * Baiyun () * Xinhua () * Wantang ()

Climate

Pingbian County has a mild

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(

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''Cwb'') influenced by its elevation, with short, mild, dry winters and warm, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . The greatest rainfall tends to occur during the summer; spring is the sunniest season. :Note that extreme temperature data is combined from NOAA (1961−1990) and China Weather (1971−2000)

Transportation

The narrow-gauge Kunming–Hai Phong Railway crosses Pingbian County. This railway's famous

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is located north of the county's Wantang Township ().

References

External links

Pingbian County Official Website
{{authority control County-level divisions of Honghe Prefecture Miao autonomous counties