Yinyuan () is a town 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 28,739 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into two communities and seven villages: * Yinyuan Community () * Anding Community () * Beize () * Chezhi () * Kala () * Bankun () * Dukui () * Pugui () * Lutong ()

Geography

It lies at the southwestern of

, bordering

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,

Honghe County Honghe County () is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million ...

to the south,

Mili Township Mili Township () is a township in Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yunnan, 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 ...

to the north, and Yangjie Township to the east. The town experiences a marine monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of and total annual rainfall of . The Wulong Reservoir () is a reservoir located in the town.

Economy

The town's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources. Commercial crops include tobacco, tea, and rape. The region also has an abundance of gold, silver,

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 ...

, iron,

asbestos Asbestos () is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral. There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into the atmosphere b ...

, and serpentine. The nickel reserves in the town rank second in China.

Transportation

The National Highway G213 winds through the town.

References

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