Longchuan County (; th, เมืองวัน) is a
county
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located in
Dehong 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 (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...
province,
southwestern China
Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China.
Geography
Southwest China is a rugged and mountainous region, transitioning between the Tibetan Plateau to the west and the Chinese coastal hills (东南丘陵) a ...
.
Administration
The county seat is in
Zhangfeng Town ().
Three other
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
have been upgraded to
town (镇, ''zhen'') status:
Longba (陇把),
Chengzi (城子),
Jinghan (景罕)
Nowadays, Longchuan County has 4 towns, 7 townships and 1 ethnic township.
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Culture
Many citizens of Dehong Prefecture belong to the
Jingpo-nation ethnic group, an official minority in the People's Republic of China. They are one and the same as the people of
Kachin State
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, the adjacent part of
Myanmar
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, and ethno-linguistic ties are strong.
Climate
References
External links
Longchuan County Official Website
County-level divisions of Dehong Prefecture
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