Pingbian Miao Autonomous County () is a
county
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located in
Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southeast of
Yunnan
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province, People's Republic of China. Its seat is located only from the border with
Lào Cai Province,
Vietnam
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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
subtropical highland climate (
Köppen ''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
Faux Namti Bridge is located north of the county's Wantang Township ().
References
External links
Pingbian County Official Website
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County-level divisions of Honghe Prefecture
Miao autonomous counties