Ximeng Va Autonomous County (;
Va: or ) is an
autonomous county
Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China
Chinese autonomous administrative divisions are associated with one or more ethnic minorities that are designated as autonomous w ...
under the jurisdiction of
Pu'er City
Pu'er is a prefecture-level city in southern Yunnan Province, China. The urban administrative center of Pu'er is Simao District, which is also the former name of the prefecture-level city itself. A major downturn in the price of tea in 2007 cau ...
, in the southwest of
Yunnan Province
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 C ...
, China, bordering Myanmar's
Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos ( L ...
to the west.
Wa/Va people, who speak the
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 ( Zhe ...
, are the main inhabitants in Ximeng County.
Administrative divisions
In the present, Ximeng Va Autonomous County has 5 towns 1 township and 1 ethnic township.
;5 towns
;1 township
*
Yuesong ()
;1 ethnic township
*
Lahu Lisuo ()
Climate
References
External links
Ximeng County Official Site
County-level divisions of Pu'er City
Wa autonomous counties
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