Menghai County
County in Yunnan, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Menghai County (Chinese: 勐海县; pinyin: Měnghǎi Xiàn; Tai Lue: ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦣᦻ ᦶᦉᧃᧈ Meng Haai; Lao: ເມືອງຮາຍ) is a county under the jurisdiction of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in the far south of Yunnan, China, bordering Burma's Shan State to the southwest. Meng is as variation of Mueang.
Menghai County
勐海县 · ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦣᦻ ᦶᦉᧃᧈ | |
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 Location of Menghai County (red) and Xishuangbanna Prefecture (pink) and Yunnan province | |
  Menghai Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 21°58′N 100°28′E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Xishuangbanna |
| GB/T 2260 CODE[1] | 532822 |
| County seat | Menghai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,511 km2 (2,128 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 353,720 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 666200[3] |
| Area code | 0691[3] |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Website | www |
| 1Yunnan Statistics Bureau 2Xishuangbanna Gov. 3Yunnan Portal | |
Ethnic groups
In and around Menghai County, ethnic Hani subgroups include:[4]
- Jiuwei (鸠为) (Dai exonym: Buli 布里; large population): villages include Nanzhong 南中寨 of Mengjing 勐景,[5] Longnapa 笼那帕寨 of Damenglong 大勐笼, and Baiya 拜牙村 Menggun 勐滚, Menghai County.
- Jizuo (吉坐) (small population): villages include Mengbozhai 勐波寨[6] of Menghan 勐罕村
- Muda (木达) (also locally known as the Nanlin 南林)
Administrative divisions
Menghai County has 6 towns 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships.[7]
- 6 towns
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- 2 townships
- Mengsong (勐宋乡)
- Mengwang (勐往乡)
- 3 ethnic townships
- Gelanghe Hani (格朗和哈尼族乡)
- Bulangshan Bulang (布朗山布朗族乡)
- Xiding Hani and Bulang (西定哈尼族布朗族乡)
Transport
- Nearest airport is Xishuangbanna Gasa
- China National Highway 214
- Asian Highway Network AH3 (alternative route) with a border crossing into Myanmar at Daluo. The town on the Myanmar side of the border is Mong La where the road continues to Kengtung
Tea
Menghai is famous for its Bulang tea, a type of pu-erh grown in the Bulang Mountain area and its environs. Famous plantations include Laoman'e, Xinbanzhang and Laobanzhang.
Climate
| Climate data for Menghai, elevation 1,223 m (4,012 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.4 (79.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.3 (68.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.3 (57.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.7 (0.81) |
11.7 (0.46) |
28.4 (1.12) |
58.1 (2.29) |
149.1 (5.87) |
187.4 (7.38) |
278.8 (10.98) |
268.9 (10.59) |
148.8 (5.86) |
112.5 (4.43) |
50.3 (1.98) |
26.2 (1.03) |
1,340.9 (52.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.6 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 10.3 | 17.9 | 23.1 | 26.2 | 25.0 | 19.1 | 15.6 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 164.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 69 | 64 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 220.5 | 227.0 | 229.1 | 218.6 | 193.8 | 122.9 | 87.8 | 106.3 | 125.2 | 132.7 | 162.9 | 175.9 | 2,002.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 65 | 70 | 61 | 57 | 47 | 30 | 21 | 27 | 34 | 37 | 49 | 53 | 46 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
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