Menghai County

Coordinates: 21°58′N 100°28′E / 21.967°N 100.467°E / 21.967; 100.467
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Menghai County
勐海县 · ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦣᦻ ᦶᦉᧃᧈ
Location of Menghai County (pink) and Xishuangbanna Prefecture (yellow) and Yunnan province
Location of Menghai County (pink) and Xishuangbanna Prefecture (yellow) and Yunnan province
Menghai is located in Yunnan
Menghai
Menghai
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 21°58′N 100°28′E / 21.967°N 100.467°E / 21.967; 100.467
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureXishuangbanna
GB/T 2260 CODE[1]532822
County seatMenghai
Area
 • Total5,511 km2 (2,128 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
 • Total353,720
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
666200[3]
Area code0691[3]
ClimateCwa
Websitewww.ynmh.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau [1]
2Xishuangbanna Gov. [2]
3Yunnan Portal [3]

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.

Ethnic groups[edit]

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[edit]

Menghai County has 6 towns 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships.[7]

6 towns
2 townships
3 ethnic townships

Transport[edit]

Tea[edit]

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[edit]

Climate data for Menghai (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "中华人民共和国国家统计局 >> 行政区划代码". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  2. ^ "西双版纳州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Xishuangbanna Prefecture. 2021-05-18.
  3. ^ a b "Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province". Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  4. ^ "哈尼族社会历史调查". 中国少数民族社会历史调查资料丛刊》. Beijing: Beijing Minorities Press (民族出版社). 2009. pp. 102–120.
  5. ^ "勐海县勐海镇景龙村委会". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  6. ^ "景洪市勐罕镇勐波村委会勐波村". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  7. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  8. ^ 1991-2020 normals "Climate averages from 1991 to 2020". China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17.
  9. ^ 1981-2010 extremes 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

Further reading[edit]

External links[edit]