Mengban Township (simplified Chinese: 勐班乡; traditional Chinese: 勐班鄉; pinyin: Mèngbān Zhèn) is a township in Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 24,400 and an area of 490.36-square-kilometre (189.33 sq mi).

Mengban Township 勐班乡
Township
Mengban Township Location in Yunnan.
Coordinates: 23°06′33″N 100°21′23″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture-level city	Pu'er City
Autonomous county	Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County
Area
• Total	490.36 km2 (189.33 sq mi)
Elevation	1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	24,400
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	666404
Area code	0879

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into eight villages:

• Mengban (勐班村)
• Taiping (太平村)
• Anle (安乐村)
• Baluo (八落村)
• Qiangang (迁岗村)
• Manghai (芒海村)
• Jinli (金力村)
• Yanjiao (岩脚村)

Geography

The township is situated at southwestern Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County. The township shares a border with Banpo Township and Qianliu Yi Ethnic Township to the west, Yongping Town to the north, and Bi'an Township to the east and south.

The township is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of 20 °C (68 °F), total annual rainfall of 1,302-millimetre (51.3 in), a frost-free period of 350 days and annual average sunshine hours in 2065 hours.[1]

The Lama Stream (腊马河) and Mogan Stream (磨杆河), both are tributaries of Lancang River, flow through the township.[1]

Economy

The main industries in and around the township are forestry and farming. Economic crops are mainly tea, sugarcane, and flax. The region also has an abundance of copper and zinc.

Demographics

As of 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the township's population now to be 24,400.[1]

References

Bibliography

• A Huaicong, ed. (2008). "Administrative divisions" 行政区划. 《南涧彝族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08580-4.
• Yan Luo, ed. (2007). "Administrative divisions" 行政区划. 《景谷傣族彝族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08550-7.