Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township (simplified Chinese: 雪林佤族乡; traditional Chinese: 雪林佤族鄉; pinyin: Xuělín Wǎzú Xiāng) is an ethnic township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 12,738 and an area of 247.11-square-kilometre (95.41 sq mi).

Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township 雪林佤族乡
Ethnic township
Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township Location in Yunnan.
Coordinates: 23°01′31″N 99°33′30″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture-level city	Pu'er City
Autonomous county	Lancang Lahu Autonomous County
Area
• Total	247.11 km2 (95.41 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	12,738
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	665605
Area code	0879

Administrative division

As of 2016, the township is divided into seven villages:

• Xuelin (雪林村)
• Mangdeng (芒登村)
• Xiaomangling (小芒令村)
• Nanpan (南盼村)
• Zuodu (左都村)
• Damangling (大芒令村)
• Yongguang (永广村)

Geography

The Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township is a border township lies at the northwestern Lancang Lahu Autonomous County. The township shares a border with Mongmao Township of Myanmar to the west, Mujia Township to the east, Cangyuan Va Autonomous County to the north, and Ximeng Va Autonomous County to the south.[1]

The Gelang River (格浪河) and Gelang Longdai River (格浪龙代河) flow through the township.[1]

Economy

The region's economy is based on agriculture.[1] The main crops of the region are grain, followed by corn and buckwheat.[1]

Demographics

As of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the township's population now to be 12,738.

Transportation

The National Highway G214 passes across the township north to south.

References

Bibliography

• Shi Chunyun, ed. (2007). "Administrative divisions" 行政区划. 《澜沧拉祜族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08556-9.