Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County


Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southern Yunnan, China, bordering Laos to the south and Vietnam to the southeast. It is one of the two counties in the province to border more than one country, the other being Mengla County which borders Laos and Myanmar. By road, its seat, the town of Menglie, is from Kunming and from Simao District, the municipal seat of Pu'er.

Geography and climate

Jiangcheng is located in the south of Pu'er City in southern Yunnan. It borders Jinghong and Mengla County to the southwest, Lüchun County to the east, Mojiang County and Ning'er County to the north, and Simao District to the west. It also borders Vietnam to the southeast and Laos, has an elevation of. Located at an altitude of above, Jiangcheng, as with much of southern Yunnan, has a warm humid subtropical climate, with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. Highs peak in April and May before the core of the rainy season and reach a minimum in December; however, the warmest and coolest months are June and December, respectively at and ; the annual mean is. June thru September accounts for nearly 70% of the annual rainfall of and during this time, some rainfall occurs on most days.

Administrative divisions

Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County has 5 towns and 2 townships.
;5 towns
;2 townships

Ethnic groups

The Jiangcheng County Gazetteer lists the following ethnic subgroups, as well as locations.
  • Yi
  • *Luoluo 倮倮
  • *Xiangtang 香堂
  • *Alu 阿鲁
  • *Laowu 老乌/Lawu 拉乌:
  • *Azong 阿宗
  • *Menghua 蒙化
  • Dai
  • *Dry Dai 旱傣: Mankelao 曼克老, Zhongping 中坪, Basan 坝伞
  • *Water Dai 水傣: Zhengdong township 整董乡
  • *Flowery-Waist Dai 花腰傣: Shuicheng township 水城乡
  • *White Dai 白傣: Baliu 坝溜, Lazhu township 拉朱乡 and Tukahe 土卡河, Longtan township 龙塘乡
  • Yao: pop. 2,965
  • Lahu: pop. 1,321
  • *Banhe Lahu Ethnic Township 板河拉祜族乡
  • *Chashulin 茶树林, Gale Township 嘎勒乡

Hani

subgroups in Jiangcheng County are :
Other names for the Hani include:
  • Baike 白壳
  • Benren 本人
  • Aka 阿卡
  • Podu 颇都
  • Mahei 麻黑
  • Woni 窝尼