Kangping, Jiangcheng County

Kangping is a town in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 24,403 and an area of.

Administrative division

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

Yingpanshan
Dashujiao
Manlaojie
Mankelao
Zhongping
Mengkang
Yaojiashan
Jiebei
Liangkeshu

History

On December 28, 2012, it was upgraded to a town.

Geography

The town sits at the western Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. It is surrounded by Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County on the northwest, Simao District on the west, Jinghong on the south, and Laos on the southeast.
The highest point in the town is the Lion Rock which stands above sea level. The lowest point is the junction of Mengkang River and Mengye River, which, at above sea level.
The town enjoys a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with an average annual temperature of, total annual rainfall of, and annual average evaporation is.
The Manlao River flows through the town northwest to southeast.

Economy

The town's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources. Tea, sugarcane, coffee, cassava, fruit, lac, banana, pineapple, and bamboo are cash crops of the town. The region abounds with copper, lead, tungsten, zinc, salt, coal, gypsum, limestone, terrazzo, and sand.

Demographics

As of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the town's population now to be 24,403.

Transportation

The Provincial Highway S214 passes across the town northwest to southeast.