Mengban Township


Mengban Township 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.

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into eight villages:
  • Mengban
  • Taiping
  • Anle
  • Baluo
  • Qiangang
  • Manghai
  • Jinli
  • Yanjiao

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, total annual rainfall of, a frost-free period of 350 days and annual average sunshine hours in 2065 hours.
The Lama Stream and Mogan Stream, both are tributaries of Lancang River, flow through the township.

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.