Kangping, Jiangcheng County

Kangping (simplified Chinese: 康平镇; traditional Chinese: 康平鎮; pinyin: Kāngpíng Zhèn) 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 798.69-square-kilometre (308.38 sq mi).

Kangping Town
康平镇
Kangping Town is located in Yunnan
Kangping Town
Kangping Town
Location in Yunnan.
Coordinates: 22°36′09″N 101°27′17″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityPu'er City
Autonomous countyJiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County
Designated (town)2012
Area
  Total798.69 km2 (308.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total24,403
  Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
665903
Area code0879

Administrative division

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

  • Yingpanshan (营盘山村)
  • Dashujiao (大树脚村)
  • Manlaojie (曼老街村)
  • Mankelao (曼克老村)
  • Zhongping (中平村)
  • Mengkang (勐康村)
  • Yaojiashan (瑶家山村)
  • Jiebei (界碑村)
  • Liangkeshu (两棵树村)

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.[1]

The highest point in the town is the Lion Rock (狮子岩) which stands 2,207 metres (7,241 ft) above sea level. The lowest point is the junction of Mengkang River and Mengye River (勐康河与勐野江交汇处), which, at 830 metres (2,720 ft) above sea level.[1]

The town enjoys a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with an average annual temperature of 18.1 °C (64.6 °F), total annual rainfall of 2,212-millimetre (87.1 in), and annual average evaporation is 1,359.5-millimetre (53.52 in).[1]

The Manlao River (曼老江) flows through the town northwest to southeast.

Economy

The town's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources.[1] Tea, sugarcane, coffee, cassava, fruit, lac, banana, pineapple, and bamboo are cash crops of the town.[2] The region abounds with copper, lead, tungsten, zinc, salt, coal, gypsum, limestone, terrazzo, and sand.[2]

Demographics

Population census
YearPop.±%
2006 23,115    
2017 24,403+5.6%
Source: [1]

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.

References

  1. Yan Junhua 2007, p. 42.
  2. Yan Junhua 2007, p. 43.

Bibliography

  • Yan Junhua, ed. (2007). "Administrative divisions" 行政区划. 《江城哈尼族彝族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08548-4.
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