Mangka Town (Chinese: 芒卡镇) is a rural town in Cangyuan Va Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. It is surrounded by Mengding Town on the north, Namtit Subtownship on the west, Banhong Township on the east, and Banlao Township on the south. As of the 2010 census[update] it had a population of 13,689 and an area of 275.268-square-kilometre (106.282 sq mi). This area is inhabited by Han, Wa and Dai people.
Mangka | |
|---|---|
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Simplified | 芒卡镇 |
| • Traditional | 芒卡鎮 |
| • Pinyin | Mángkǎ Zhèn |
  Mangka Location in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 23°29′18″N 98°54′28″E / 23.48833°N 98.90778°E | |
| Country |  China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| County | Cangyuan Va Autonomous County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 275.268 km2 (106.282 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | 13,689 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 677412 |
| Area code | 0883 |
Name
editThe word Mangka is transliteration in Dai language. "Mang" means stockaded village and "Ka" means thatch.
History
editOn June 18, 1941, The Banhong Village and its western area are classified into Burma territory.[1]
On January 25, 1960, China and Burma sign bilateral boundary division agreements, the boundary of the two countries was determined.[2]
In 1984, Nanla District was established.
In 1988, it was incorporated as a township.
In 2002, it was upgraded to a town.
In 2013, the Huguang Village was listed among the second group of Chinese traditional villages.[3]
Administrative division
editAs of 2017, the town is divided into 9 villages: Manggang Village, Haiya Village, Koumeng Village, Nanla Village, Laipian Village, Baiyan Village, Huguang Village, Jiaoshan Village and Nanjing Village.
Geography
editThe highest point in the town is Mount Huguangzhai (Chinese: 湖广寨大山) which stands 2,302.2 metres (7,553 ft) above sea level. The lowest point is the river mouth of Nanding River.
The Nanding River (Chinese: 南定河) and Xiaohei River (Chinese: 小黑河), tributaries of the Nu River, flow directly through the town.
Mangka is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of 15.6 °C (60.1 °F) and total annual rainfall of 2,000-millimetre (79 in).
Economy
editThe town's main industries are agriculture, mining and ranching.[4] The mineral resources here are gold, silver, lead, zinc and sulphur.
Education
editThe town has ten primary schools and one middle school.
Transportation
editThe Nancang Road (Chinese: 南沧路) passes across the town.
The town is connected to the G30 Linqing Expressway (Chinese: 临清高速公路).
References
edit- ^ Xie Benshu (2008-03-27). 从片马事件到班洪事件——中缅边界历史沿革问题 (in Chinese). Shanghai: Fudan University: 208–230.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ 党史上的今天. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2018.
- ^ 云南省临沧市沧源县芒卡镇湖广村. lvyougl.com (in Chinese). 2016-11-11.
- ^ 临沧：芒卡镇抓产业发展促增收. eastday.com (in Chinese). 2018-05-09.