Cangyuan Va Autonomous County

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Cangyuan Va Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 沧源佤族自治县; traditional Chinese: 滄源佤族自治縣; pinyin: Cāngyuán Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn; Awa: Qang Yuan Vax Qux Zi Zi Sian) is under the administration of Lincang City, in the southwest of Yunnan province, China. Wa/Va people are the main inhabitants here. Wa language is common here. Cangyuan Washan Airport is located in the county.

Cangyuan County 沧源县 · Qang Yuan Sian
Autonomous county
沧源佤族自治县 Qang Yuan Vax Qux Zi Zi Sian Cangyuan Va Autonomous County
Cityscape of county town Monihei Square Hulu Lake Park Guangyun Temple Banlao Stupa Om Din village Cangyuan Sinkhole
Location of Cangyuan County (red) and Lincang Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China
Cangyuan County Location within China
Coordinates: 23.2267°N 99.3356°E / 23.2267; 99.3356
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture-level city	Lincang
County seat	Mengdong
Area
• Total	2,539 km2 (980 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	160,262
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	677400
Area code	0883
Website	www.cangyuan.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

Cangyuan Va Autonomous County has 4 towns, 5 townships and 1 ethnic township.^[2]

4 towns

Mengdong (勐董镇) Yanshuai (岩帅镇)

Mengsheng (勐省镇) Mangka (芒卡镇)

5 townships

Danjia (单甲乡) Nuoliang (糯良乡) Menglai (勐来乡)

Banhong (班洪乡) Banlao (班老乡)

1 ethnic township

• Mengjiao Dai Yi and Lahu Ethnic Township (勐角傣族彝族拉祜族乡)

Climate

Climate data for Cangyuan, elevation 1,278 m (4,193 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	27.1 (80.8)	29.9 (85.8)	30.6 (87.1)	33.4 (92.1)	33.9 (93.0)	34.1 (93.4)	31.1 (88.0)	31.4 (88.5)	30.7 (87.3)	30.2 (86.4)	27.6 (81.7)	26.0 (78.8)	34.1 (93.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	21.0 (69.8)	23.3 (73.9)	26.4 (79.5)	28.1 (82.6)	27.8 (82.0)	26.9 (80.4)	26.0 (78.8)	26.8 (80.2)	27.0 (80.6)	25.7 (78.3)	23.5 (74.3)	21.1 (70.0)	25.3 (77.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	11.7 (53.1)	13.3 (55.9)	16.6 (61.9)	19.3 (66.7)	21.2 (70.2)	22.1 (71.8)	21.9 (71.4)	22.0 (71.6)	21.3 (70.3)	19.3 (66.7)	15.7 (60.3)	12.6 (54.7)	18.1 (64.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.7 (42.3)	5.9 (42.6)	8.9 (48.0)	12.8 (55.0)	16.6 (61.9)	19.3 (66.7)	19.5 (67.1)	19.3 (66.7)	18.3 (64.9)	16.0 (60.8)	11.5 (52.7)	7.8 (46.0)	13.5 (56.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−1.2 (29.8)	−1.4 (29.5)	1.9 (35.4)	5.2 (41.4)	9.8 (49.6)	14.5 (58.1)	14.7 (58.5)	14.3 (57.7)	10.0 (50.0)	6.4 (43.5)	3.5 (38.3)	−1.5 (29.3)	−1.5 (29.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	31.5 (1.24)	16.1 (0.63)	20.9 (0.82)	72.4 (2.85)	161.5 (6.36)	292.3 (11.51)	346.7 (13.65)	292.7 (11.52)	208.4 (8.20)	157.9 (6.22)	58.1 (2.29)	18.0 (0.71)	1,676.5 (66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.0	3.2	4.5	10.9	17.6	25.4	28.6	26.7	22.0	16.0	6.7	3.5	168.1
Average relative humidity (%)	78	72	68	72	79	86	89	88	87	86	84	82	81
Mean monthly sunshine hours	198.3	216.6	234.1	204.3	174.0	103.2	70.8	95.4	122.4	133.2	160.7	170.2	1,883.2
Percentage possible sunshine	59	67	63	54	42	26	17	24	34	37	49	51	44
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]