Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County

Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县; traditional Chinese: 孟連傣族拉祜族佤族自治縣; pinyin: Mènglián Dǎizú Lāhùzú Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn; Awa: gaeng līam) is an autonomous county in the southwest of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Ximeng County to the north, Lancang County to the north, northeast, and east, and Burma's Shan State to the south and west. It is the westernmost county-level division of Pu'er City.

Menglian County 孟连县 · gaeng līam
Autonomous county
孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县 Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County
Location of Menglian County (red) and Pu'er City (pink) within Yunnan province
Menglian Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 22°19′44″N 99°35′02″E
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture-level city	Pu'er
GB/T 2260 CODE[1]	530827
County seat	Nayun
Area
• Total	1,957 km2 (756 sq mi)
Elevation	1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Total	144,693
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code	665800[3]
Area code	0879[3]
Website	www.menglian.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau 2Puer Gov. 3Yunnan Portal

Administrative divisions

Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County comprises five towns and two townships.

Towns

Nayun (娜允镇) Mengma (勐马镇)

Mangxin (芒信镇) Fuyan (富岩镇)

Townships

• Jingxin (景信乡)
• Gongxin (公信乡)

Climate

Climate data for Menglian, elevation 945 m (3,100 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)	29.7 (85.5)	32.0 (89.6)	33.2 (91.8)	35.8 (96.4)	36.0 (96.8)	34.7 (94.5)	35.2 (95.4)	34.4 (93.9)	32.7 (90.9)	32.5 (90.5)	30.1 (86.2)	28.8 (83.8)	36.0 (96.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24.2 (75.6)	26.3 (79.3)	29.2 (84.6)	30.7 (87.3)	30.2 (86.4)	29.5 (85.1)	28.5 (83.3)	28.9 (84.0)	29.1 (84.4)	28.1 (82.6)	25.9 (78.6)	23.7 (74.7)	27.9 (82.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	14.2 (57.6)	16.0 (60.8)	19.3 (66.7)	21.8 (71.2)	23.3 (73.9)	24.1 (75.4)	23.8 (74.8)	23.7 (74.7)	23.1 (73.6)	21.3 (70.3)	17.9 (64.2)	14.8 (58.6)	20.3 (68.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.0 (46.4)	8.6 (47.5)	11.7 (53.1)	15.1 (59.2)	18.7 (65.7)	21.0 (69.8)	21.3 (70.3)	21.1 (70.0)	20.1 (68.2)	18.0 (64.4)	13.7 (56.7)	10.0 (50.0)	15.6 (60.1)
Record low °C (°F)	1.8 (35.2)	2.3 (36.1)	4.2 (39.6)	7.4 (45.3)	12.7 (54.9)	17.1 (62.8)	17.3 (63.1)	16.8 (62.2)	12.1 (53.8)	9.6 (49.3)	5.0 (41.0)	−0.7 (30.7)	−0.7 (30.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	19.1 (0.75)	9.3 (0.37)	18.7 (0.74)	40.3 (1.59)	138.4 (5.45)	201.5 (7.93)	293 (11.5)	278.5 (10.96)	175.2 (6.90)	121.6 (4.79)	45.4 (1.79)	18.8 (0.74)	1,359.8 (53.51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.8	2.7	4.2	8.7	17.7	23.6	26.7	25.2	20.0	14.0	7.0	4.1	156.7
Average relative humidity (%)	79	73	69	71	78	84	86	87	86	86	85	84	81
Mean monthly sunshine hours	214.1	234.2	251.3	240.3	211.3	152.0	112.9	137.3	158.7	169.1	174.9	183.0	2,239.1
Percentage possible sunshine	63	72	67	63	52	38	27	35	43	47	53	55	51
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

See also

• Mong Lem
• Dai people
• Lahu people
• Va people