Ximeng Va Autonomous County

Ximeng Va Autonomous County (Chinese: 西盟佤族自治县; pinyin: Xīméng Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn; Awa: Si Mēng Vax Qux Zi Zi Sin or Si Mōung Vax Qux Zi Zi Sin) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in the southwest of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Myanmar's Shan State to the west. Wa/Va people, who speak the Wa language, are the main inhabitants in Ximeng County.

Ximeng County 西盟县 · Si Mēng Sin
Autonomous county
西盟佤族自治县 Si Mēng Vax Qux Zi Zi Sin Ximeng Va Autonomous County
Location of Ximeng County (red) and Pu'er City (pink) within Yunnan
Ximeng Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 22°38′40″N 99°35′24″E
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture-level city	Pu'er
GB/T 2260 CODE[1]	530829
County seat	Mengsuo
Area
• Total	1,391 km2 (537 sq mi)
Elevation	1,214 m (3,983 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Total	87,291
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code	665700[3]
Area code	0879[3]
Website	www.ximeng.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau 2Puer Gov. 3Yunnan Portal

Administrative divisions

In the present, Ximeng Va Autonomous County has 5 towns 1 township and 1 ethnic township.

5 towns

Mengsuo (勐梭镇) Mengka (勐卡镇) Wengakke (翁嘎科镇)

Zhongke (中课镇) Xinchang (新厂镇)

1 township

• Yuesong (岳宋乡)

1 ethnic township

• Lisuo Lahu Ethnic Township (力所拉祜族乡)

Climate

Climate data for Ximeng, elevation 1,155 m (3,789 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	27.4 (81.3)	28.6 (83.5)	31.6 (88.9)	33.4 (92.1)	33.5 (92.3)	33.2 (91.8)	31.4 (88.5)	31.8 (89.2)	32.2 (90.0)	30.4 (86.7)	28.0 (82.4)	25.8 (78.4)	33.5 (92.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	22.2 (72.0)	24.7 (76.5)	27.4 (81.3)	29.2 (84.6)	28.7 (83.7)	27.6 (81.7)	26.6 (79.9)	27.4 (81.3)	27.7 (81.9)	26.5 (79.7)	24.3 (75.7)	22.0 (71.6)	26.2 (79.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	14.2 (57.6)	16.0 (60.8)	19.0 (66.2)	21.2 (70.2)	22.4 (72.3)	22.9 (73.2)	22.4 (72.3)	22.6 (72.7)	22.2 (72.0)	20.6 (69.1)	17.4 (63.3)	14.7 (58.5)	19.6 (67.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	9.4 (48.9)	10.2 (50.4)	13.0 (55.4)	15.8 (60.4)	18.2 (64.8)	20.2 (68.4)	20.2 (68.4)	20.1 (68.2)	19.3 (66.7)	17.4 (63.3)	13.6 (56.5)	10.6 (51.1)	15.7 (60.2)
Record low °C (°F)	5.1 (41.2)	6.3 (43.3)	8.7 (47.7)	10.4 (50.7)	12.4 (54.3)	17.6 (63.7)	18.1 (64.6)	16.4 (61.5)	10.9 (51.6)	11.1 (52.0)	7.9 (46.2)	6.1 (43.0)	5.1 (41.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	35.3 (1.39)	13.9 (0.55)	21.8 (0.86)	74.0 (2.91)	148.8 (5.86)	277.5 (10.93)	443.0 (17.44)	374.9 (14.76)	217.6 (8.57)	152.7 (6.01)	44.4 (1.75)	18.5 (0.73)	1,822.4 (71.76)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.4	2.4	4.6	11.1	17.6	25.1	28.6	27.1	21.3	14.9	5.9	3.8	165.8
Average relative humidity (%)	75	65	61	65	75	85	88	87	85	83	80	80	77
Mean monthly sunshine hours	234.8	238.2	236.7	219.7	186.6	106.0	76.9	108.2	134.9	163.6	202.4	208.7	2,116.7
Percentage possible sunshine	69	74	63	58	46	26	19	27	37	46	61	63	49
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]