Lincang

Lincang
临沧
—  Prefecture-level city  —
临沧市
View of a cultivated area from a road in Lincang
Location of Lincang Prefecture within Yunnan province of China
Country China
Province Yunnan
Admin HQ Linxiang
Area
 • Total 24,469 km2 (9,447.5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 2,150,000
 • Density 87.9/km2 (227.6/sq mi)
Postal code 677000
Area code(s) 0883
Website http://www.lincang.gov.cn/

Lincang (simplified Chinese: 临沧市; traditional Chinese: 臨滄市; pinyin: Líncāng Shì) is a prefecture-level city located in Yunnan, China.

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Subdivisions

Map
# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population
(2003 est.)
Area (km²) Density
(/km²)
1 Linxiang District 临翔区 Línxiáng Qū 280,000 2,652 106
2 Fengqing County 凤庆县 Fèngqìng Xiàn 420,000 3,451 122
3 Yun County 云县 Yún Xiàn 400,000 3,760 106
4 Yongde County 永德县 Yǒngdé Xiàn 330,000 3,296 100
5 Zhenkang County 镇康县 Zhènkāng Xiàn 160,000 2,642 61
6 Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County 双江拉祜族佤族布朗族傣族自治县 Shuāngjiāng Lāhùzú Wǎzú Bùlǎngzú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn 160,000 2,292 70
7 Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County 耿马傣族佤族自治县 Gěngmǎ Dǎizú Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn 250,000 3,837 65
8 Cangyuan Va Autonomous County 沧源佤族自治县 Cāngyuán Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn 160,000 2,539 63

Geography

Climate

Lincang has a climate tempered strongly by its low latitude and high elevation. Falling just short of the humid subtropical zone (Köppen Cwa), it features a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). Winters are sunny and dry, featuring warm days and cool, often significantly cooler nights. Summers are warm and very humid, with the great majority of days receiving some rainfall; sunshine less than 30% of the time from June to August. Monthly mean temperatures range from 11.2 °C (52.2 °F) in January to 21.6 °C (70.9 °F) in June, with an annual mean of 17.5 °C (63.5 °F). Rainfall is heavily concentrated in the warmer months.

Climate data for Lincang (1971-2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6)
21.7
(71.1)
24.8
(76.6)
26.6
(79.9)
27.3
(81.1)
26.3
(79.3)
25.6
(78.1)
26.3
(79.3)
25.6
(78.1)
24.0
(75.2)
21.4
(70.5)
19.4
(66.9)
24.1
(75.4)
Average low °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6)
6.6
(43.9)
9.6
(49.3)
12.9
(55.2)
16.3
(61.3)
18.7
(65.7)
18.8
(65.8)
18.5
(65.3)
17.3
(63.1)
14.8
(58.6)
10.3
(50.5)
5.9
(42.6)
12.9
(55.2)
Precipitation mm (inches) 12.0
(0.472)
19.1
(0.752)
19.9
(0.783)
33.8
(1.331)
94.7
(3.728)
191.6
(7.543)
235.3
(9.264)
223.2
(8.787)
163.8
(6.449)
99.4
(3.913)
60.2
(2.37)
10.2
(0.402)
1,163.2
(45.795)
humidity 65 59 54 59 68 81 85 83 82 79 76 72 71.9
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.3 4.9 6.2 11.4 16.1 23.4 26.5 24.0 21.1 15.3 9.2 3.2 164.6
Sunshine hours 245.4 224.6 236.4 211.0 185.3 109.1 91.7 121.7 124.9 150.9 177.9 226.5 2,105.4
Source: China Meteorological Administration

Demography

Lincang is the mountainous home of the Wa ethnic minority and was historically seen as too "wild" to be worth settling by neighboring powers, notably British Burma and ancient China. This may have had some connection to the Wa's image as head-hunters.

Natural resources

Mineral resources mined and extracted in the Lincang area include coal (including waste coal ash), germanium and uranium.[1] Lincang is also home to the world's oldest cultivated tea tree, some 3,200 years old, in Fengqing County.[2][3]

Transport

References

  1. ^ Sparton Resources Inc.
  2. ^ The Oldest Tea Tree on the Earth, (Kunming, 2006).
  3. ^ News article about oldest tea tree

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