Yiwu, Mengla County

Yiwu
易武镇
Town
Yiwu
Location in Yunnan
Coordinates: 21°58′42″N 101°28′16″E / 21.9784°N 101.4710°E / 21.9784; 101.4710
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureXishuangbanna
CountyMengla
Area
 • Total
878.2 km2 (339.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
13,471
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
666306
Area code0691

Yiwu (Chinese: 易武; pinyin: Yìwǔ) is a town in Mengla County, Xishuangbanna prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Laos's Phôngsali to the east.

Yiwu was established as a township in 1988. It merged Manla Township (曼腊彝族瑶族乡) on 30 September 2004,[1] and was re-organized as a town in January 2015.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ 勐腊县历史沿革 (in Chinese). xzqh.org. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. ^ 易武镇 (in Chinese). xzqh.org. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. ^ 云南省人民政府关于同意勐腊县易武乡撤乡设镇的批复 (in Chinese). Yunnan Government. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2018.


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