Lincang
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Lincang is a prefecture-level city
located in Yunnan
, China
.
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.
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.
(including waste coal ash), germanium
and uranium
. Lincang is also home to the world's oldest cultivated tea tree, some 3,200 years old, in Fengqing County.
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
located in Yunnan
Yunnan
Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
, China
China
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.
Subdivisions
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Linxiang District Linxiang District Linxiang District is located in Lincang Prefecture, Yunnan, China.-External links:*... |
临翔区 | Línxiáng Qū | 280,000 | 2,652 | 106 |
| 2 | Fengqing County Fengqing County Fengqing County is located in Lincang Prefecture, Yunnan, China. During the Ming Dynasty it was a frontier known as Shunning Prefecture .-External links:**... |
凤庆县 | Fèngqìng Xiàn | 420,000 | 3,451 | 122 |
| 3 | Yun County Yun County Yun County could refer to the following locations in China:* Yun County, Hubei * Yun County, Yunnan... |
云县 | Yún Xiàn | 400,000 | 3,760 | 106 |
| 4 | Yongde County Yongde County Yongde County is located in Lincang Prefecture, Yunnan, China.-Administrative divisions:Township-level divisions:-External links:**... |
永德县 | Yǒngdé Xiàn | 330,000 | 3,296 | 100 |
| 5 | Zhenkang County Zhenkang County Zhenkang County is located in Lincang Prefecture, Yunnan, China.-Administration:*County government is located in Nansan Town-External links:*... |
镇康县 | Zhènkāng Xiàn | 160,000 | 2,642 | 61 |
| 6 | Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County is located in Lincang Prefecture, Yunnan, China.-External links:*... |
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 Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County is located in Lincang Prefecture, Yunnan, China.-External links:*... |
耿马傣族佤族自治县 | Gěngmǎ Dǎizú Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn | 250,000 | 3,837 | 65 |
| 8 | Cangyuan Va Autonomous County Cangyuan Va Autonomous County Cangyuan Va Autonomous County is located in Lincang Prefecture, Yunnan, China.-External links:*... |
沧源佤族自治县 | Cāngyuán Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn | 160,000 | 2,539 | 63 |
Climate
Lincang has a climate tempered strongly by its low latitude and high elevation. Falling just short of the humid subtropical zone (KöppenKöppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
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.
Demography
Lincang is the mountainous home of the Wa ethnic minorityEthnic minorities in China
Ethnic minorities in China are the non-Han Chinese population in the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China officially recognizes 55 ethnic minority groups within China in addition to the Han majority. As of 2010, the combined population of officially recognised minority...
and was historically seen as too "wild" to be worth settling by neighboring powers, notably British
United Kingdom
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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 coalCoal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
(including waste coal ash), germanium
Germanium
Germanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ge and atomic number 32. It is a lustrous, hard, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group, chemically similar to its group neighbors tin and silicon. The isolated element is a semiconductor, with an appearance most similar to elemental silicon....
and uranium
Uranium
Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...
. Lincang is also home to the world's oldest cultivated tea tree, some 3,200 years old, in Fengqing County.