Mohan, Yunnan
Mohan
磨憨 ᨷᩳ᩵ᩉᩣ᩠ᩁ | |
|---|---|
 Mohan Checkpoint | |
  Mohan Location in China | |
| Coordinates: 21°12′25″N 101°42′10″E / 21.20694°N 101.70278°ECoordinates: 21°12′25″N 101°42′10″E / 21.20694°N 101.70278°E | |
| Country |  People's Republic of China |
| Area | |
| • Total | 803 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
Mohan (simplified Chinese: 磨憨; Tai Lue: ᨷᩳ᩵ᩉᩣ᩠ᩁ Bo Han) is a border town in the south of Mengla County, Yunnan, China, directly on the border of Laos and China.[1]
Administrative divisions[]
Mohan is divided into 2 communities and 6 villages:[2]
- Kouan Community
- Shangyong Community
- Shangyong Village
- Shanggang Village
- Manzhuang Village
- Molong Village
- Longmen Village
- Longgan Village
Transport[]
Mohan lies at the southern end (2,827 km) of China National Highway 213.[citation needed] It will be the interchange of two railway lines, the Yuxi–Mohan railway to China, and the Vientiane–Boten Railway to Laos, when both open in 2021.
Biodiversity[]
The surrounding area has 3890 plant species, and 756 animal species.[3]
Climate[]
| hideClimate data for Mengla County/Mohan (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
38.4 (101.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
38.4 (101.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.5 (63.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.8 (0.70) |
21.4 (0.84) |
40.5 (1.59) |
98.5 (3.88) |
169.9 (6.69) |
211.6 (8.33) |
317.2 (12.49) |
307.1 (12.09) |
165.4 (6.51) |
91.8 (3.61) |
52.8 (2.08) |
26.7 (1.05) |
1,520.7 (59.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.5 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 12.9 | 18.5 | 22.1 | 25.5 | 23.6 | 16.5 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 159.8 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Mohan Overview". Yunnan Adventure Travel. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "中國磨憨 (Mohan of China)". zgmh.net (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 May 2017.
Categories:
- Township-level divisions of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture
- China-Laos border crossings