Namwan River

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Namwan River
南宛河
南畹河02.jpg
Namwan River at Nongdao, Ruili. On the left bank is Myanmar.
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location, Longchuan County, Dehong
 • elevation2,520 m
Mouth 
 • location
Nongdao Town, Ruili City, Dehong
 • coordinates
23°50′39″N 97°38′40″E / 23.84417°N 97.64444°E / 23.84417; 97.64444Coordinates: 23°50′39″N 97°38′40″E / 23.84417°N 97.64444°E / 23.84417; 97.64444
 • elevation
743 m
Length148.5 km
Basin size1,439 km²
Discharge 
 • average11.3 m³/s (Maliba hydrological station at , Longchuan)[1]: 35 
Basin features
River systemIrrawaddy River
Population132,000 (2004)[2]: 92 

Namwan River (Chinese: 南宛河; Tai Nuea: ᥘᥛᥳ ᥝᥢᥰ) is a river in China and Myanmar. Namwan River rises in the mountain called Ganya Liangzi at the northern section of Longchuan County, Yunnan. It through the Longchuan county, as the major irrigation water source of the fields in the basin. And entering the valley at the southwest of , the county town of Longchuan. Then it became the boundary between Myanmar and China until it entering Shweli River at Nongdao, Ruili.[2]: 92 

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  1. ^ Yunnan Hydrology And Water Resources Bureau Dehong Branch, ed. (2012). 德宏水文志 [Hydrology Annals of Dehong]. Mangshi: Dehong Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-80750-801-4.
  2. ^ a b Codification Committee (2014). 中国河湖大典 西南诸河卷 [Encyclopedia of Rivers and Lakes in China:Section of River Basins in Southwest Region] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Water&Power Press. ISBN 978-7-5170-2699-0.
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