Lincang

Lincang 临沧市
Prefecture-level city
View of a cultivated area from a road in Lincang
Location of Lincang City jurisdiction in Yunnan
23°53′02″N 100°05′20″E / 23.884°N 100.089°E / 23.884; 100.089
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Admin HQ	Linxiang
Area
• Total	23,620.72 km2 (9,120.01 sq mi)
Elevation	1,517 m (4,977 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,429,505
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
GDP[1]
• Total	CN¥ 100 billion US$ 14.8 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 44,723 US$ 6,596
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	677XXX
Area code	0883
ISO 3166 code	CN-YN-09
Licence plate prefixes	云S
Website	www.lincang.gov.cn

Lincang (simplified Chinese: 临沧; traditional Chinese: 臨滄; pinyin: Líncāng) is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.

History

Lincang was previously called Baihuai during the Shang dynasty.

On December 26, 2003, the state council approved the cancellation of Lincang District and set up prefecture-level Lincang city.

Geography and climate

Lincang covers latitude 23° 05′－25° 02′ N and longitude 98° 40′－100° 33′ E, thus straddling the Tropic of Cancer in the southern part of its administrative area, or prefecture. It is situated on the middle to lower reaches of the Mekong, known as the Lancang in China, and the Salween, or the Nu. Bordering prefectures are Pu'er to the southeast, and Baoshan and Dali to the northwest. It also borders Burma's Shan State. Elevations within the prefecture range from 450 to 3,504 metres (1,476 to 11,496 ft).

Located at an altitude of above 1,450 m (4,760 ft) and within 30 arc minutes to the north of the Tropic of Cancer, Lincang has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. Highs peak in May before the core of the rainy season and reach a minimum in December; however, the warmest and coolest months are June and January respectively. June through September accounts for nearly 70% of the annual rainfall of 1,126 mm (44.3 in) and during this time, some rainfall occurs on most days, pushing relative humidity above 80% and there is a marked reduction in sunshine. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in July to 75% in January, the city receives 2,227 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Subdivisions

Map
Linxiang Fengqing County Yun County Yongde County Zhenkang County Cangyuan County Shuangjiang County Gengma County
Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)
Linxiang District	临翔区	Línxiáng Qū	323,708	2,652	122
Fengqing County	凤庆县	Fèngqìng Xiàn	458,330	3,451	133
Yun County	云县	Yún Xiàn	449,460	3,760	120
Yongde County	永德县	Yǒngdé Xiàn	369,702	3,296	112
Zhenkang County	镇康县	Zhènkāng Xiàn	176,356	2,642	67
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	176,549	2,292	77
Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County	耿马傣族佤族自治县	Gěngmǎ Dǎizú Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn	296,302	3,837	77
Cangyuan Va Autonomous County	沧源佤族自治县	Cāngyuán Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn	179,098	2,539	71

Demography

Among the resident population, the Han population is 1,523,670, accounting for 62.72% of the total population; the ethnic minorities population is 905,835, accounting for 37.28% of the total population.

Natural resources

Mineral resources mined and extracted in the Lincang area include coal (including waste coal ash), germanium and uranium.^[7] Lincang is also home to the world's oldest cultivated tea tree, especially pu'er tea, some 3,200 years old, in the village of Jinxiu (锦绣), Xiaowan town, of Fengqing County.^[8][9]

Transport

• Lincang Boshang Airport
• Dali–Lincang railway

References

External links

• Lincang City Official Website