Menglang

Menglang Town
勐朗镇
ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥘᥣᥛᥰ
Etymology:
  • 勐朗, Mènglǎng ("a washed place")
Menglang Town is located in Yunnan
Menglang Town
Menglang Town
Location in Yunnan.
Coordinates: 22°33′31″N 99°56′01″E / 22.55861°N 99.93361°E / 22.55861; 99.93361
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityPu'er City
Autonomous countyLancang Lahu Autonomous County
Designated (town)1962
Area
 • Total710 km2 (270 sq mi)
Elevation
1,054 m (3,458 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total87,703
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
665699
Area code0879

Menglang (simplified Chinese: 勐朗镇; traditional Chinese: 勐朗鎮; pinyin: Mènglǎng Zhèn; Tai Nüa: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥘᥣᥛᥰ) is a town in and the county seat of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 87,703 and an area of 710-square-kilometre (270 sq mi). Menglang is the administrative, cultural, economic and transportation center of the Lancang Lahu Autonomous County.[1]

  1. ^ Shi Chunyun 2007, p. 50.