Maguan County

Maguan County
马关县
County

Location of Maguan County (pink) and Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Country People's Republic of China
Province Yunnan
Autonomous prefecture Wenshan
Area
  Total 2,767 km2 (1,068 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 367,507
  Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code 663700
Area code(s) 0876
Website http://www.ynmg.gov.cn/

Maguan County (simplified Chinese: 马关县; traditional Chinese: 馬關縣; pinyin: Mǎguān Xiàn; literally: "horse pass", Vietnamese: Mã Quan) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lào Cai and Ha Giang provinces to the south.

Ethnic groups

The Maguan County Gazetteer (马关县志) (1996) lists the following ethnic subgroups.

  • Han
  • Zhuang
  • Buyi
  • Dai
  • Miao
  • Yao
  • Yi
    • Pu 仆 (autonyms: Toulapa 托拉葩 and Alapa 阿拉葩)
    • Luo 倮 (autonyms: Luomo 罗摩 and Lemo 勒摩)
  • Mongol
  • Lajiren 拉基人

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References

    Coordinates: 23°00′30″N 104°23′34″E / 23.00833°N 104.39278°E / 23.00833; 104.39278


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