Mengdong

Mengdong
Chinese: 勐董
Va: Gaeng Dum
Town

Mengdong Town (red) in Cangyuan County
Coordinates: 23°08′51″N 99°14′57″E / 23.14750°N 99.24917°E / 23.14750; 99.24917
Country China
Province Yunnan
Prefecture-level city Lincang
County Cangyuan Va Autonomous County
Established time 1936
Area
 • Total 260.07 km2 (100.41 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
 • Total 35,741
 • Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Postal code 677499
Phone number 883

Mengdong（Chinese: 勐董; Va：Gaeng Dum[1]) is a town of Cangyuan Va Autonomous County, it is the government seat of the county. Guangyun Temple was built in 1828, which is one of the major historical and cultural site of China. Mengdong is also a land port of china which connects to Wa State of Myanmar. [2]

Friendly towns

References

  1. ↑ 颜其香 (1981). 佤汉简明词典 (in Chinese). Yunnan National Publisher.
  2. ↑ 段丽元; Ministry of Civil Affairs (2016). 中华人民共和国政区大典 云南卷. Beijing: China Social Publisher. p. 1497-1498. ISBN 978-7-5087-5306-5.
  3. ↑ 胡远航 (2012-05-01). "苗粟县泰安乡与云南沧源县勐董镇缔结友好乡镇" [Tai'an Township of Miaoli County establish friendly town with Mengdong of Cangyuan County]. www.chinanews.com. China News Service. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
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