Mohan, Yunnan

Mohan
磨憨
County-level town
Mohan
Location in China
Coordinates: 21°12′25″N 101°42′10″E / 21.20694°N 101.70278°E / 21.20694; 101.70278Coordinates: 21°12′25″N 101°42′10″E / 21.20694°N 101.70278°E / 21.20694; 101.70278
Country  People's Republic of China
Area
  Total 803 km2 (310 sq mi)
Elevation 850 m (2,790 ft)

Mohan (simplified Chinese: 磨憨) is a border town in the south of Mengla County, Yunnan, China, directly on the border of Laos and China.[1]

Transport

Mohan lies at the southern end (2,827 km) of China National Highway 213. [2] It will be the interchange of two railway lines, the Yuxi–Mohan railway to China, and the Vientiane–Boten Railway to Laos, when both open in 2021.

Biodiversity

The surrounding area has 3890 plant species, and 756 animal species.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Mengla County/Mohan (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30.0
(86)
33.8
(92.8)
35.6
(96.1)
37.5
(99.5)
38.4
(101.1)
36.7
(98.1)
34.5
(94.1)
34.3
(93.7)
33.7
(92.7)
33.2
(91.8)
31.9
(89.4)
30.0
(86)
38.4
(101.1)
Average high °C (°F) 25.0
(77)
27.5
(81.5)
30.3
(86.5)
31.9
(89.4)
31.5
(88.7)
30.6
(87.1)
29.7
(85.5)
29.8
(85.6)
30.0
(86)
28.6
(83.5)
26.1
(79)
23.7
(74.7)
28.7
(83.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.3
(64.9)
19.6
(67.3)
22.1
(71.8)
24.8
(76.6)
26.1
(79)
26.4
(79.5)
25.9
(78.6)
25.9
(78.6)
25.5
(77.9)
23.8
(74.8)
20.9
(69.6)
17.9
(64.2)
23.1
(73.6)
Average low °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9)
11.8
(53.2)
14.0
(57.2)
17.7
(63.9)
20.7
(69.3)
22.3
(72.1)
22.2
(72)
22.0
(71.6)
21.1
(70)
19.1
(66.4)
15.7
(60.3)
12.2
(54)
17.5
(63.6)
Record low °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9)
5.9
(42.6)
6.1
(43)
11.2
(52.2)
15.7
(60.3)
18.4
(65.1)
18.2
(64.8)
18.8
(65.8)
15.3
(59.5)
9.4
(48.9)
6.1
(43)
1.1
(34)
0.5
(32.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.8
(0.701)
21.4
(0.843)
40.5
(1.594)
98.5
(3.878)
169.9
(6.689)
211.6
(8.331)
317.2
(12.488)
307.1
(12.091)
165.4
(6.512)
91.8
(3.614)
52.8
(2.079)
26.7
(1.051)
1,520.7
(59.871)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.5 4.2 6.0 12.9 18.5 22.1 25.5 23.6 16.5 12.0 7.3 5.7 159.8
Source: Weather China

References

  1. "Mohan Overview". Yunnan Adventure Travel. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  2. "213国道". Baidu 百科 (Baidu Baike) (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  3. "中國磨憨 (Mohan of China)". zgmh.net (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-05-03.
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