Kangping Town | |
Native Name: | 康平镇 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China Yunnan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yunnan. |
Coordinates: | 22.6025°N 101.4547°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Pu'er City |
Subdivision Type3: | Autonomous county |
Subdivision Name3: | Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County |
Established Title2: | Designated (town) |
Established Date2: | 2012 |
Area Total Km2: | 798.69 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Total: | 24403 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +08:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 665903 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 0879 |
Kangping is a town in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 24,403 and an area of 798.69km2.
As of 2016, the town is divided into nine villages:
On December 28, 2012, it was upgraded to a town.
The town sits at the western Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. It is surrounded by Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County on the northwest, Simao District on the west, Jinghong on the south, and Laos on the southeast.
The highest point in the town is the Lion Rock which stands above sea level. The lowest point is the junction of Mengkang River and Mengye River, which, at above sea level.
The town enjoys a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with an average annual temperature of, total annual rainfall of 2212mm, and annual average evaporation is 1359.5mm.
The Manlao River flows through the town northwest to southeast.
The town's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources. Tea, sugarcane, coffee, cassava, fruit, lac, banana, pineapple, and bamboo are cash crops of the town. The region abounds with copper, lead, tungsten, zinc, salt, coal, gypsum, limestone, terrazzo, and sand.
As of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the town's population now to be 24,403.
The Provincial Highway S214 passes across the town northwest to southeast.