| Lincang | |
| Native Name: | 临沧市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | China |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in China |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
| Seat Type: | Admin HQ |
| Seat: | Linxiang |
| Area Total Km2: | 23,620.72 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 2,429,505 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 100 billion US$ 14.8 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 44,723 US$ 6,596 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Lincang municipal government |
| Coordinates: | 23.884°N 100.089°W |
| Elevation M: | 1517 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 677XXX |
| Area Code: | 0883 |
| Iso Code: | CN-YN-09 |
| Blank Name: | Licence plate prefixes |
| Blank Info: | Chinese: 云S |
Lincang is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.
Lincang was previously called Baihuai during the Shang dynasty.
On December 26, 2003, the state council approved the cancellation of Lincang District and set up prefecture-level Lincang city.
Lincang covers latitude 23° 05′－25° 02′ N and longitude 98° 40′－100° 33′ E, thus straddling the Tropic of Cancer in the southern part of its administrative area, or prefecture. It is situated on the middle to lower reaches of the Mekong, known as the Lancang in China, and the Salween, or the Nu. Bordering prefectures are Pu'er to the southeast, and Baoshan and Dali to the northwest. It also borders Burma's Shan State. Elevations within the prefecture range from 450mto3504mm (1,480feetto11,496feetm).
Located at an altitude of above 1450m (4,760feet) and within 30 arc minutes to the north of the Tropic of Cancer, Lincang has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. Highs peak in May before the core of the rainy season and reach a minimum in December; however, the warmest and coolest months are June and January respectively. June through September accounts for nearly 70% of the annual rainfall of 1126mm and during this time, some rainfall occurs on most days, pushing relative humidity above 80% and there is a marked reduction in sunshine. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in July to 75% in January, the city receives 2,227 hours of bright sunshine annually.
See main article: List of administrative divisions of Yunnan.
| Map | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |
| Linxiang District | Chinese: 临翔区 | 323,708 | 2,652 | 122 | ||
| Fengqing County | Chinese: 凤庆县 | 458,330 | 3,451 | 133 | ||
| Yun County | Chinese: 云县 | 449,460 | 3,760 | 120 | ||
| Yongde County | Chinese: 永德县 | 369,702 | 3,296 | 112 | ||
| Zhenkang County | Chinese: 镇康县 | 176,356 | 2,642 | 67 | ||
| Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County | Chinese: 双江拉祜族佤族布朗族傣族自治县 | 176,549 | 2,292 | 77 | ||
| Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County | Chinese: 耿马傣族佤族自治县 | 296,302 | 3,837 | 77 | ||
| Cangyuan Va Autonomous County | Chinese: 沧源佤族自治县 | 179,098 | 2,539 | 71 | ||
Among the resident population, the Han population is 1,523,670, accounting for 62.72% of the total population; the ethnic minorities population is 905,835, accounting for 37.28% of the total population.
| National name | Others | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1523662 | 355768 | 235165 | 114312 | 85818 | 40434 | 30904 | 10081 | 9237 | 8856 | 15260 | |
| Proportion of total population (%) | 62.72 | 14.64 | 9.68 | 4.71 | 3.53 | 1.66 | 1.27 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.63 | |
| Proportion of minority population (%) | --- | 39.28 | 25.96 | 12.62 | 9.47 | 4.46 | 3.41 | 1.11 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.68 |
Mineral resources mined and extracted in the Lincang area include coal (including waste coal ash), germanium and uranium.[3] Lincang is also home to the world's oldest cultivated tea tree, especially pu'er tea, some 3,200 years old, in the village of Jinxiu (Chinese: 锦绣), Xiaowan town, of Fengqing County.[4] [5]