| Menglang Town | |
| Native Name: | 勐朗镇 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Other Name: | ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥘᥣᥛᥰ |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | China Yunnan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yunnan. |
| Coordinates: | 22.5586°N 99.9336°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: | Lancang Lahu Autonomous County |
| Established Title2: | Designated (town) |
| Established Date2: | 1962 |
| Area Total Km2: | 710 |
| Elevation M: | 1054 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Total: | 87,703 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +08:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 665699 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 0879 |
Menglang (; tdd|ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥘᥣᥛᥰ) is a town in and the county seat of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 87,703 and an area of 710km2. Menglang is the administrative, cultural, economic and transportation center of the Lancang Lahu Autonomous County.
"Menglang" is a place name of Dai language. "Meng" means place and "Lang" means wash. Two words together, meaning a washed place.
As of 2016, the town is divided into four communities and eleven villages:
After the Management System Reform in the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), it came under the jurisdiction of Menglian Zhangguansi .
In the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), it became the jurisdiction of Mengbin Tusi .
In 1940, it belonged to the 1st District of Lancang County. That same year, the 1st District of Lancang County was revoked and it belonged to Donglang Township .
Menglang was upgraded to a town in August 1962. In 1988, Tangsheng Township was merged into the town. In January 2006, the villages of Mashan, Bulao and Baomaidi and Donglang Hani Ethnic Township were merged into Menglang.
It is surrounded by Laba Township and Zhutang Township on the northwest, Nuozhadu Town on the southeast, Donghui Town on the southwest, and Nanling Township on the northeast.
The town is in the subtropical climate zone, with an average annual temperature of, total annual rainfall of NaNmm, a frost-free period of 240 to 280 days and annual average sunshine hours in 2118.9 hours.
The terrain of the town is high in the northeast and low in the southwest. The highest point in the town is Mount Mangjing, which, at above sea level.
The Nanlang River flows through the town.
The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and pig-breeding. Soybean, vegetable, and sugarcane are the economic plants of this region.
As of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the town's population now to be 87,703.
| Ethnic groups in 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Percentage | ||
| 1864 | 16.7% | ||
| 4039 | 36.1% | ||
| 3904 | 34.9% | ||
| 128 | 1.1% | ||
| 326 | 2.9% | ||
| 289 | 2.6% | ||
| 383 | 3.4% | ||
| Other | 253 | 2.3% | |
The National Highway G214 passes across the town northwest to southeast.
The town is the starting point of Provincial Highway S309.