| Lincang City | |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| - Characters | 临沧市 |
| - Pinyin | Líncāng Shì |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Admin HQ | Linxiang |
| Area | |
| - Total | 24,469 km2 (9,447.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 2,150,000 |
| - Density | 87.9/km2 (227.6/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 677000 |
| Area code(s) | 0883 |
| Website | http://www.lincang.gov.cn/ |
Lincang (Chinese: 临沧市, pinyin: Líncāng Shì) is a prefecture-level city located in Yunnan, China.
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Subdivisions
- Linxiang District
- Fengqing County
- Yun County
- Yongde County
- Zhenkang County
- Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County
- Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County
- Cangyuan Va Autonomous County
Demography
Lincang is the mountainous home of the Wa ethnic minority and was historically seen as too "wild" to be worth settling by neighboring powers, notably British Burma and ancient China. This may have had some connection to the Wa's image as head-hunters.
Natural resources
Mineral resources mined and extracted in the Lincang area include coal (including waste coal ash), germanium and uranium.[1] Lincang is also home to the world's oldest cultivated tea tree, some 3,200 years old, in Fengqing County.[2]
Transport
References
- ^ Sparton Resources Inc.
- ^ The Oldest Tea Tree on the Earth, (Kunming, 2006).
External links
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Coordinates: 23°53′N 100°05′E / 23.883°N 100.083°E
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