Mengla County

Mengla County
—  County  —
Chinese transcription(s)
- Characters	勐腊县
- Pinyin	Měnglà Xiàn
Traffic in the town of Mengla
Location of Mengla County (pink) and Xishuangbanna Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Mengla County Location in Yunnan, China
Coordinates: 21°28′N 101°35′E / 21.467°N 101.583°E / 21.467; 101.583
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture	Xishuangbanna
GB/T 2260 CODE[1]	532823
Area
- Total	7,056 km2 (2,724.3 sq mi)
Population
- Total	194,360
- Density	27.5/km2 (71.3/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code	666300[2]
Area code(s)	0691[2]
Website	http://www.mlzf.yn.gov.cn/
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau [1] 2Xishuangbanna Gov. [2] 3Yunnan Portal [3]

Mengla County (勐腊县; pinyin: Měnglà Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. The last Indochinese tiger in the wild in China is believed to have been killed near Mengla in 2009. The perpetrator is believed to have been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for this.

Climate

Climate data for Mengla (1971−2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	25.0 (77.0)	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 (86.0)	28.6 (83.5)	26.1 (79.0)	23.7 (74.7)	28.73 (83.71)
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 (72.0)	22.0 (71.6)	21.1 (70.0)	19.1 (66.4)	15.7 (60.3)	12.2 (54.0)	17.53 (63.56)
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 (59.87)
Avg. 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

Transport

• Nearest airport is Xishuangbanna Gasa
• China National Highway 213

References

1. ^ http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/xzqhdm/index.htm
2. ^ ^{a b} Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province

External links

• Mengla County Official Website

Coordinates: 21°28′00″N 101°35′00″E / 21.4667°N 101.5833°E / 21.4667; 101.5833