Yingjiang County (Yingjiang)
Yingjiang County (เมืองหล้า) is a county in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Burma's Kachin State to the west.
Yingjiang county has a border of 214.6 km with Kachin State, Myanmar in the west. The Danzha River and Binglang River meet near Jiucheng and become the Daying River (Dàyíngjiāng). The Daying then flows through Yingjiang County into Myanmar and into the Irrawaddy River, with the confluence near Bhamo. The Daying is known as the Taping (大平江; Dàpíng Jiāng) in Myanmar.
Yingjiang county is mountainous with several alluvial plains. The county has various climate types, with ranges from the tropical, the subtropical, to the temperate zones. Intact forests can be seen in the mountains above 2000 m. The elevations vary from 210 to 3404.6 m.
Yingjiang is abundant in hydroelectric, forest, and geothermal resources. There are 21 hot springs, six of which are above 90 °C. Most of the hot springs are distributed within the Daying River system.
The county is within a very active seismic zone, and have been struck in 2008, 2009 and 2011 by violent earthquakes.
Yingjiang county has a border of 214.6 km with Kachin State, Myanmar in the west. The Danzha River and Binglang River meet near Jiucheng and become the Daying River (Dàyíngjiāng). The Daying then flows through Yingjiang County into Myanmar and into the Irrawaddy River, with the confluence near Bhamo. The Daying is known as the Taping (大平江; Dàpíng Jiāng) in Myanmar.
Yingjiang county is mountainous with several alluvial plains. The county has various climate types, with ranges from the tropical, the subtropical, to the temperate zones. Intact forests can be seen in the mountains above 2000 m. The elevations vary from 210 to 3404.6 m.
Yingjiang is abundant in hydroelectric, forest, and geothermal resources. There are 21 hot springs, six of which are above 90 °C. Most of the hot springs are distributed within the Daying River system.
The county is within a very active seismic zone, and have been struck in 2008, 2009 and 2011 by violent earthquakes.
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ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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CNY | Renminbi | ¥ or 元 | 2 |
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ZH | Chinese language |
UG | Uighur language |
ZA | Zhuang language |