Mangshi

Mangshi
芒市
Other transcription(s)
 • PinyinMángshì
 • Tai Nueaᥝᥥᥒᥰ ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥑᥩᥢᥴ
 • JingphoMangshi Myu
 • Burmeseမန်စီ
 • Thaiเมืองข้อน
Urban skyline
Mëng Xón Pagoda
Mangshi Square
Mangshi Little Hall
Etymology: Evolved form the ethnic name "" (Mangshi)
Nickname: 
city of dawn
Location of Mangshi City in Dehong Prefecture within Yunnan province
Location of Mangshi City in Dehong Prefecture within Yunnan province
Mangshi is located in Yunnan
Mangshi
Mangshi
Location in Yunnan
Mangshi is located in China
Mangshi
Mangshi
Mangshi (China)
Coordinates (Mangshi government): 24°26′01″N 98°35′17″E / 24.4337°N 98.5881°E / 24.4337; 98.5881
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous PrefectureDehong
Founded1996
Municipal seatMenghuan Subdistrict
Area
[1]: 536 
 • Total
2,900.91 km2 (1,120.05 sq mi)
Elevation
933 m (3,061 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
 • Total
439,931
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
678400
Phone code(0)692
Websitewww.dhms.gov.cn

Mangshi (Chinese: 芒市; Wade–Giles: Mangshih; Tai Nüa: ᥝᥥᥒᥰ ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥑᥩᥢᥴ; Jingpho: Mangshi Myu), former name Luxi (潞西),[3] is a county-level city and the seat of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, western Yunnan province, China. Mangshi has an area of 2,900.91 km2 (1,120.05 sq mi), with an urban area of 18.66 km2 (7.20 sq mi).[4] Han Chinese, Dai people (Tai Nuea branch) and Jingpo people (Zaiwa branch) are the major ethnic groups. Luxi County was founded in 1949, and became a county-level city in 1996.

  1. ^ Li Cheng (李赪) (2012). 《云南统计年鉴2017》 [Statistical Yearbook of Yunnan 2017] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Statistics Press. ISBN 978-7-5037-8267-1.
  2. ^ "德宏州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Dehong Prefecture. 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ 国务院正式批复同意潞西更名为芒市 (in Chinese). Yunnan Xinhua. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  4. ^ 芒市市情概况 [Overview of Mangshi]. www.dhms.gov.cn (in Chinese). Mangshi government. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

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