Mohan, Yunnan
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Town in People's Republic of China
Mohan 21°12′25″N 101°42′10″E / 21.20694°N 101.70278°E / 21.20694; 101.70278 | |
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| Country |  People's Republic of China |
| Area | |
| • Total | 803 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
Mohan (simplified Chinese: 磨憨; Tai Lue: ᨷᩳ᩵ᩉᩣ᩠ᩁ Bo Han) is a border town in the south of Mengla County, Yunnan, China, directly on the border of Laos and China.[1]
Administrative divisions
Mohan is divided into 2 communities and 6 villages:[2]
- Kouan Community
- Shangyong Community
- Shangyong Village
- Shanggang Village
- Manzhuang Village
- Molong Village
- Longmen Village
- Longgan Village
Transport
Mohan lies at the southern end (2,827 km) of China National Highway 213.[3] It is the interchange of two railway lines, the Yuxi–Mohan railway to China, and the Vientiane–Boten Railway to Laos, both opened in 2021.
Biodiversity
The surrounding area has 3890 plant species, and 756 animal species.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Mengla County/Mohan (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) | 33.8 (92.8) | 35.6 (96.1) | 37.5 (99.5) | 38.4 (101.1) | 36.7 (98.1) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.3 (93.7) | 33.7 (92.7) | 33.2 (91.8) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 38.4 (101.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) | 28.7 (83.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.5 (77.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 17.9 (64.2) | 23.1 (73.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °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) | 17.5 (63.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) | 5.9 (42.6) | 6.1 (43.0) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.7 (60.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 9.4 (48.9) | 6.1 (43.0) | 1.1 (34.0) | 0.5 (32.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.8 (0.70) | 21.4 (0.84) | 40.5 (1.59) | 98.5 (3.88) | 169.9 (6.69) | 211.6 (8.33) | 317.2 (12.49) | 307.1 (12.09) | 165.4 (6.51) | 91.8 (3.61) | 52.8 (2.08) | 26.7 (1.05) | 1,520.7 (59.86) |
| Average 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 | |||||||||||||
