Where is Malone?

Malong District is part of Qujing City, Yunnan Province. It borders Qilin District and Zhanyi District in the east and northeast, Luliang County and Yiliang County in the south, and Songming and Xundian in the west and northwest. The county boundary is located between 103°16′~103°45′ east longitude and 25°08′~25°37′ north latitude, with an area of ??1,751 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 5 streets, 2 towns, and 3 townships, and the government is stationed in Tongquan Street. ? According to the seventh census data, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Malong District was 193,137.

Topography

Malong District is located on the north side of the Niutoushan ancient uplift and the south of the Wumeng Mountains. It belongs to the hilly area of ??northeastern Yunnan on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and is located between the Jinsha River system and the Nanpan River. The watershed area of ??the river system is surrounded by mountains on all sides. There are valleys, hills, and rivers in the middle. It is divided into 11 small dams with an area of ??more than 8 square kilometers by seven rivers flowing into the Yangtze River system and the Pearl River system respectively.

The terrain is steep in the southeast, and the central uplift slopes to the northwest and descends in steps. The highest point is Niutoushan at the junction with Luliang, with an altitude of 2493.8 meters; the lowest point is at the riverside of Xiaomide Village at the junction with Yiliang, with an altitude of 1772.2 meters, with a height difference of 721.6 meters. ?

The terrain of Malong District is broom-shaped, 44.5 kilometers wide from north to south and 47.25 kilometers long from east to west. It is high in the north and low in the south. The entire terrain is mountainous but not deep, with steep riverbeds and rapid water flow. The largest dam is less than 0.8 square kilometers.