Brief introduction of Kokang Special Zone in Myanmar

Kokang, located in the northeast of Myanmar, adjacent to Yunnan Province of China, is an autonomous region dominated by Kokang people. It covers an area of about 2,700 square kilometers, speaks Kokang language (southwest China Mandarin), and also circulates kyat and RMB.

Kokang, the full name of "Kokang Autonomous Region in Northern Shan State, Myanmar", is located on the Shan Plateau between Myanmar and China, with Laojie as the capital and adjacent to Yunnan Province in China in the north and east.

It is bordered by Longling County and mangshi in Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, China in the north, Zhenkang County, Gengma Dai and Wa Autonomous County and Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County under the jurisdiction of lincang City, Yunnan Province, China in the east, opposite the South Deng Special Zone of Wa State with Dinghe River in the south, opposite salween, Menggu Town, Damengyi Town and Guigui Town under the jurisdiction of Muse City in the west, and bordered by Gunlong Town in the southwest.

The border is about 250 kilometers. Relevant data in 2005 show that the local population of Kokang is about 250,000, of which 90% are Kokang people. 20 16 Relevant data show that Kokang Autonomous Region has jurisdiction over 1 county, 2 districts, 2 towns, 28 townships and communities.

Climatic characteristics

Boldly on the edge of the Tropic of Cancer, it is one of the typical zones. Located at low latitude, high altitude, surrounded by rivers, the community has a special natural geography and a monsoon climate in tropical valleys and mountains on the edge of South Asia. The average annual temperature 16.8 degrees and the average annual rainfall 1674 mm in the Kokang area have obvious three-dimensional climate characteristics.

Kokang belongs to the humid area on the tropical edge, with abundant monsoon rainfall. Taking Laojie area as the representative, the average annual precipitation is1600 mm. Among them, the precipitation from March to May in spring accounts for15%; From June to August in summer, precipitation accounts for 55%; From September to 165438+ 10 in autumn, precipitation accounts for 25%; In winter12 ~ February, the precipitation accounts for 5%.

Annual precipitation days 180 ~ 200 days, including 40 days in spring, 80 days in summer, 50 days in autumn and 30 days in winter. The precipitation variability is about 10%, which belongs to the area with small variability. The annual average relative humidity is 80 ~ 100%, the annual average dryness is 0.5%, and the evaporation is1400 ~1600 mm.

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