Nanling Township () is a township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 24,059 and an area of .
Administrative division As of 2016, the township is divided into eight villages: Huanghui () Mangnong () Mengbing () Xiananxian () Qianzhe () Mangfu () Mengkan () Mali ()
History In 1940, it belonged to the 4th District and then the Daling Township ().
After the founding of the Communist State in 1949, Nanling District () was set up. During the Great Leap Forward, its name was changed to Wensheng Commune () in 1969 and then Nanling Commune () in 1971. It was incorporated as a township in 1988.
Geography It lies at the central of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, bordering Zhutang Township to the west, Menglang Town to the southwest, Nuozhadu Town to the south, Fubang Township and Donghe Township to the north, and Qianliu Yi Ethnic Township to the east.
There are major four rivers and streams in the township, namely the Mangnong River (), Qianzhe River (), Mengkan River (), and the Black River ().
Economy The economy is supported primarily by farming, ranching and forestry. Economic crops are mainly peanut, tea, fruit, and bean.
Demographics
As of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the township's population now to be 24,059.
Ethnic groups in 2004 Ethnicity Population Percentage Lahu 12424 61.1% Han 6900 33.9% Wa 1405 9.8% Yi 816 4.0% Hani 114 0.6% Other 85 0.4%
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