Mohan, Yunnan
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]
Mohan 磨憨 ᨷᩳ᩵ᩉᩣ᩠ᩁ | |
|---|---|
County-level town | |
 Mohan Checkpoint | |
  Mohan Location in China | |
| Coordinates: 21°12′25″N 101°42′10″E | |
| Country |  |
| Area | |
| • Total | 803 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
Transport
Mohan lies at the southern end (2,827 km) of China National Highway 213. [2] It will be the interchange of two railway lines, the Yuxi–Mohan railway to China, and the Vientiane–Boten Railway to Laos, when both open in 2021.
Biodiversity
The surrounding area has 3890 plant species, and 756 animal species.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Mengla County/Mohan (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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 | |||||||||||||
References
- "Mohan Overview". Yunnan Adventure Travel. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- "213国道". Baidu 百科 (Baidu Baike) (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- "中國磨憨 (Mohan of China)". zgmh.net (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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