Introduction to Myanmar's Kokang Special Administrative Region

Kokang is located in northeastern Myanmar and adjacent to Yunnan Province in China. It is an autonomous region dominated by the Kokang ethnic group. Covering an area of ??about 2,700 square kilometers, the Kokang language (Southwestern Mandarin Chinese) is spoken, and the Kyat and RMB are also circulated.

Kokang (Kokang), the full name is "Kokang Autonomous Region in northern Shan State, Myanmar", with the capital Lao Cai City, located on the Shan State Plateau between Myanmar and China, and is adjacent to China's Yunnan Province to the north and east.

To the north is Longling County and Mangshi, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, China; to the east is Zhenkang County, Gengma Dai and Wa Autonomous County, and Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County under the jurisdiction of Lincang City, Yunnan Province, China; to the south It is bounded by the Nanding River and faces the Nandeng Special Administrative Region of the Wa State. It faces the Salween River in the west and faces Menggu Town, Damengyi and Guigai Town under the jurisdiction of Muse City. It is bounded by Gunong Town in the southwest. The area is About 2,700 square kilometers.

The national border is about 250 kilometers. Relevant data in 2005 show that the total local population of Kokang is about 250,000, of which 90% are Kokang. According to relevant information in 2016, the Kokang Autonomous Region consists of 1 county, 2 districts, 2 towns and 28 townships and communities.

Climate Characteristics

Located on the edge of the Tropic of Cancer, it is one of the typical zones. The community is located at low latitudes, has a relatively high altitude, and is surrounded by large rivers. Due to its special physical geography and other factors, it has a tropical valley mountain monsoon climate on the edge of South Asia. The annual average temperature in Kokang's jurisdiction is 16.8 degrees Celsius, and the average annual rainfall is 1,674 mm. The three-dimensional climate characteristics are remarkable.

Kokang belongs to the marginal tropical humid area with abundant monsoon precipitation. Taking the Laojie area as a representative, the average annual precipitation is 1,600 mm. Among them, precipitation accounts for 15% from March to May in spring; 55% from June to August in summer; 25% from September to November in autumn; and 5% from December to February in winter.

There are 180 to 200 precipitation days per year, including about 40 days in spring, about 80 days in summer, about 50 days in autumn, and about 30 days in winter. The precipitation variability is about 10%, which is an area with small variability. The annual average relative humidity is 80-100%, the annual average dryness is 0.5%, and the evaporation is 1400-1600 mm.

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