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Mang
芒— County-level city — 芒市 Location within Yunnan, China Coordinates: 24°27′N 98°36′E / 24.45°N 98.6°ECoordinates: 24°27′N 98°36′E / 24.45°N 98.6°E Country China Province Yunnan Prefecture Dehong Area – Total 2,987 km2 (1,153.3 sq mi) Population – Total 343,400 – Density 115/km2 (297.8/sq mi) Postal code 678400 Area code(s) 0692 Website http://www.ms.yn.gov.cn/ Mang City (Chinese: 芒市), formerly named Luxi City (潞西市; pinyin: Lùxī Shì), [1] is a county-level city in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.
It is the seat of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture. In 1996, Luxi was upgraded to a county-level city.
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Name change
In 2008, 4751 people, [1] from many ethnic groups and all walks of life, participated in a public opinion survey in favour of restoring the historical name (Mang City), with 96.96% supporting a name change to Mang City. [1] In 2010, the name of the county-level city was formally changed, becoming the very first single-character (excluding the word for city, "市") city in mainland China.
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References
- ^ a b c "国务院正式批复同意潞西更名为芒市" (in Simplified Chinese). Yunnan Xinhua. 2010-07-23. http://www.yn.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2010-07/23/content_20421088.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
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Categories:- County-level divisions of Dehong Prefecture
- Populated places in Yunnan
- Yunnan geography stubs
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