Maguan County
Native name马关县 · Majgvanh Yen
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureWenshan
County seatMabai
Area total2767 km²
Population as of2020 census
Population total318704
Time zoneCST (UTC+8)
Coordinates23°00′30″N 104°23′34″E
Postal code663700
Area code0876
Websitewww.ynmg.gov.cn

Maguan County (traditional Chinese: 馬關縣; simplified Chinese: 马关县; pinyin: Mǎguān Xiàn; literally: horse pass, Vietnamese: Mã Quan) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lào Cai and Ha Giang provinces to the south.

Geography

Maguan County is located in the southwest of Wenshan Prefecture, in southeastern Yunnan. It borders Malipo County to the east, Hekou County and Pingbian County to the west, Wenshan City to the north and Xichou County to the northeast. It also borders Vietnam: Xín Mần District and Hoàng Su Phì District of Hà Giang Province to the southeast and Si Ma Cai District and Mường Khương District of Lào Cai Province to the southwest.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Maguan County has 9 towns and 4 townships.[1]

9 towns
4 townships

Ethnic groups

The Maguan County Gazetteer (马关县志) (1996) lists the following ethnic subgroups.

  • Han
  • Zhuang
  • Buyi
  • Dai
  • Miao
  • Yao
  • Yi (Lolo)
    • Pu 仆 (autonyms: Toulapa 托拉葩 and Alapa 阿拉葩), related to the Phù Lá in Vietnam
    • Luo 倮 (autonyms: Luomo 罗摩 and Lemo 勒摩)
  • Mongol
  • Laji (拉基)

Transport

References

  1. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.