Baoshan, Yunnan
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Baoshan 保山市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
 Location of Baoshan in Yunnan |
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 Baoshan
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| Coordinates: 25°07′N 99°10′E / 25.117°N 99.167°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Admin HQ | Longyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,040 km2 (7,350 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,677 m (5,502 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,500,000 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 678000 |
| Area code(s) | 0875 |
| Vehicle registration | 云M |
| Website | baoshan |
Baoshan (Chinese: ; pinyin: Bǎoshān, historically also Yongchang) is a prefecture-level city in western Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. Baoshan is the second biggest metropolitan area in western Yunnan after Dali.
The prefecture has about 2.5 million inhabitants.
The city-prefecture of Baoshan has jurisdiction over five subdivisions - a district, one county-level city and three counties:
Tengyue, the other major populated area in the county, successfully lobbied for and achieved city status in 2015-16 and is currently in the process of separating itself and the surrounding Tengchong area from Baoshan administratively.
It is located between the border of Myanmar and the Lancang river (Mekong). The Nujiang (Salween River) flows through the entire length of the prefecture, north to south.
Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Baoshan has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. Frost may occur in winter but the days still generally warm up to around 16 to 17 °C (61 to 63 °F), with a January average of 8.5 °C (47.3 °F). The warmest month is June, which averages 21.2 °C (70.2 °F). Nearly three-fourths of the annual rainfall occurs from June to October.
According to the Baoshan Ethnic Gazetteer (2006:337), ethnic Bulang are distributed in the following villages within Baoshan City.
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