Nongdao

Nongdao 弄岛镇
Town
Residential buildings in the town
Nongdao in Ruili
Nongdao Location in Yunnan.
Coordinates: 23°52′40″N 97°39′37″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Autonomous prefecture	Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture
County-level city	Ruili
Designated (town)	1934
Area
• Total	99 km^2 (38 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	14,146
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	678603
Area code	0692

Nongdao (simplified Chinese: 弄岛镇; traditional Chinese: 弄島鎮; pinyin: Nòngdǎo Zhèn; Tai Nüa: ᥘᥩᥒᥴ ᥖᥝᥰ) is a town in Ruili, Yunnan, China. As of the 2016 statistics it had a population of 14,146 and an area of 142.89 square kilometres (55.17 sq mi).

Etymology

The name of "Nongdao" means moss pond in Dai language.

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into four villages:

• Nongdao (弄岛村)
• Dengxiu (等秀村)
• Leiyun (雷允村), also called Lowing
• Dengga (等嘎村)

History

In 1932, the Yunnan government set up the Ruili Administrative Bureau (瑞丽设治局), the government office was in the town.^[1] Two years later, Nongdao was designated as a town. At the end of 1948, the Ruili Incident broke out, the Jingpo people burned down the government office.^[2] After the establishment of the Communist State in 1949, it came under the jurisdiction of the 3rd District of Ruili County. During the Cultural Revolution, it was renamed "Weidong People's Commune" (卫东公社; 'People's Commune of Defending Mao Zedong') and then "Nongdao People's Commune" (弄岛公社). Nongdao became a district in 1984 and a township in 1986.^[3] In February 1993, the Nongdao Economic Development Zone was founded in the town.^[4] In May 2000, it was upgraded to a town. In 2005, the economic development zone merged into the town. In 2013, Ruili government moved the Ruili Border Economic Cooperation Zone to Nongdao.

Geography

Nongdao is located at the confluence of Namwan River and Shweli River.

The town is located in the southwestern Ruili and borders Myanmar in the northwest, southwest and southeast, with a border of 42.8 kilometres (26.6 mi).

The highest point in the town is Sanda Mountain (三达山) which stands 1,266 metres (4,154 ft) above sea level. The lowest point is Rongbangwang (容棒旺), which, at 743.2 metres (2,438 ft) above sea level.^[4]

Economy

The town's economy is based on nearby border trade and agricultural resources. The main crops are rice, sugarcane and tobacco.^[5]

The Ruili Border Economic Cooperation Zone is located in the town.

The Sino-Myanmar pipelines enters China from the town.^[6]

Demographics

Population census

Year	Pop.	±%
2016	14,146	—

In 2016, the local population was 14,146, including 2,167 Han (15.3%), 10,920 Dai (77.2%) and 1,018 Jingpo (7.2%).^[7]

Tourist attractions

The Site of Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company (Lowing Factory) and Mang'ai Temple are popular attractions in the town.

Transportation

The Longling–Ruili Expressway passes across the town.^[8]

References

1. Chen Deshou, ed. (2011). 德宏州志·政治卷 [Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture Annals, Politics Volumn] (in Chinese). Mangshi: Dehong Nationalities Publishing House. p. 15. ISBN 978-7-80750-583-9.
2. Hong Chongwen (2009). 民国末期瑞丽设治局的禁烟 [The Opium-control by the Administrative Bureau of Ruili in the Late Period of the Republic of China]. 云南民族大学学报(哲学社会科学版) [Journal of Yunnan Minzu University(Social Sciences)] (in Chinese). 26 (2): 88–91.
3. Chen Jiang, ed. (1996). 瑞丽市志 [Annals of Ruili] (in Chinese). Chengdu: Sichuan Lexicographical Press. pp. 81–83. ISBN 7-80543-518-9.
4. He Wenzhong & Yang Jincai 2012, p. 103.
5. Yang Chunzheng & Yang Jincai 2017, p. 90.
6. Wang Huan (王欢); Xiong Yan (熊燕); Chu Donghua (储东华); Yao Chengcheng (姚程程); Liu Rong (刘蓉); Zhang Yinglin (张莹琳) (13 March 2019). 在中缅油气管道瑞丽站，有一种美丽叫“责任”. Yunnan Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
7. Yang Chunzheng & Yang Jincai 2017, p. 88.
8. Fan Lin (樊琳) (14 September 2015). 杨向宏调研龙瑞高速公路建设情况时要求 加快建设进度 保质保量按期通车. dhtjb.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 July 2021.

Bibliography

• Yang Chunzheng; Yang Jincai, eds. (2017). 瑞丽年鉴2017 [Ruili Yearbook 2017] (in Chinese). Mangshi: Dehong Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-5558-0866-4.
• He Wenzhong; Yang Jincai, eds. (2012). 瑞丽市志 1978–2005 [Annals of Ruili, 1978–2005] (in Chinese). Kunming: Yunnan People's Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-222-10316-0.