Mainling

Mainling is located in the central-west of the Nyingtri Prefecture, at the middle reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, and between the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains and the Himalayan Mountains. It de jure covers an area of 9,490 square kilometres, including the area claimed but de facto under control of the Arunachal Pradesh, India. The average altitude is 3,700 metres above sea level.

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|location = Mainling, elevation {{convert|2950|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)

|Jan high C = 8.1

|Feb high C = 9.5

|Mar high C = 12.3

|Apr high C = 15.6

|May high C = 18.4

|Jun high C = 21.0

|Jul high C = 22.3

|Aug high C = 22.3

|Sep high C = 20.5

|Oct high C = 16.7

|Nov high C = 13.4

|Dec high C = 9.9

|Jan mean C = 0.5

|Feb mean C = 2.6

|Mar mean C = 5.6

|Apr mean C = 8.6

|May mean C = 11.7

|Jun mean C = 15.1

|Jul mean C = 16.3

|Aug mean C = 16.1

|Sep mean C = 14.3

|Oct mean C = 10.1

|Nov mean C = 5.3

|Dec mean C = 1.6

|Jan low C = -4.9

|Feb low C = -2.1

|Mar low C = 1.1

|Apr low C = 4.0

|May low C = 7.3

|Jun low C = 11.2

|Jul low C = 12.5

|Aug low C = 12.1

|Sep low C = 10.5

|Oct low C = 5.9

|Nov low C = -0.3

|Dec low C = -4.2

|Jan record high C = 19.1 |Jan record low C = -15.8

|Feb record high C = 19.4 |Feb record low C = -12.1

|Mar record high C = 22.3 |Mar record low C = -9.4

|Apr record high C = 24.1 |Apr record low C = -6.0

|May record high C = 25.8 |May record low C = -2.4

|Jun record high C = 27.9 |Jun record low C = 2.1

|Jul record high C = 29.7 |Jul record low C = 6.1

|Aug record high C = 27.8 |Aug record low C = 4.4

|Sep record high C = 27.9 |Sep record low C = 0.5

|Oct record high C = 24.6 |Oct record low C = -6.9

|Nov record high C = 19.1 |Nov record low C = -10.0

|Dec record high C = 16.7 |Dec record low C = -14.5

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|year high F = |year low F =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 4.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 10.9

|Mar precipitation mm = 31.4

|Apr precipitation mm = 57.0

|May precipitation mm = 85.7

|Jun precipitation mm = 121.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 143.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 116.4

|Sep precipitation mm = 84.5

|Oct precipitation mm = 39.1

|Nov precipitation mm = 4.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 2.6

|Jan humidity = 60

|Feb humidity = 63

|Mar humidity = 66

|Apr humidity = 69

|May humidity = 71

|Jun humidity = 75

|Jul humidity = 77

|Aug humidity = 75

|Sep humidity = 76

|Oct humidity = 70

|Nov humidity = 62

|Dec humidity = 60

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 4.8

|Feb precipitation days = 8.3

|Mar precipitation days = 14.8

|Apr precipitation days = 19.4

|May precipitation days = 21.3

|Jun precipitation days = 23.3

|Jul precipitation days = 24.1

|Aug precipitation days = 22.3

|Sep precipitation days = 19.8

|Oct precipitation days = 14.8

|Nov precipitation days = 4.1

|Dec precipitation days = 2.4

|year precipitation days =

|Jan sun = 159.4

|Feb sun = 126.8

|Mar sun = 134.8

|Apr sun = 133.5

|May sun = 130.5

|Jun sun = 104.4

|Jul sun = 114.3

|Aug sun = 124.9

|Sep sun = 113.3

|Oct sun = 138.9

|Nov sun = 168.3

|Dec sun = 178.8

|year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 49

| Feb percentsun = 40

| Mar percentsun = 36

| Apr percentsun = 34

| May percentsun = 31

| Jun percentsun = 25

| Jul percentsun = 27

| Aug percentsun = 31

| Sep percentsun = 31

| Oct percentsun = 40

| Nov percentsun = 53

| Dec percentsun = 56

| year percentsun =

|Jan snow days = 11.0

|Feb snow days = 13.4

|Mar snow days = 7.9

|Apr snow days = 1.0

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0.1

|Nov snow days = 1.9

|Dec snow days = 6.6

|year snow days =

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The mine resources of the city are gold dust, plaster, limestone, chromium and iron, etc.

The main economy style in Mainling is farming and forest industry. The main species of the trees are fir, spruce, pine, oak, and cypress, etc. The total cumulation volume of woods is 40 million cubic metres. The special fruit productions are apples, apple pears, walnuts and peaches.

Nyingchi Mainling Airport is located in Mainling.{{cite book | title=中国交通运输发展（1978～2018） | publisher=Social Sciences Academic Press | series=改革开放研究丛书 | year=2018 | isbn=978-7-5201-2864-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KRTFEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA2016-IA4 | language=zh | access-date=2025-02-20 | page=2016-IA4}}

In 1999 the city had a population of 17347 inhabitants.National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in [http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis/work/downloads/faqs/1999_pop_faq.html China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS]

The city is home to the Lhoba people.{{cite book | title=珞巴妇女性别角色与社会地位变迁：以米林县南伊珞巴民族乡为例 | publisher=Social Sciences Academic Press | series=西藏历史与现状综合研究项目 | year=2015 | isbn=978-7-5097-7063-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=21V0EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA35 | language=zh | access-date=2025-02-20 | page=35}}

Mainling contains 3 towns, 4 townships, and 1 ethnic township.

• Zhongsa Village (Danniang Township)

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120207054444/http://www.tibetinfor.com/tibetzt/linzhi/7_seven%20villeage/2.htm Tibetinfor.com]
• [https://archive.org/details/bdrc-W3PD198 Mainling County Annals]

{{County-level divisions of Tibet}}

{{Nyingchi Prefecture}}

Category:Counties of Tibet

Category:Nyingchi