Wanding Town
Coordinates: 24°05′00″N 98°04′00″E / 24.08333°N 98.06667°E
Wanding Town (畹町镇; means in Tai Nüa language: "the sun shining overhead"), founded in 1932, is a frontier town in Ruili City, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.
The town, with an area of 34 sq mi (88 km2) and population of 80,000, lies on the Wanding River and is on the route of the World War II Burma Road. It is about 850 km from Kunming and the nearest airport is Mangshi in Luxi City.
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