Kangping, Jiangcheng County

Kangping is a town in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 24,403 and an area of 798.69 km2.

Administrative division
As of 2016, the town is divided into nine villages:
 * Yingpanshan
 * Dashujiao
 * Manlaojie
 * Mankelao
 * Zhongping
 * Mengkang
 * Yaojiashan
 * Jiebei
 * Liangkeshu

History
On December 28, 2012, it was upgraded to a town.

Geography
The town sits at the western Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. It is surrounded by Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County on the northwest, Simao District on the west, Jinghong on the south, and Laos on the southeast.

The highest point in the town is the Lion Rock which stands 2207 m above sea level. The lowest point is the junction of Mengkang River and Mengye River, which, at 830 m above sea level.

The town enjoys a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with an average annual temperature of 18.1 C, total annual rainfall of 2212 mm, and annual average evaporation is 1359.5 mm.

The Manlao River flows through the town northwest to southeast.

Economy
The town's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources. Tea, sugarcane, coffee, cassava, fruit, lac, banana, pineapple, and bamboo are cash crops of the town. The region abounds with copper, lead, tungsten, zinc, salt, coal, gypsum, limestone, terrazzo, and sand.

Demographics
As of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the town's population now to be 24,403.

Transportation
The Provincial Highway S214 passes across the town northwest to southeast.