Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township (simplified Chinese: 雪林佤族乡; traditional Chinese: 雪林佤族鄉; pinyin: Xuělín Wǎzú Xiāng) is an ethnic township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 12,738 and an area of 247.11-square-kilometre (95.41 sq mi).

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Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township 雪林佤族乡
Ethnic township
Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township Location in Yunnan.
Coordinates: 23°01′31″N 99°33′30″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture-level city	Pu'er City
Autonomous county	Lancang Lahu Autonomous County
Area
• Total	247.11 km2 (95.41 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	12,738
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	665605
Area code	0879

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As of 2016, the township is divided into seven villages:

• Xuelin (雪林村)
• Mangdeng (芒登村)
• Xiaomangling (小芒令村)
• Nanpan (南盼村)
• Zuodu (左都村)
• Damangling (大芒令村)
• Yongguang (永广村)

The Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township is a border township lies at the northwestern Lancang Lahu Autonomous County. The township shares a border with Mongmao Township of Myanmar to the west, Mujia Township to the east, Cangyuan Va Autonomous County to the north, and Ximeng Va Autonomous County to the south.^[1]

The Gelang River (格浪河) and Gelang Longdai River (格浪龙代河) flow through the township.^[1]

The region's economy is based on agriculture.^[1] The main crops of the region are grain, followed by corn and buckwheat.^[1]

As of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the township's population now to be 12,738.

The National Highway G214 passes across the township north to south.