Prefecture established 6 September 1957 Area 32,929 km² Province Yunnan | Postal code 661400 Local time Tuesday 5:31 PM Area code 0873 | |
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Country People's Republic of China County-level division 3 county-level cities7 counties3 autonomous counties Weather 23°C, Wind S at 21 km/h, 34% Humidity Points of interest Laohuzui Terraced Field Sce, Chaoyang Building, Swallow Cave, Bada Scenic Area, Qingkou Titian | ||
Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 红河哈尼族彝族自治州; traditional Chinese: 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州; pinyin: Hónghé Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture in southeast-central Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. Its name is derived from the Hong River (Red river) and the two major ethnic minority groups who live there: the Yi and the Hani. Honghe has an area of 32,929 square kilometres (12,714 sq mi), and its seat is Mengzi.
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Map of Honghe, Yunnan, China
In 2008, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China nominated the Honghe Hani Terraced Fields of Yuanyang County for World Heritage Site status. It was added to the list on June 22, 2013, bringing the total number of World Heritage Sites in China to 45.
Subdivisions
The prefecture is subdivided into 13 county-level divisions: 4 county-level cities, 6 counties, and 3 autonomous counties:
Demographics
According to the 2000 census, Honghe has 4,130,463 inhabitants (population density: 125.44 inhabitants per km²).
Ethnic subgroups
Honghe Prefecture has the following ethnic Hani subgroups (Honghe Ethnic Gazetteer 1989:32).
Honghe Prefecture has the following 10 ethnic Yi subgroups (Honghe Ethnic Gazetteer 1989:68).
Transportation
Honghe Mengzi Airport was scheduled to be built in the prefectural capital Mengzi.