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Honghe Prefecture
红河州
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| Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture
红河哈尼族彝族自治州 (Chinese) | |
Clockwise: Mengzi Nanhu Lake, city skyline of Gejiu, Bisezhai Railway Station, Hani Rice Terraces, Mile Dongfengyun art town, Jianshui Double Dragon Bridge
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Location of Honghe Prefecture in Yunnan
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| County-level division | 3 county-level cities 7 counties 3 autonomous counties |
| Prefecture established | 6 September 1957 |
| Prefecture seat | Mengzi |
| Area | |
| • Autonomous prefecture | 32,929 km2 (12,714 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation
(Xilongshan, Jinping County)
| 3,074.3 m (10,086.3 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 76.4 m (250.7 ft) |
| Population
(31 December 2019)
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| • Autonomous prefecture | 4,775,000 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 33.7% |
| GDP[1] | |
| • Autonomous prefecture | CN¥ 286.3 billion US$ 42.2 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 64,768 US$ 9,553 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code |
661400
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| Area code | 0873 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-YN-25 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 云G |
| Website | HH.gov.cn |
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| Traditional Chinese | 紅河 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 红河 | ||||||||
| Postal | Hungho | ||||||||
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| Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 红河哈尼族彝族自治州 | ||||||||
| Postal | Hungho Hani and I Autonomous Prefecture | ||||||||
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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; Hani: Haoqhoq Haqniqssaq Haqhholssaq Ziiqziifzel; Yi: ꉼꉸꉳꆃꁈꆃꁈꊨꏦꍓ) is an autonomous prefecture in Southeast-Central Yunnan Province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lào Cai and Lai Châu provinces to the south. Its name is derived from the Hong (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. The total population is 4.8 million, of which 61.3% belong to ethnic minorities.
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 22 June 2013, bringing the total number of World Heritage Sites in China to 45.
The prefecture is subdivided into 13 county-level divisions: 4 county-level cities, 6 counties, and 3 autonomous counties:
| Map | |||||
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) |
Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| Mengzi City | 蒙自市 | Méngzì Shì | 417,200 | 2,228 | 187 |
| Gejiu City | 个旧市 | Gèjiù Shì | 459,800 | 1,597 | 288 |
| Kaiyuan City | 开远市 | Kāiyuǎn Shì | 322,700 | 2,009 | 161 |
| Mile City | 弥勒市 | Mílè Shì | 539,700 | 4,004 | 135 |
| Lüchun County | 绿春县 | Lǜchūn Xiàn | 222,200 | 3,167 | 70 |
| Jianshui County | 建水县 | Jiànshuǐ Xiàn | 531,500 | 3,940 | 135 |
| Shiping County | 石屏县 | Shípíng Xiàn | 299,100 | 3,090 | 97 |
| Luxi County | 泸西县 | Lúxī Xiàn | 400,700 | 1,674 | 239 |
| Yuanyang County | 元阳县 | Yuányáng Xiàn | 396,800 | 2,292 | 173 |
| Honghe County | 红河县 | Hónghé Xiàn | 296,500 | 2,034 | 146 |
| Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai Autonomous County | 金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县 | Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn | 356,200 | 3,677 | 97 |
| Hekou Yao Autonomous County | 河口瑶族自治县 | Hékǒu Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn | 104,600 | 1,313 | 80 |
| Pingbian Miao Autonomous County | 屏边苗族自治县 | Píngbiān Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn | 154,000 | 1,905 | 81 |
At the end of 2019, Honghe Prefecture had 4.775 million residents, of which 61.3% belonged to ethnic minorities.[2]
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
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| Han | 1,928,601 | 42.85% |
| Yi | 1,043,599 | 23.19% |
| Hani | 789,702 | 17.55% |
| Hmong | 326,141 | 7.25% |
| Zhuang | 111,182 | 2.47% |
| Dai | 106,150 | 2.36% |
| Yao | 92,759 | 2.06% |
| Hui | 74,767 | 1.66% |
| Lahu | 11,430 | 0.25% |
| Bai | 4,846 | 0.11% |
| Others | 11,719 | 0.26% |
| Total | 4,500,896 |
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):
The prefecture is crossed by the early-20th century narrow-gauge Kunming–Hai Phong Railway and its branches. These railways have lost most of their economic importance after the opening of the standard-gauge Kunming-Hekou railway (whose sections within the prefecture are the Yuxi–Mengzi Railway and the Mengzi–Hekou Railway).
The prefecture is also served by the Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway and Mile–Mengzi Railway (under construction).
Honghe Mengzi Airport is being built in the prefectural capital Mengzi.[3]
