Honghe Prefecture
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Honghe Prefecture 红河州 |
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| Autonomous prefecture | |
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红河哈尼族彝族自治州
Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture |
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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 | |
| • Total | 32,929 km2 (12,714 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,130,463 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 661400 |
| Area code(s) | 0873 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 云G |
| Website | http://www.hh.gov.cn/ |
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| Traditional Chinese | 紅河 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 红河 | ||||||||
| Postal | Hungho | ||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hónghé |
| Wade–Giles | Hung2-ho2 |
| Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 红河哈尼族彝族自治州 | ||||||||
| Postal | Hungho Hani and I Autonomous Prefecture | ||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hónghé Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìzhōu |
| Wade–Giles | Hung2-ho2 Ha1-ni2-tsu2 I2-tsu2 Tzu4-chih4-chou1 |
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.
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.
The prefecture is subdivided into 13 county-level divisions: 4 county-level cities, 6 counties, and 3 autonomous counties:
According to the 2000 census, Honghe has 4,130,463 inhabitants (population density: 125.44 inhabitants per km²).
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).
Honghe Mengzi Airport was scheduled to be built in the prefectural capital Mengzi.
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