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Honghe Prefecture

Honghe Prefecture
红河州
Autonomous prefecture
红河哈尼族彝族自治州
Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Location of Honghe Prefecture in Yunnan
Location of Honghe Prefecture in Yunnan
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/
Honghe
Traditional Chinese 紅河
Simplified Chinese 红河
Postal Hungho
Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture
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

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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