{"id":623,"date":"2026-08-23T04:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T04:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ynatcn.com\/?page_id=623"},"modified":"2026-08-23T04:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T04:47:10","slug":"xishuangbanna-dai-autonomous-prefecture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.ynatcn.com\/?page_id=623","title":{"rendered":"Xishuangbanna"},"content":{"rendered":"
Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture<\/strong> (\u897f\u53cc\u7248\u7eb3\u50a3\u65cf\u81ea\u6cbb\u5dde) is an autonomous prefecture in the southwestern part of Yunnan Province, China<\/strong>.<\/div>\n

Overview<\/h2>\n
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Attribute<\/th>\nDetails<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Capital<\/strong><\/td>\nJinghong City (\u666f\u6d2a\u5e02)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Area<\/strong><\/td>\n~19,096 km\u00b2<\/p>\n
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Population<\/strong><\/td>\n~1.36 million (2026 est.)<\/p>\n
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Border<\/strong><\/td>\n966.3 km with Myanmar & Laos<\/p>\n
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Established<\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 23, 1953<\/p>\n
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Climate<\/strong><\/td>\nTropical monsoon, avg. temp. 18\u201321\u00b0C<\/p>\n
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Administrative Divisions<\/h2>\n
The prefecture governs 1 county-level city and 2 counties<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Name<\/th>\nArea (km\u00b2)<\/th>\nPopulation (est.)<\/th>\nKey Features<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Jinghong City<\/strong> (\u666f\u6d2a\u5e02)<\/td>\n6,867<\/td>\n~730,000<\/td>\nCapital; political, economic & cultural center; home to Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport<\/p>\n
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Menghai County<\/strong> (\u52d0\u6d77\u53bf)<\/td>\n5,369<\/td>\n~340,000<\/td>\nFamous for Pu’er tea; borders Myanmar<\/p>\n
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Mengla County<\/strong> (\u52d0\u814a\u53bf)<\/td>\n6,861<\/td>\n~310,000<\/td>\nBorders Laos; home to Mohan border port<\/p>\n
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Geography & Borders<\/h2>\n