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Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture<\/strong> (\u7ea2\u6cb3\u54c8\u5c3c\u65cf\u5f5d\u65cf\u81ea\u6cbb\u5dde) is an autonomous prefecture in the southeastern 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>\nMengzi City (\u8499\u81ea\u5e02)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Area<\/strong><\/td>\n~32,931 km\u00b2<\/p>\n
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Population<\/strong><\/td>\n~4.33 million (2026 est.)<\/p>\n
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Border<\/strong><\/td>\n~848 km with Vietnam to the south<\/p>\n
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Established<\/strong><\/td>\nNovember 18, 1957<\/p>\n
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Climate<\/strong><\/td>\nTropical & subtropical monsoon; the Tropic of Cancer runs through the prefecture<\/p>\n
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Administrative Divisions<\/h2>\n
The prefecture governs 4 county-level cities, 6 counties, and 3 autonomous counties<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Name<\/th>\nArea (km\u00b2)<\/th>\nPopulation (est.)<\/th>\nNotes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Mengzi City<\/strong> (\u8499\u81ea\u5e02)<\/td>\n2,171<\/td>\n~595,000<\/td>\nPrefecture capital since 2003<\/p>\n
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Gejiu City<\/strong> (\u4e2a\u65e7\u5e02)<\/td>\n1,557<\/td>\n~415,000<\/td>\nFormer capital (1958\u20132003); “Tin Capital of China”<\/p>\n
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Kaiyuan City<\/strong> (\u5f00\u8fdc\u5e02)<\/td>\n1,940<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nIndustrial hub<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mile City<\/strong> (\u5f25\u52d2\u5e02)<\/td>\n3,913<\/td>\n~534,000<\/td>\nKnown for hot springs & wine<\/p>\n
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Jianshui County<\/strong> (\u5efa\u6c34\u53bf)<\/td>\n3,782<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nNational historical & cultural city<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shiping County<\/strong> (\u77f3\u5c4f\u53bf)<\/td>\n3,042<\/td>\n~257,000<\/td>\nFamous for tofu & Yi culture<\/p>\n
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Luxi County<\/strong> (\u6cf8\u897f\u53bf)<\/td>\n1,646<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yuanyang County<\/strong> (\u5143\u9633\u53bf)<\/td>\n2,213<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nHome to the UNESCO-listed Hani Rice Terraces<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honghe County<\/strong> (\u7ea2\u6cb3\u53bf)<\/td>\n2,028<\/td>\n~270,000<\/td>\n\n
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L\u00fcchun County<\/strong> (\u7eff\u6625\u53bf)<\/td>\n3,093<\/td>\n~199,000<\/td>\n87.6% Hani; borders Vietnam<\/p>\n
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Pingbian Miao Autonomous County<\/strong> (\u5c4f\u8fb9\u82d7\u65cf\u81ea\u6cbb\u53bf)<\/td>\n1,844<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jinping Miao, Yao & Dai Autonomous County<\/strong> (\u91d1\u5e73\u82d7\u65cf\u7476\u65cf\u50a3\u65cf\u81ea\u6cbb\u53bf)<\/td>\n3,615<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hekou Yao Autonomous County<\/strong> (\u6cb3\u53e3\u7476\u65cf\u81ea\u6cbb\u53bf)<\/td>\n1,332<\/td>\n~100,000<\/td>\nKey border port with Vietnam<\/p>\n
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Ethnic Composition<\/h2>\n
Honghe is one of China’s most ethnically diverse regions with 11 indigenous ethnic groups<\/strong><\/div>\n
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