Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture
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Yunnan
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Province, China
China
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. Its name is derived from the Honghe river (Red river) and the two major ethnic minority groups who live there: the Yi
Yi people
The Yi or Lolo people are an ethnic group in China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Numbering 8 million, they are the seventh largest of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China...
and the Hani
Hani people
thumb|Typical daily attire of ethnic Hani in China. Near [[Yuanyang County, Yunnan|Yuanyang]], [[Yunnan]] Province, [[China]] The Hani people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 nationalities officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They also form one of the 54 officially...
. Honghe has an area of 32,929 km². The capital of the prefecture is Mengzi
Mengzi
Mengzi may refer to:*Mencius , 372 – 289 BCE, Chinese philosopher*Mengzi City , in Yunnan, China...
.
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
World Heritage Site
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status.
Subdivisions
The prefecture is subdivided into 13 county-level divisions: 2 county-level cities, 8 counties, and 3 autonomous counties:| Map | ||||||
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Mengzi City | 蒙自市 | Méngzì Shì | 320,000 | 2,228 | 144 |
| 2 | Gejiu City | 个旧市 | Gèjiù Shì | 390,000 | 1,597 | 244 |
| 3 | Kaiyuan City Kaiyuan, Yunnan Kaiyuan is a county-level city within the jurisdiction of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan province, China.-Demography:... |
开远市 | Kāiyuǎn Shì | 260,000 | 2,009 | 129 |
| 4 | Lüchun County Lüchun County Lüchun County is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-External links:*... |
绿春县 | Lǜchūn Xiàn | 210,000 | 3,167 | 66 |
| 5 | Jianshui County | 建水县 | Jiànshuǐ Xiàn | 500,000 | 3,940 | 127 |
| 6 | Shiping County Shiping County Shiping County is a county, in the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southern part of the Yunnan province of China. It is located about 240 km from Kunming, the provincial capital. The county has a population of approximately 280,000 and its area is 3,037 km².-Notable... |
石屏县 | Shípíng Xiàn | 290,000 | 3,090 | 94 |
| 7 | Mile County Mile County Mile County is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-External links:*... |
弥勒县 | Mílè Xiàn | 490,000 | 4,004 | 122 |
| 8 | Luxi County | 泸西县 | Lúxī Xiàn | 370,000 | 1,674 | 221 |
| 9 | Yuanyang County | 元阳县 | Yuányáng Xiàn | 370,000 | 2,292 | 161 |
| 10 | Honghe County Honghe County Honghe County is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-External links:*... |
红河县 | Hónghé Xiàn | 270,000 | 2,034 | 133 |
| 11 | Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai Autonomous County | 金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县 | Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú ìzhìxiàn | 320,000 | 3,677 | 87 |
| 12 | Hekou Yao Autonomous County Hekou Yao Autonomous County The Hekou Yao Autonomous County is an autonomous county in the southern part of the Yunnan province of China. It is part of the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture and borders the northern Vietnamese town of Lao Cai.-Industrial Park:... |
河口瑶族自治县 | Hékǒu Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn | 80,000 | 1,313 | 61 |
| 13 | Pingbian Miao Autonomous County Pingbian Miao Autonomous County Pingbian Miao Autonomous County is a county in the southeast of Yunnan province, Southwest China, located only from the border with Lao Cai Province, Vietnam.-Geography:... |
屏边苗族自治县 | Píngbiān Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn | 150,000 | 1,905 | 79 |
Demography
According to the 2000 census, Honghe has 4,130,463 inhabitants (population density: 125.44 inhabitants per km²).Ethnic groups in Honghe, 2000 census
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Han Han Chinese Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the... |
1,830,245 | 44.31% |
| Yi Yi people The Yi or Lolo people are an ethnic group in China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Numbering 8 million, they are the seventh largest of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China... |
973,732 | 23.57% |
| Hani Hani people thumb|Typical daily attire of ethnic Hani in China. Near [[Yuanyang County, Yunnan|Yuanyang]], [[Yunnan]] Province, [[China]] The Hani people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 nationalities officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They also form one of the 54 officially... |
685,727 | 16.6% |
| Miao Miao people The Miao or ม้ง ; ) is an ethnic group recognized by the government of the People's Republic of China as one of the 55 official minority groups. Miao is a Chinese term and does not reflect the self-designations of the component nations of people, which include Hmong, Hmu, A Hmao, and Kho Xiong... |
274,147 | 6.64% |
| Zhuang | 99,132 | 2.4% |
| Dai Dai people The Dai peoples is one of several ethnic groups living in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture , but by extension can apply to groups in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma when Dai is used to mean specifically Tai Lue, Chinese Shan or even... |
98,164 | 2.38% |
| Yao Yao people The Yao nationality is a government classification for various minorities in China. They form one of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where they reside in the mountainous terrain of the southwest and south... |
76,947 | 1.86% |
| Hui Hui people The Hui people are an ethnic group in China, defined as Chinese speaking people descended from foreign Muslims. They are typically distinguished by their practice of Islam, however some also practice other religions, and many are direct descendants of Silk Road travelers.In modern People's... |
68,033 | 1.65% |
| Lahu Lahu people The Lahu are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia and China.They are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where about 450,000 live in Yunnan province. An estimated 150,000 live in Burma. In Thailand, Lahu are one of the six main hill tribes; their... |
9,900 | 0.24% |
| Bai Bai The Bai or Baip are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They numbered 1,858,063 as of 2000.... |
4,161 | 0.1% |
| Buyei Buyei The Buyei are an ethnic group living in southern mainland China. Numbering 2.5 million, they are the 11th largest of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China... |
3,736 | 0.09% |
| Mongols Ethnic Mongols in China Mongols in China are citizens of the People's Republic of China who are ethnic Mongols. They form one of the 55 ethnic minorities officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. There are approximately 5.8 million ethnic Mongols living in China. Most of them live in Inner Mongolia,... |
1,214 | 0.03% |
| Tu Tu people The Monguor or Tu people , White Mongol/Chagan Mongol are one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in the People's Republic of China. The "Tu" ethnic category was created in the 1950s.... |
835 | 0.02% |
| ethnic background not given | 828 | 0.02% |
| Others | 3,662 | 0.09% |