Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Honghe Prefecture
红河州 | |
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| Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture | |
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 | |
| • Autonomous prefecture | 32,929 km2 (12,714 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation (Xilongshan, Jinping County) | 3,074.3 m (10,086.3 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Confluence of the Hong River and Nanxi River in Hekou) | 76.4 m (250.7 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2019) | |
| • Autonomous prefecture | 4,775,000 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 33.7% |
| GDP | |
| • Autonomous prefecture | CN¥ 286.3 billion US$ 42.2 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 64,768 US$ 9,553 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 661400 |
| Area code | 0873 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-YN-25 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 云G |
| Website | HH.gov.cn |
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| Traditional Chinese | 紅河 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 红河 | ||||||||
| Postal | Hungho | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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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; Hani: Haoqhoq Haqniqssaq Haqhholssaq Ziiqziifzel; Yi: ꉼꉸꉳꆃꁈꆃꁈꊨꏦꍓ) is an autonomous prefecture in Southeast-Central Yunnan Province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lào Cai and Lai Châu provinces to the south. Its name is derived from the Hong (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. The total population is 4.8 million, of which 61.3% belong to ethnic minorities.
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 22 June 2013, bringing the total number of World Heritage Sites in China to 45.