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Location of Honghe Prefecture (yellow)
Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 红河哈尼族彝族自治州; pinyin: Hónghé Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan. Honghe has an area of 32.929 km². The capital of the prefecture is Gejiu.
[edit] Population
According to the 2000 census, Honghe has 4,130,463 inhabitants (population density: 125.44 inhabitants per km²).
[edit] Ethnic groups in Honghe, 2000 census
| Nationality |
Population |
Percentage |
| Han |
1,830,245 |
44.31% |
| Yi |
973,732 |
23.57% |
| Hani |
685,727 |
16.6% |
| Miao |
274,147 |
6.64% |
| Zhuang |
99,132 |
2.4% |
| Dai |
98,164 |
2.38% |
| Yao |
76,947 |
1.86% |
| Hui |
68,033 |
1.65% |
| Lahu |
9,900 |
0.24% |
| Bai |
4,161 |
0.1% |
| Buyei |
3,736 |
0.09% |
| Mongols |
1,214 |
0.03% |
| Tu |
835 |
0.02% |
| ethnic background not given |
828 |
0.02% |
| Others |
3,662 |
0.09% |
[edit] Subdivisions
The prefecture is subdivided into 13 county-level divisions: 2 county-level cities, 8 counties, and 3 autonomous counties:
- County level city: Gejiu, Kaiyuan
- Counties: Mengzi, Mile County, Honghe County, Luchun County, Luxi County, Jianshui, Yuanyang, Shiping County
- Autonomous county: Jinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County, Hekou Yao Autonomous County, Pingbian Miao Autonomous County
Coordinates: 23°22′N 103°09′E / 23.367, 103.15
