Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (; Hani: ; Yi: ꉼꉸꉳꆃꁈꆃꁈꊨꏦꍓ) is an autonomous prefecture in Southeast-Central

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, China, bordering Vietnam's

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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 and its seat is Mengzi. The total population is 4.8 million, of which 61.3% belong to

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. 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

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status. It was added to the list on 22 June 2013, bringing the total number of World Heritage Sites in China to 45.

Subdivisions

The prefecture is subdivided into 13 county-level divisions: 4

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, and 3 autonomous counties:

Demographics

At the end of 2019, Honghe Prefecture had 4.775 million residents, of which 61.3% belong to

Ethnic groups in Honghe, 2000 census

Ethnic subgroups

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Honghe Prefecture has the following ethnic Hani subgroups (''Honghe Ethnic Gazetteer'' 1989:32): * Hani * Nuobi * Nuomei *

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* Lami * Baihong * Asuo * Budu * Qide *

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* Biyue * Kaduo *Ha'ou () * Enu (Ximoluo) Honghe Prefecture has the following 10 ethnic Yi subgroups (''Honghe Ethnic Gazetteer'' 1989:68): *Nisubo (exonyms and other names: Luoluo , Sandaohong , Huayao , Muji ) *Nibo (exonyms and other names: Sani , Azhe ) *Gepo (exonyms and other names: White Yi ) *Siqi (exonyms and other names: Large Black Yi , Small Black Yi ) *Axibo (exonyms and other names: Axi ) *Puwabo , Pulebo (exonyms and other names: Pula ) *Alubo (exonyms and other names: Alu ) *Lesubo (exonyms and other names: Shansu ) *Luobo (exonyms and other names: Awu , Laowu ) *Xiangtang

Transportation

Roads

G80 Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway The Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway (), designated as G80 and commonly referred to as the Guangkun Expressway () is an expressway in China that connects the cities of Guangzhou, Guangdong, and Kunming, Yunnan. When complete, it will be in length ...

* G8011 Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway * G5615 Tianbao–Houqiao Expressway * S45 Yuanjiang–Manhao Expressway *

China National Highway 219 China National Highway 219 (G219; Chinese: '' Guódào219'') is a highway which runs along the entire western and southern border of the People's Republic of China, from Kom-Kanas Mongolian ethnic township in Xinjiang to Dongxing in Guangxi. ...

* China National Highway 323 * China National Highway 326 * China National Highway 553

Railways

The prefecture is crossed by the early-20th century narrow-gauge Kunming–Hai Phong Railway and its branches. These railways have lost their most of their economic importance after the opening of the standard-gauge Kunming-Hekou railway (whose sections within the prefecture are the Yuxi–Mengzi Railway and the Mengzi–Hekou Railway). The prefecture is also served by the

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and Mile–Mengzi Railway (under construction).

Airport

Honghe Mengzi Airport is being built in the prefectural capital Mengzi.

References

External links

Honghe Prefecture official website

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