Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture


Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 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 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.
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 June 22, 2013, bringing the total number of World Heritage Sites in China to 45.

Subdivisions

The prefecture is subdivided into 13 county-level divisions: 4 county-level cities, 6 counties, and 3 autonomous counties:

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, Honghe has 4,130,463 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in Honghe, 2000 census

Ethnic subgroups

Honghe Prefecture has the following ethnic Hani subgroups :
Honghe Prefecture has the following 10 ethnic Yi subgroups :
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.
Honghe Mengzi Airport was scheduled to be built in the prefectural capital Mengzi.