| Honghe Prefecture | |
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| — Autonomous prefecture — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| - Characters | 红河哈尼族彝族自治州 |
| - Pinyin | Hónghé Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìzhōu |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Admin HQ | Mengzi |
| Area | |
| - Total | 32,929 km2 (12,714 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 4,130,463 |
| - Density | 125.4/km2 (324.9/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 661400 |
| Area code(s) | 0873 |
| Website | http://www.hh.gov.cn/ |
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) is an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan Province, China. Its name is derived from the Honghe river (Red river) and the two major ethnic minority groups who live there: the Yi and the Hani. Honghe has an area of 32,929 km². The capital of the prefecture 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.
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Subdivisions
The prefecture is subdivided into 13 county-level divisions: 2 county-level cities, 8 counties, and 3 autonomous counties:
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 | 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% |
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Coordinates: 23°22′N 103°09′E / 23.367°N 103.15°E
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