Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture

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23°22′N 103°22′E / 23.36°N 103.37°E / 23.36; 103.37

Honghe Prefecture 红河州
Autonomous prefecture
Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 红河哈尼族彝族自治州 (Chinese) Haoqhoq Haqniqssaq Haqhholssaq Ziiqziifzel (Hani) ꉼꉻꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꍏ (Yi)
Mengzi South Lake Downtown of Gejiu Jianshui Double Dragon Bridge Bisezhai Railway Station Mile Dongfengyun art town Hani Rice Terraces
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[1]
• 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

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.

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

Map
Gejiu (City) Kaiyuan (City) Mengzi (City) Mile (City) Pingbian County Jianshui County Shiping County Luxi County Yuanyang County Honghe County Jinping County Lüchun County Hekou County
Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)
Mengzi City	蒙自市	Méngzì Shì	417,200	2,228	187
Gejiu City	个旧市	Gèjiù Shì	459,800	1,597	288
Kaiyuan City	开远市	Kāiyuǎn Shì	322,700	2,009	161
Mile City	弥勒市	Mílè Shì	539,700	4,004	135
Lüchun County	绿春县	Lǜchūn Xiàn	222,200	3,167	70
Jianshui County	建水县	Jiànshuǐ Xiàn	531,500	3,940	135
Shiping County	石屏县	Shípíng Xiàn	299,100	3,090	97
Luxi County	泸西县	Lúxī Xiàn	400,700	1,674	239
Yuanyang County	元阳县	Yuányáng Xiàn	396,800	2,292	173
Honghe County	红河县	Hónghé Xiàn	296,500	2,034	146
Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai Autonomous County	金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县	Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn	356,200	3,677	97
Hekou Yao Autonomous County	河口瑶族自治县	Hékǒu Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn	104,600	1,313	80
Pingbian Miao Autonomous County	屏边苗族自治县	Píngbiān Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn	154,000	1,905	81

At the end of 2019, Honghe Prefecture had 4.775 million residents, of which 61.3% belonged to ethnic minorities.^[2]

Honghe Prefecture has the following ethnic Hani subgroups (Honghe Ethnic Gazetteer 1989:32):

• Hani
• Nuobi
• Nuomei
• Ache
• Lami
• Baihong
• Asuo
• Budu
• Qide
• Gehe
• Biyue
• Kaduo
• Ha'ou (哈欧)
• Enu (Ximoluo)

Honghe Prefecture has the following 10 ethnic Yi subgroups (Honghe Ethnic Gazetteer 1989:68):

• Nisubo 尼苏泼 (exonyms and other names: Luoluo 罗罗, Sandaohong 三道红, Huayao 花腰, Muji 母基)
• Nibo 尼泼 (exonyms and other names: Sani 撒尼, Azhe 阿哲)
• Gepo 葛泼 (exonyms and other names: White Yi 白彝)
• Siqi 斯期 (exonyms and other names: Large Black Yi 大黑彝, Small Black Yi 小黑彝)
• Axibo 阿细泼 (exonyms and other names: Axi 阿细)
• Puwabo 朴瓦泼, Pulebo 普勒泼 (exonyms and other names: Pula 朴喇)
• Alubo 阿鲁泼 (exonyms and other names: Alu 阿鲁)
• Lesubo 勒苏泼 (exonyms and other names: Shansu 山苏)
• Luobo 罗泼 (exonyms and other names: Awu 阿务, Laowu 老乌)
• Xiangtang 香堂

• G80 Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway
• G8011 Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway
• G5615 Tianbao–Houqiao Expressway
• S45 Yuanjiang–Manhao Expressway
• China National Highway 219
• China National Highway 323
• China National Highway 326
• China National Highway 553

The prefecture is crossed by the early-20th century narrow-gauge Kunming–Hai Phong Railway and its branches. These railways have lost 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 Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway and Mile–Mengzi Railway (under construction).

Honghe Mengzi Airport is being built in the prefectural capital Mengzi.^[3]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

• Honghe Prefecture official website
• Hani fields

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture.