Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County

Ning'er County
宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县
Autonomous county

Location of Ning'er County (pink) and Pu'er Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Ning'er County

Location within Yunnan, China

Coordinates: 23°05′N 101°03′E / 23.083°N 101.050°E / 23.083; 101.050
Country China
Province Yunnan
Prefecture Pu'er
GB/T 2260 CODE[1] 530821
Area
 • Total 3,670 km2 (1,420 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 184,235
 • Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code 665100[2]
Area code(s) 0879[2]
Website Ning-er Information Network
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau
2Puer Gov.
3Yunnan Portal

The Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县; traditional Chinese: 寧洱哈尼族彝族自治縣; pinyin: Níng'ěr Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.

Demography

The population of the county has a large proportion of native Hani and Yi people in a predominately Han Chinese population. As of 2003 the county records a population of approximately 190,000 people.

Ethnic Bai (population: 5,139) are found in Kesa 克洒, Heping village 和平村, Mengxian township 勐先乡 (Pu'er County Almanac 1993:120).[3]

The Datou 达头 people number 254 persons and are found in Ning'er County and Simao City. They consider themselves to be ethnic Yi, and also speak a Yi language (You 2013:133).[4]

Transport

History

This county gives its name to Pu-erh tea, due to its historical role in the tea trade in Ancient China.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/xzqhdm/index.htm
  2. 1 2 Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province
  3. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=142503̩
  4. ↑ You Weiqiong [尤伟琼]. 2013. Classifying ethnic groups of Yunnan [云南民族识别研究]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House [民族出版社].

Coordinates: 23°05′N 101°03′E / 23.083°N 101.050°E / 23.083; 101.050


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